Abel Ruiz

Abel Ruiz
Ruiz with Spain U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abel Ruiz Ortega
Date of birth (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000
Place of birth Almussafes, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Girona
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2012 Valencia
2012–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Barcelona B 68 (9)
2019–2020 Barcelona 1 (0)
2020–2024 Braga 123 (20)
2024– Girona 23 (4)
International career
2015–2017 Spain U17 38 (25)
2017–2018 Spain U18 4 (7)
2017–2019 Spain U19 18 (7)
2019–2023 Spain U21 27 (13)
2024 Spain U23 (O.P.) 5 (1)
2021– Spain 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2024 ParisTeam
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–RomaniaTeam
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 ArmeniaTeam
Mediterranean Games
Winner2018 Spain
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up2017 IndiaTeam
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2017 CroatiaTeam
Runner-up2016 AzerbaijanTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024

Abel Ruiz Ortega (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈβel ˈrwiθ]; born 28 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Girona and the Spain national team.

Formed at Barcelona, where he made one first-team appearance, he moved to Braga in January 2020, where he won the Taça de Portugal in 2021.

Ruiz set the record for caps and goals for Spain's under-17 team, winning the European Championship in 2017 and finishing runners-up in 2016 and at the 2017 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2021.