Sergio Ruiz Alonso (born 16 December 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Ruiz represented CD Arenas de Trajanas, CA Perines and

CD Laredo Club Deportivo Laredo is a Spanish football team based in Laredo, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1918, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Campo de Fútbol San Lorenzo'', which has a capacity of 2,500. History CD Lared ...

as a youth. In 2013, after finishing his formation, he joined

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side CD Pontejos, and made his debut for the club during the campaign. Ruiz subsequently represented fellow fourth division sides

SD Atlético Albericia Sociedad Deportiva Atlético Albericia is a football team based in Santander in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1974, the team plays in . The club's home ground is '' Juan Hormaechea'', which has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. ...

and

Racing de Santander B Rayo Cantabria, formerly known as Real Racing Club de Santander "B" is the reserve team of Racing de Santander, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Santander, Cantabria, Santander, in the autonomous community of Cant ...

before being promoted to the latter's

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for the 2016–17 season, in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

. On 17 January 2019, Ruiz extended his contract with the ''Verdiblancos'' until 2022. He contributed with six goals in 34 appearances in 2018–19, as his side returned to

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after a four-year absence. Ruiz made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–1 home loss against

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

. On 8 July 2020, it was announced that Ruiz became the first ever signing for

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ahead of their inaugural season in

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in 2022. On 3 September, he joined second division side

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas S.A.D. is a professional association football, football club based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The club will compete in Segunda División, the 2nd division in the Spanish football league syst ...

on an 18-month loan. On 9 August 2022, Ruiz signed a four-year contract with

in the second division.

Career statistics

Honours

Granada *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Sergio 1994 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Cantabria Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players UD Las Palmas players Granada CF footballers Major League Soccer players Charlotte FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Spanish sportsmen