Abel Ruiz

Abel Ruiz

Ruiz with Spain U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Abel Ruiz Ortega[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Almussafes, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Girona
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2012	Valencia
2012–2017	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Barcelona B	68	(9)
2019–2020	Barcelona	1	(0)
2020–2024	Braga	123	(20)
2024–	Girona	4	(2)
International career‡
2015–2017	Spain U17	38	(25)
2017–2018	Spain U18	4	(7)
2017–2019	Spain U19	18	(7)
2019–2023	Spain U21	27	(13)
2024	Spain U23 (O.P.)	5	(1)
2021–	Spain	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2019 Armenia Mediterranean Games Winner 2018 Spain FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2017 India UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2017 Croatia Runner-up 2016 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 1 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024

Abel Ruiz Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈβel ˈrwiθ]; born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona and the Spain national team.

Formed at Barcelona, where he made one first-team appearance, he moved to Braga in January 2020, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2021.

Ruiz set the record for caps and goals for Spain's under-17 team, winning the European Championship in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2016 and at the 2017 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2021.