Bryan Ruiz

Bryan Ruiz González Japheth or just Bryan Ruiz ( born August 18, 1985 in San José ) is a Costa Rican football player. Since summer 2011, the striker is under contract at FC Fulham, but at the moment is to PSV Eindhoven on loan.

Career

Association

At the age of 18 years, Ruiz made ​​his debut in the Primera División de Costa Rica, the top division of his homeland. First, behind the trunk forces Rolando Fonseca and Froylán Ledezma as a striker number three, Ruiz soon developed as a viable alternative to both. 2004 the team won the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup and was brought this item for the first time in eight years in the country. Thus, Ruiz won early in his fledgling career an international competition. At the end of the following season made ​​it the attacker with his team the national championship and the Copa Copa Centroamericana Clubes Inter to win. With good performances he was forced on and played more and more often in the starting lineup of Alajuelense. 2005/ 06 he was finally achievers his club and caught the attention of European teams. So it was in the summer of 2006, a change to the Belgian club KAA Gent. In Ghent, the offensive player has signed a four -year contract. He quickly got used to the new league and impressed the fans by good performance. For the season 2008/ 09 he was top scorer of his team, and was chosen by the KAA - trailer player of the season. Henceforth, many clubs vying for the favor of the striker. Finally, on 15 May 2009 gave the Dutch club FC Twente Enschede known to have committed the Costa Ricans. As in Ghent, Ruiz also signed the new club a contract for four years. In Enschede he should replace Eljero Elia. His debut in the Eredivisie gave Ruiz on 1 August 2009 in the away match against Sparta Rotterdam. Moreover, the 2-0 victory, he scored his first goal for the new team. At the end of the season Ruiz could win with his new club, the Dutch championship. It was the first of the club in its history. The striker thereby pass 24 goals, which he was the best attacker of the team.

End of August 2011 he moved to FC Fulham. On January 14, 2014, he was loaned out to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.

National

Ruiz has already played in the youth teams of the National Soccer Team of Costa Rica, before he was first nominated for the A- team. He was nominated in the squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005, where you failed in the quarterfinals to Honduras. Ruiz came during the competition in all games to use and was able to make a hit. Two years later he missed because of a violation of the renewed participation in the Gold Cup.

Achievements

  • CONCACAF Champions ' Cup: 2004
  • Costa Rican champion: 2005
  • Copa Inter Clubes Copa Centroamericana: 2005
  • Dutch master: 2010
  • Dutch Cup winner: 2011
  • Dutch Super Cup winners 2010, 2011
  • Player of the Year at KAA Gent: 2008/ 09
  • Player of the Year at FC Twente Enschede: 2009/10
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