Bryan Ruiz

Bryan Ruiz
Fulham info
Full name	Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
Date of birth	18 Aug 1985
Place of birth	Alajuela, San Jose, Costa Rica
Height	6ft 2in (1.88m)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Winger, Support striker
Current player?
Number(s) worn	11 (2011-2013) 10 (2013-2014) & (2014-2015)
Debut	Blackburn (h) (11 Sept 2011)
Last Appearance	Norwich (a) (2 May 2015)
First goal	Everton (h) (23 Oct 2011)
Last goal	Reading (h) (17 Jan 2015)
Joined from	Twente, £10.6 million - 31 Aug 2011
Left for	Sporting Lisbon, £2 million - 7 Jul 2015
League apps (gls)	97 (12)
All apps (gls)	107 (13)
Other clubs	Alajuelense (2003-2006 & 2020-present) Gent (2006-2009) Twente (2009-2011) → PSV (loan) (from Fulham) (2014) Sporting (2015-2018) Santos (2018-2020)
International	Costa Rica (2005-present)
Apps (gls)	143 (29)

Bryan Ruiz played at Fulham from 2011 until 2015. An attacking midfielder, he has represented Costa Rica on over 130 occasions to date. A flamboyant and skilful player, Bryan was one of Fulham's most expensive signings in history after costing £10.6 million from FC Twente in 2011. His time at the club was largely unsuccessful however, and despite some good displays, he was too often criticised for not having the strength or fight required to play at the highest level.

Career

Fulham (2011-2015)

Bryan signed for Fulham on deadline day 31 August 2011 for £10.6 million. This was generally a high fee for a player who was yet unproven in a major European league such as the Premier League, but fans were optimistic for the club of his capture. He made his debut on 11 September 2014 as he played against Blackburn Rovers but didn't have the greatest of matches and was substituted at half time. He opened his scoring account at the club with a delightful chip over Tim Howard against Everton, and another followed lter in the 2011-12 season with a skillfully lofted finish against Bolton Wanderers.

In 2012-13, Bryan perhaps played some of his better football in his time at the club. Another great goal at Reading and a free-kick the following week against Everton meant he was looking to show he was worth the money the club had invested in him. A fantastic performance shortly followed as Fulham gained a magnificent point in a 3-3 draw away to Arsenal which improved his status among the fans who were previously on the fence over him. Unfortunately for Bryan, he was injured the following week against Sunderland and did not reach match fitness until December 2012.

Throughout the tailend of 2012-13 and 2013-14, he struggled to regain any consistent form and ultimately fans were on his back again, culminating in him getting jeered by his own supporters as he was substituted off during a 3-1 loss to Man Utd at Craven Cottage in November 2013

After Martin Jol was sacked as manager of the club a few weeks later, Rene Meulensteen only gave him a few minutes playing time and was deemed surplus to requirements and he was shipped out to PSV Eindhoven in January 2014 as he spent the rest of the season there to recapture some form. He performed well in Holland, and this lead onto the World Cup in Brazil where he had a largely successful campaign including a winning goal against Italy in a surprising 1-0 win for Costa Rica.

Bryan rejoined his Fulham teammates during pre-season of 2014-15, but with Felix Magath now in charge of the first team, he did not see Ruiz in his plans and never picked him for a single match. It was only after Kit Symons replaced Magath that he featured for Fulham again. A goal against Doncaster in the League Cup and a sensational performance in a 4-0 win over Bolton Wanderers helped to rekindle a flame between himself and the Fulham faithful, though performances were far too inconsistent.

On deadline day in the January transfer window of 2015, Bryan was believed to have been loaned out to Spanish La Liga side Levante for the duration of the season, which would also see him reach the end of his contract with Fulham. However, the deal fell through when it had emerged that the paperwork had not been submitted in time. Kit Symons had to reaffirm that the paperwork on Fulham's side of the fence was dealt with in time. He returned to playing with Fulham on 14 February against Ipswich Town.

The club had decided to extend the one year extension option on Bryan's contract shortly after the 2014-15 season had ended - it was well known that he was to leave the club during the close season and Fulham did not want one of their most expensive signings at the time leave on a free transfer. Not long afterwards, he left for Sporting Lisbon on 7 July 2015 in a deal thought to be in the region of £2 million.

Fulham Statistics

Appearances

Season	League	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europa League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2011-12	Premier League	27	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	30	2
2012-13	Premier League	29	5	2	0	0	0	-	-	31	5
2013-14	Premier League	12	1	0	0	2	0	-	-	14	1
2014-15	Championship	29	4	1	0	2	1	-	-	32	5
	Total	97	12	5	0	5	1	0	0	107	13

