Marcel Alejandro Ruiz Suárez (born 26 October 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Toluca.
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| Full name | Marcel Alejandro Ruiz Suárez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Toluca | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Querétaro | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Querétaro | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Tijuana | 49 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Toluca | 83 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Mexico U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Queretaro
A product of the youth Querétaro team, Ruiz would make his senior debut in Liga MX on 21 July 2018 against Atlas, coming in at the 86th minute for Erbín Trejo, finishing the game in a 0–0 tie. On 22 August 2018, he would score his first goal for the team, winning the game against Club Universidad Nacional 1–0, becoming the youngest scorer of the season at the age of 17.[1] On 31 August 2018, he contributed two assists for Camilo Sanvezzo to score the first two goals against Morelia, winning 4–1.[2]
International career
Youth
Ruiz was called up by Diego Ramírez to the under-20 team to participate in a training camp ahead of the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and matches against Brazil and Japan.
Ruiz was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament,[3] where Mexico finished in third.[4] He was called up by Lozano again to participate at the 2019 Pan American Games,[5] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[6]
Senior
In March 2023, Ruiz was called up by manager Diego Cocca for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League,[7] and made his senior national team debut on 23 March 2023, in a 2–0 victory against Suriname.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Querétaro | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 6 | ||||
| Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 2 | ||||
| Toluca | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 171 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 189 | 17 | ||
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 23 March 2023[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Mexico U23
References
External links
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