Ricky Ruiz
Midfield - Right Midfield
at El Paso Locomotive FC
at El Paso Locomotive FC
677 days · joined 2024-07-17
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€200k
Rating · 2025
5.6
Solid
Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
19/20
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
top club · 68 apps
Position rank · 2025
#56
goals rank
#25
assists rank
15
season goals
25
season assists
Among 69 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€250k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 2021
1 · 6.7%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-11-04 · 5 players total
179Appearances
15Goals
25Assists
34Yellow cards
0Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ricky Ruiz |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ricardo Ruiz |
| Date of birth | 1996-11-04 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lake Elsinore, California, United States |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | El Paso Locomotive FC |
| Joined | 2024-07-17 |
| Contract expires | 2025-11-30 |
| Agent | FSG USA |
Jul 2025
2025 — El Paso Locomotive FC
29 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Red Wolves → El Paso
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, El Paso Locomotive FC
31 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: RGV FC Toros → Red Wolves
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
31 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
37 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: Red Wolves → RGV FC Toros
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
30 matches · 4 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
14 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Transfer: LA Force → Red Wolves
19/20 · Transfer
Sep 2019
Transfer: Golden State → LA Force
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Los Angeles Force
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Golden State Force
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2019
Transfer: Without Club → Golden State
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: UC Riverside → Without Club
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Orange C. U23 → UC Riverside
18/19 · Return from loan
May 2018
Transfer: UC Riverside → Orange C. U23
17/18 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Golden State → UC Riverside
17/18 · Return from loan
May 2017
Transfer: UC Riverside → Golden State
16/17 · Loan
Aug 2014
Transfer: Fullerton → UC Riverside
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €250k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 43 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.06/90
Assists3 total · 0.17/90
G+A4 total · 0.23/90
Yellow cards6 total · 0.35/90
Minutes played by club
El Paso Locomotive FC
45.7%
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
17.3%
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
28.9%
FC Golden State Force
0.0%
Los Angeles Force
8.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Locomotive FC | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 2,983 |
| Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 3 | 2020 | 2024 | 59 | 6 | 13 | 1,128 |
| Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 1,886 |
| FC Golden State Force | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Force | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 532 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US Open Cup | El Paso Locomotive FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | USL Cup | El Paso Locomotive FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | USLC | El Paso Locomotive FC | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1,552 |
| 2024 | US Open Cup | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2024 | USL Cup | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 413 |
| 2024 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USLC | El Paso Locomotive FC | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,431 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2023 | USLC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 30 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 991 |
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | USLC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 34 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 850 |
| 2022 | USLC Playoffs | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 28 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 614 |
| 2021 | USL1 Playoffs | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | FC Golden State Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | NISA Fall Season | Los Angeles Force | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 532 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-08-01 | Fullerton | UC Riverside | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | UC Riverside | Golden State | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Golden State | UC Riverside | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | UC Riverside | Orange C. U23 | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-31 | Orange C. U23 | UC Riverside | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | UC Riverside | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-01 | Without Club | Golden State | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-01 | Golden State | LA Force | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-27 | LA Force | Red Wolves | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-23 | Red Wolves | RGV FC Toros | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-26 | RGV FC Toros | Red Wolves | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-17 | Red Wolves | El Paso | Transfer | 250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€200k
Peak€250k
Low€125k
Δ since start+€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Ricketts | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Nodarse | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Galindrez | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Ramos | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ualefi Reis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marky Hernández | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ronaldo Pineda | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Ycaza | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Davila | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Carrera-García | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmie Villalobos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Pinzón | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tumi Moshobane | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | USLC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3 | 34 |
| 2023 | USLC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 2 | 30 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 9 | 28 |
| 2022 | USLC | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 6 | 34 |
| 2020 | USL1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-07-31 | Orange C. U23 | UC Riverside | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | UC Riverside | Orange C. U23 | Loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Golden State | UC Riverside | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | UC Riverside | Golden State | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Senior debut season | |
| 19/20 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 1,552 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 2024 | 31 | 1,945 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1,036 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 2022 | 37 | 850 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 2021 | 30 | 614 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 6 | 532 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
USLC
102 apps
7 G
9 A
USL1
51 apps
4 G
12 A
US Open Cup
8 apps
2 G
3 A
NISA Fall Season
6 apps
1 G
1 A
USL Cup
9 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Ricky Ruiz
Who is Ricky Ruiz?
Ricky Ruiz is an United professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for El Paso Locomotive FC.
How old is Ricky Ruiz?
Ricky Ruiz is 29 years old. He was born on November 4, 1996 in Lake Elsinore, California.
What position does Ricky Ruiz play?
Ricky Ruiz plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Ricky Ruiz play for?
Ricky Ruiz currently plays for El Paso Locomotive FC.
How many career goals has Ricky Ruiz scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricky Ruiz has scored 15 goals in 179 appearances.
What is Ricky Ruiz's market value?
Ricky Ruiz's most recent reported market value is €200k.