John

Ruiz

LB Alajuelense #42

Left-Back – Defender

John Ruiz

Alajuelense Primera División

Top 47% of full-backs in the world
#283 full-back aged U21
Top 35% in the Primera División

Date of birth / Age: 27 Dec 2004 (21)
Citizenship: Costa Rica
Foot: Left
Height: 1.74 m
Main position: Left-Back
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

full-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#3460

full-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#283

among full-backs aged U21

In his league

65%

of Primera División full-backs rank below him

Finishing

+0.9

goals above expected · better than 72% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

4 Expected

3.1

68 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

2 Expected

4.1

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances: 8
StartsStarting eleven: 6
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 1
YellowYellow cards: 2
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 1
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 530

Starting eleven75%

6 of 8 appearances

Minutes played530

66 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

120 matches · since 2021/22

CFCBRWRBCMLWLB

Position	Apps	G	A
Left-Back	99	4	3
Left Winger	12	2	1
Central Midfield	3	0	0
Right-Back	2	0	0
Other · RW, CB, CF	4	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Alajuelense	6	5	0	1	1	1	0	421
2026/2726/27	SupercopaSupercopa	Alajuelense	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	19
20262026	CONCACAF Central American CupCONCACAF Central American Cup	Alajuelense	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2025/2625/26	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Municipal Liberia	19	16	3	–	4	–	0	1,459
2025/2625/26	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Alajuelense	9	5	0	–	1	–	0	486
20252025	CONCACAF Central American CupCONCACAF Central American Cup	Alajuelense	5	1	0	–	1	–	0	240
2025/2625/26	RecopaRecopa	Alajuelense	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/2524/25	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Puntarenas	41	33	1	1	8	0	1	2,890
2023/2423/24	1. Division1. Division	AE Zakakiou	22	16	0	0	4	0	0	1,466
2023/2423/24	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Herediano	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	59
2023/2423/24	CupCup	AE Zakakiou	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	74
2022/2322/23	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Herediano	14	10	1	–	3	–	0	873
2022/2322/23	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Municipal Grecia	8	0	1	–	0	–	0	178
2021/2221/22	Primera DivisiónPrimera División	Herediano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			131	90	6	2^*	23	1^*	1	8,350

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Primera División	99	6	2
1. Division	22	0	0
CONCACAF Central American Cup	6	0	–
Cup	2	0	–
Recopa	1	0	–
Supercopa	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Municipal Liberia Alajuelense Back from Loan
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Loan Alajuelense Municipal Liberia Loan Loan
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Aris Alajuelense Transfer
Jun 2025 Jun 2025 · Back from Loan Puntarenas Aris Back from Loan
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Loan Aris Puntarenas Loan Loan
Jun 2024 Jun 2024 · Back from Loan AE Zakakiou Aris Back from Loan
Sept 2023 Sept 2023 · Loan Aris AE Zakakiou Loan Loan
Sept 2023 Sept 2023 · Free Transfer Herediano Aris Free Transfer Free
Jan 2023 Jan 2023 · Transfer CS Herediano Under 20 Herediano Transfer
Dec 2022 Dec 2022 · Back from Loan Municipal Grecia Herediano U20 Back from Loan
Aug 2022 Aug 2022 · Loan CS Herediano Under 20 Municipal Grecia Loan Loan
Sept 2021 Sept 2021 · Free Transfer – CS Herediano Under 20 Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Alajuelense 2025–2027 23 0
Municipal Liberia 2025 19 3
Puntarenas 2024 41 1
AE Zakakiou 2023 24 0
Herediano 2021–2024 16 1
Municipal Grecia 2022 8 1

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