Rubio Rubin

Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubín (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.

Rubio Rubin
Rubin with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Full name Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubín[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
Place of birth Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2011 Westside Metros
2011–2012 IMG Academy
2012–2013 Westside Timbers
2013–2014 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 FC Utrecht 41 (3)
2016–2017 Jong FC Utrecht 6 (0)
2017 Silkeborg IF 3 (0)
2017 Stabæk 7 (0)
2018–2020 Tijuana 15 (1)
2019–2020 → Dorados (loan) 34 (5)
2020 San Diego Loyal 5 (7)
2021– Real Salt Lake 38 (8)
National team‡
2011–2013 United States U17 37 (14)
2014–2015 United States U20 11 (6)
2014–2015 United States U23 3 (0)
2014–2018 United States 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 2, 2018

Career

Youth

Rubin attended Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. He started his youth career at Westside Metros and played at Beaverton High School.

Club

Rubin signed a four-year deal with FC Utrecht upon turning eighteen in March 2014.[2] Rubin started, played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist in his professional debut for Utrecht on August 17, 2014, in a 2–1 victory over Willem II.[3]

He won the Beloften Eredivisie in 2015–16 with Jong FC Utrecht.

Rubin signed with Silkeborg IF of the Danish Superliga in January 2017[4] after being released from FC Utrecht.

After his departure from Silkeborg, Rubin signed with Stabæk for the remainder of the 2017 season.[5]

Rubin joined Liga MX side Club Tijuana in February 2018.[6] After mostly playing on loan with Tijuana's affiliate Dorados, Rubin joined San Diego Loyal in September 2020.[7]

On January 7, 2021, Rubin joined MLS side Real Salt Lake.[8]

International

A former United States under-17 player, Rubin in 2012 was named U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year.[9]

Rubin was eligible to play for Guatemala, Mexico, or the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014.[10] He earned his first cap when he started on November 14, 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.[11]

Personal life

Rubio was born to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother.[10][12]

Honors

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. "American Exports: US youth int'l Rubio Rubin signs four-year deal with Eredivisie side Utrecht". MLSsoccer.com.
  3. "American Exports: US U-20 Rubio Rubin goes 90 in Dutch debut for FC Utrecht victory". MLSsoccer.com.
  4. "SIF henter amerikansk angriber". www.silkeborgif.com. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. "Welcome to Stabæk, Rubio Rubin". Stabæk.
  6. "Ficha Xolos alatacante Rubio Rubin". Sitio Oficial del Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente.
  7. "Rubin, Guido join USL side San Diego Loyal". September 2, 2020.
  8. "Real Salt Lake Signs Former U.S. International Rubio Rubin | Real Salt Lake".
  9. Ryan Rosenblatt (July 30, 2014). "Rubio Rubin signs 4-year contract with FC Utrecht". Stars and Stripes FC.
  10. "Player Spotlight: For Rubio Rubin, It's All About the Red, White & Blue". www.ASN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  11. Prince-Wright, Joe. "Rubio Rubin, just 18, shows plenty of promise on US national team debut". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  12. "Getting to Know: U.S. U-17 MNT Forward Rubio Rubin". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.


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