Fabián Ruiz Peña

Fabián
In August 2015
Personal information
Full name Fabián Ruiz Peña
Date of birth (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Place of birth Los Palacios y Villafranca, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 8
Youth career
Los Palacios
2004–2014 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Betis B 23 (3)
2014–2018 Betis 56 (3)
2017 → Elche (loan) 18 (1)
2018– Napoli 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Spain U19 2 (0)
2017– Spain U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Fabián Ruiz Peña (born 3 April 1996), simply known as Fabián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club Napoli. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career

Betis

Born in Los Palacios y Villafranca, Seville, Andalusia, Fabián joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2004, aged eight, after starting it out at EF La Unión de Los Palacios.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in July 2014,[2] and made his senior debut on 21 September, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–4 home loss against Marbella FC for the Segunda División B championship.[3]

Fabián played his first match as a professional on 13 December, replacing Xavi Torres in the 51st minute of a 1–0 Segunda División away win against CD Lugo.[4] He appeared in six matches during the season, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga as champions.

Fabián made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 23 August 2015, coming on as a substitute for Alfred N'Diaye in a 1–1 home draw against Villarreal CF.[5] On 23 December of the following year he renewed his contract until 2019, and was immediately loaned to Elche CF in the second level.[6]

Fabián scored his first professional goal on 17 March 2017, netting the first in a 3–1 away win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He contributed with 18 appearances for the side, suffering team relegation.

On 30 April 2018 he scored the winning goal for Betis as they secured Europa League qualification for the 2018–19 season following a 2–1 La Liga win over Málaga.[7]

Napoli

On 5 July 2018, Fabián joined S.S.C. Napoli on a five-year contract until 2023 with Napoli reportedly paying Ruiz' €30 million buyout clause.[8][9]

Honours

Betis

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 September 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis B 2014–15 Segunda División B 191—191
2015–16 42—42
Total 233—233
Betis 2014–15 Segunda División 6000—60
2015–16 La Liga 12020—140
2016–17 4010—50
2017–18 34310—353
Total 56340—603
Elche (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 181—181
Napoli 2018–19 Serie A 000010—10
Career total 9774010001027

References

  1. ↑ "Fabián sigue quemando etapas rumbo a la elite" [Fabián keeps on skipping stages towards the elite] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fabián y Gavi, dos palaciegos en el futuro del Betis" [Fabián and Gavi, two Palaciegos in Betis' future] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Marbella golea a domicilio al Betis B" [Marbella thrashes Betis B away from home] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Betis derriba el fortín del Lugo y se acerca a zona de ascenso" [Betis breaks down Lugo's fortress and draws near the promotion zone] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rubén Castro llega justo a tiempo" [Rubén Castro arrives just in time] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fabián extends his contract and goes on loan to Elche CF". Real Betis. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Betis qualify for the Europa League with win over Malaga". Marca. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Napoli Confirm Signing of Real Betis Talent Fabian Ruiz on Long Term Contract". Sports Illustrated. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official: Napoli pay Ruiz clause". Football Italia. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Fabián at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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