John Jairo Ruiz Barrantes (born January 10, 1994) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as winger for Liga FPD club Herediano.
 Ruiz with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Jairo Ruiz Barrantes | ||
| Date of birth | January 10, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Saprissa | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Lille | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Lille B | 20 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | → Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 24 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | → Oostende (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Red Star Belgrade | 26 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Fayha | 22 | (2) |
| 2019 | Saprissa | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Herediano | 101 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Costa Rica U17 | 5 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Costa Rica U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Costa Rica U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Costa Rica U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editSaprissa
editJohn Jairo began his career with C.D. Saprissa in 2011, scoring one goal against San Carlos on 11 September 2011.[1] During the absence of Jairo Arrieta, Ruiz emerged as Saprissa's top striker in December 2011.[2]
Lille
editIn January 2012, Ruiz signed a four-year contract with French side Lille OSC,[3] and was playing with the reserve team until he was sidelined by injuries.[4] In July 2012, Lille agreed a deal to send Ruiz to Belgian newly promoted Belgian Second Division team Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz on loan. After the 2013–14 season he spent playing with the first team and Lille II equally, Ruiz moved on new loan to Oostende, where he spent the whole 2014–15 season.[5] On 25 August 2015, Ruiz was loaned to Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[6]
Red Star Belgrade
editOn June 28, 2016, Ruiz signed a three-year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[7] He made his debut in an official match for Red Star on July 12, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League in a game Red Star was playing against Valletta F.C. away. Red Star won 1–2, and Ruiz entered as a substitute of Aleksandar Katai in 83rd minute.[8]
Al-Fayha
editOn August 9, 2017, Ruiz signed a three-year contract with Al-Fayha.[9]
Return to Saprissa
editIn 2019, Ruiz returned to his boyhood club, Saprissa.[10]
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
editOn 3 July 2019 Ruiz signed the Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[11]
Herediano
editIn January 2020 signed to Herediano.
International career
editRuiz was selected in Costa Rica national team for the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and he was named in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He participated in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Colombia, where he scored Costa Rica's first goal of the tournament.[12] Ruiz earned his inaugural senior cap on 6 March 2014 in the 2:1 win over Paraguay in a friendly match after coming on as a second-half substitute for Bryan Ruiz.[13]
After a solid start at the 2016–17 season with Red Star, Ruiz was one of the six legionnaires selected for the Costa Rica national team for the 2017 Copa Centroamericana.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 12 January 2019[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saprissa | 2011–12 | Costa Rican Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Lille | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Lille B | 2011–12 | CFA Group A | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2012–13 | Second Division | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5<[a] | 4 | 30 | 19 | ||
| Oostende (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Dnipro (loan) | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Red Star | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| Al-Fayha | 2017–18 | Saudi Professional League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Saprissa | 2018–19 | Liga FPD | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Herediano | 2019–20 | Liga FPD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 166 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 196 | 50 | ||
- ^ Appearances in league play-offs
International
edit- As of 16 November 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2014 | Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman |  Oman |
2 – 1 | 4–3 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ Quesada C., Eliseo (September 11, 2011). "Saprissa golea y sube al cuarto lugar" [Saprissa's goals lead up to fourth]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ Calderón Suárez, Miguel (December 3, 2012). "John Jairo, el "as" de Guimaraes" [John Jairo, the "Ace" of Guimaraes] (in Spanish). Al Día.
- ^ Herrera Ch., Juan José (January 10, 2012). "Antes del jueves Ruiz será del Lille" [Ruiz will sign with Lille by Thursday]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ Agüero, Juan Carlos (February 27, 2012). "Tico John Jairo Ruiz de 4 a 6 semanas fuera por lesión muscular" [Tico John Jairo Ruiz out 4 to 6 weeks with injured muscle] (in Spanish). Al Día.
- ^ a b John Jairo Ruiz at Soccerway
- ^ "John Jaïro Ruiz transféré au FK Dnipro". LOSC.fr (in French). Lille OSC. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Ruiz na Marakani: Drugi nudili pare, Zvezda fudbal". Mondo Srbija (in Serbian). June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ John Jairo Ruiz profile at Soccerway
- ^ @Alfaihaclub (August 8, 2017). "انهت ادارة #الفيحاء اجراءات التعاقد مع لاعب خط وسط منتخب كوستاريكا الكابتن " جون جايرو رويز " بعقد احترافي لمدة ثلاث سنوات قادمة" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Costa Rica - Deportivo Saprissa". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Rahmani, Maor; Elbaz, Shalom (July 3, 2019). "ג'ון רואיז חתם לשנתיים בעירוני קריית שמונה" (in Hebrew). Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Loría Ortega, Alexánder (August 1, 2011). "El "cumiche" entró en la historia" ["Cumiche" entered history] (in Spanish). Diario Extra. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Costa Rica vs. Paraguay 2:1". flashscore.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ Costa Rica con solo seis legionarios en Copa Centroamericana at elgrafico.com, 3-1-2017, retrieved 8-1-2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ John Jairo Ruiz at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- John Jairo Ruiz at Soccerbase
- John Jairo Ruiz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- John Jairo Ruiz – UEFA competition record (archive)