- Bryan Ruiz
Football player infobox| playername= Bryan Ruiz
fullname = Bryan Ruiz Gonzalez
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|08|18
cityofbirth = San José
countryofbirth =Costa Rica
height = height|m=1.86
currentclub = Flagicon|BELK.A.A. Gent
clubnumber = 20
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =LD Alajuelense
years = 2003-20062006-
clubs =LD Alajuelense K.A.A. Gent
caps(goals) = 67 (25)
42 (22)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Costa Rica
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (6)
pcupdate = 29 January 2008
ntupdate = 29 January 2008Bryan Ruiz (born
August 18 ,1985 ) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays as striker forJupiler League 'sK.A.A. Gent .He began his professional career playing for
LD Alajuelense , in Costa Rica's top division, where he won the 2004 CONCACAF Champion's Cup, the 2004-2005 National Championship, and the 2006 UNCAF Club Cup. In July 2006 he was transferred toK.A.A. Gent . He has been important for the U-20 national teams. He has also been capped for the full national team several occasions, playing during theCONCACAF Gold Cup and the2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. His ability for dribbling with the ball makes him one of the most dangerous strikers in theCONCACAF region, and he has already built a reputation as a great scorer. He is also a great play maker, and was one of Alajuelense's best players in his last year with them.In summer 2006, he was signed by
K.A.A. Gent in 4-year deal.In March 2007, he played with the Costa Rican national team. He had a great game against New Zealand, in which he scored a goal and had a brilliant assist. Then on June 2, he scored a very nice goal for Costa Rica against Chile, but got injured only a few minutes later, which made him miss the 2007 Gold's Cup. It is quite unfortunate, he was probably going to be one of the team's best players. There are high hopes for his future.
He just recently scored his first hat trick playing for the KAA Gent on December 8th 2007 against Lokeren
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=12932 national-football-teams.com]
* [http://www.kaagent.be/_season/players.php?player_id=630 kaagent.be]
* [http://www.ldacr.org Official Website of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense]
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