| Luis Carlos Ruiz | |
| Fullname: | Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales |
| Birth Date: | 1987 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Santa Marta, Colombia |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Millonarios |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Clubs1: | Barranquilla |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2008–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Junior |
| Caps2: | 191 |
| Goals2: | 34 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Nacional |
| Caps4: | 64 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Sport Recife (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Junior |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2021-2022 |
| Clubs7: | Cortuluá |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 2022- |
| Clubs8: | Millonarios |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 16:42, 1 November 2022 (UTC) |
Luis Carlos Ruiz Morales (born 8 January 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoría Primera A club Millonarios.
Ruiz was the joint top goal scorer during the 2013 Torneo Finalización with Dayro Moreno, both scoring 16 goals.
In December 2013, Ruiz claimed he had signed a Four-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijani Premier League, though this claim was denied by Neftchi.[1] [2] On 4 January 2014, Ruiz announced that he wouldn't be joining Neftchi after all and that the statement posted had been the result of hackers hacking his Twitter account.[3] [4]
In February 2014, Ruiz joined Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. The transfer fee was about €3 million,[5] and he linked up with fellow Colombian Giovanni Moreno. In June 2014, Ruiz returned to Colombia, signing for Atlético Nacional.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | Barranquilla | Categoría Primera B | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 18 | |
| 2008 | Junior | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2010 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 42 | 19 | |||
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Chinese Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Atlético Nacional | Categoría Primera A | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Total | Colombia | 262 | 62 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 338 | 76 | |
| China | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 271 | 63 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 338 | 76 | ||
Atlético Nacional
Junior
Millonarios