| Daniel Ruiz | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.71m |
| Currentclub: | Millonarios |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dinhos |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Deportivo Cali |
| Youthyears3: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Fortaleza CEIF |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Fortaleza CEIF |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Millonarios (loan) |
| Caps2: | 44 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Millonarios |
| Caps3: | 48 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | Colombia U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 16:39, 12 June 2023 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 16 December 2023 |
Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera (born 30 July 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as winger for Millonarios and the Colombia national team.
Born in Bogotá, Ruiz began his career with a local side named CD Dinhos, before joining Deportivo Cali's youth setup in 2016. After two years playing for the latter, he left and moved to Fortaleza CEIF.[1]
Ruiz made his senior debut with Fortaleza on 7 October 2018, playing the last four minutes in a 1–1 Categoría Primera B away draw against Deportes Quindío; it was his only appearance of the season. He subsequently started to feature more regularly for the side, becoming a starter in the later stages of the 2020 season and scoring his first goal on 14 November of that year, in a 1–1 draw at Llaneros.[2]
On 30 December 2020, Ruiz moved to Categoría Primera A side Millonarios on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[3] He made his club – and top tier – debut on 16 January 2021, replacing Emerson Rodríguez in a 1–0 home win over Envigado.[4]
Ruiz scored his first goal in the main category on 20 June 2021, netting the opener in a 2–1 home loss against Deportes Tolima. On 12 September, he scored a brace in a 4–3 win at Atlético Bucaramanga.[5]
In January 2022, Millonarios bought Ruiz outright, for a rumoured fee of US$ 350,000; Fortaleza also kept 20% over a future sale.[6]
On 7 February 2023, Ruiz moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a loan deal with Brazilian club Santos until the end of the year.[7] He made his debut with the club nine days later, replacing Sandry in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André.[8]
After featuring rarely, Ruiz was separated from the first team squad by new head coach Paulo Turra on 4 July 2023.[9] On 4 August, his loan was terminated.[10]
After representing Colombia at under-20 level in a friendly in 2021, Ruiz received his first call-up for the full side on 18 January 2023, for a friendly against the United States.[11] [12] He made his full international debut ten days later, replacing Dylan Borrero in the 0–0 draw at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fortaleza CEIF | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| Millonarios | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2[14] | 0 | — | — | 57 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 92 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 102 | 13 | |||||
| Santos (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[15] | 0 | 3[16] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 14 | |||