Ricardo "Ricky" Ruiz (born November 4, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays for

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championsh ...

club

Chattanooga Red Wolves Chattanooga Red Wolves Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in East Ridge, Tennessee. They are a founding member of USL League One, the third division of American soccer. The club was announced as a member of League One on ...

Career

College & Amateur

Ruiz played four years of

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at the

University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. Th ...

between 2014 and 2017. During his time with the Highlanders, Ruiz made 75 appearances, scoring 6 goals and tallying 12 assists. During and after his time at college, Ruiz also appeared for clubs in the

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

, including

FC Golden State Force FC Golden State Force is an American soccer team based in Whittier, California, United States that currently plays in USL League Two. The club currently plays at Rio Hondo College. In mid-2019, the club announced Los Angeles Force, a professi ...

in 2017 and 2019, and for Orange County SC U23 in 2018.

Professional

Ruiz signed his first professional contract in September 2019, joining NISA side

Los Angeles Force Los Angeles Force is an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California, that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). History On August 2, 2019, the National Independent Soccer Association announced the ...

ahead of their inaugural season. He scored 2 goals in 7 appearances for LA Force during the regular season and play-offs. On January 27, 2020, Ruiz signed with

side

. Ruiz made the move to

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

side

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a ...

on February 23, 2022. Rio Grande Valley folded following the

2023 USL Championship season The 2023 USL Championship season will be the 13th season of the USL Championship and the seventh season under Division II sanctioning. The 2023 season will have 24 teams participating in two conferences during the regular season. Loudoun United ...

. Ruiz returned to the Red Wolves on January 26, 2024.

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* * 1996 births Living people People from Lake Elsinore, California American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football forwards UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer players Orange County SC U-23 players FC Golden State Force players Los Angeles Force players Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Riverside County, California National Independent Soccer Association players USL League One players USL League Two players {{US-footy-forward-stub