Disciplinary

Season
2011-12	0	0
2012-13	2	0
2013-14	0	0
2014-15	0	0
Total	2	0

Fulham Matches

#	Season	Date	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	2011-12	11 Sept 2011	PREM	Blackburn	Home	Drew	1-1	45'
2	2011-12	18 Sept 2011	PREM	Man City	Home	Drew	2-2	87'
3	2011-12	21 Sept 2011	LC	Chelsea	Away	Drew	0-0	- (in shootout)
4	2011-12	24 Sept 2011	PREM	West Brom	Away	Drew	0-0	74'
5	2011-12	2 Oct 2011	PREM	Q.P.R.	Home	Won	6-0	75'
6	2011-12	23 Oct 2011	PREM	Everton	Home	Lost	1-3	65',  67'
7	2011-12	29 Oct 2011	PREM	Wigan	Away	Won	2-0	81'
8	2011-12	6 Nov 2011	PREM	Tottenham	Home	Lost	1-3	71'
9	2011-12	19 Nov 2011	PREM	Sunderland	Away	Drew	0-0	87'
10	2011-12	26 Nov 2011	PREM	Arsenal	Away	Drew	1-1	75'
11	2011-12	5 Dec 2011	PREM	Liverpool	Home	Won	1-0
12	2011-12	10 Dec 2011	PREM	Swansea	Away	Lost	0-2
13	2011-12	17 Dec 2011	PREM	Bolton	Home	Won	2-0	34'
14	2011-12	21 Dec 2011	PREM	Man Utd	Home	Lost	0-5
15	2011-12	26 Dec 2011	PREM	Chelsea	Away	Drew	1-1
16	2011-12	31 Dec 2011	PREM	Norwich	Away	Drew	1-1
17	2011-12	2 Jan 2012	PREM	Arsenal	Home	Won	2-1
18	2011-12	7 Jan 2012	FAC	Charlton	Home	Won	4-0
19	2011-12	14 Jan 2012	PREM	Blackburn	Away	Lost	1-3
20	2011-12	21 Jan 2012	PREM	Newcastle	Home	Won	5-2
21	2011-12	27 Jan 2012	FAC	Everton	Away	Lost	1-2
22	2011-12	1 Feb 2012	PREM	West Brom	Home	Drew	1-1
23	2011-12	4 Feb 2012	PREM	Man City	Away	Lost	0-3	68'
24	2011-12	11 Feb 2012	PREM	Stoke	Home	Won	2-1	89'
25	2011-12	25 Feb 2012	PREM	Q.P.R.	Away	Won	1-0	78'
26	2011-12	10 Mar 2012	PREM	Aston Villa	Away	Lost	0-1	67'
27	2011-12	17 Mar 2012	PREM	Swansea	Home	Lost	0-3	54'
28	2011-12	26 Mar 2012	PREM	Man Utd	Away	Lost	0-1	67'
29	2011-12	31 Mar 2012	PREM	Norwich	Home	Won	2-1	82'
30	2011-12	7 Apr 2012	PREM	Bolton	Away	Won	3-0	73'
31	2012-13	18 Aug 2012	PREM	Norwich	Home	Won	5-0	81'
32	2012-13	25 Aug 2012	PREM	Man Utd	Away	Lost	2-3
33	2012-13	22 Sept 2012	PREM	Wigan	Away	Won	2-1	60'
34	2012-13	29 Sept 2012	PREM	Man City	Home	Lost	1-2
35	2012-13	7 Oct 2012	PREM	Southampton	Away	Drew	2-2
36	2012-13	27 Oct 2012	PREM	Reading	Away	Drew	3-3	58',  61'
37	2012-13	3 Nov 2012	PREM	Everton	Home	Drew	2-2	7'
38	2012-13	10 Nov 2012	PREM	Arsenal	Away	Drew	3-3
39	2012-13	18 Nov 2012	PREM	Sunderland	Home	Lost	1-3	60'
40	2012-13	26 Dec 2012	PREM	Southampton	Home	Drew	1-1	46'
41	2012-13	29 Dec 2012	PREM	Swansea	Home	Lost	1-2	56'
42	2012-13	1 Jan 2013	PREM	West Brom	Away	Won	2-1
43	2012-13	5 Jan 2013	FAC	Blackpool	Home	Drew	1-1
44	2012-13	12 Jan 2013	PREM	Wigan	Home	Drew	1-1
45	2012-13	19 Jan 2013	PREM	Man City	Away	Lost	0-2
46	2012-13	26 Jan 2013	FAC	Man Utd	Away	Lost	1-4	70'
47	2012-13	30 Jan 2013	PREM	West Ham	Home	Won	3-1	66'
48	2012-13	2 Feb 2013	PREM	Man Utd	Home	Lost	0-1
49	2012-13	9 Feb 2013	PREM	Norwich	Away	Drew	0-0	90+1'
50	2012-13	23 Feb 2013	PREM	Stoke	Home	Won	1-0	11'
51	2012-13	2 Mar 2013	PREM	Sunderland	Away	Drew	2-2
52	2012-13	17 Mar 2013	PREM	Tottenham	Away	Won	1-0	90+2'
53	2012-13	1 Apr 2013	PREM	QPR	Home	Won	3-2
54	2012-13	7 Apr 2013	PREM	Newcastle	Away	Lost	0-1
55	2012-13	13 Apr 2013	PREM	Aston Villa	Away	Drew	1-1
56	2012-13	17 Apr 2013	PREM	Chelsea	Home	Lost	0-3	44'
57	2012-13	20 Apr 2013	PREM	Arsenal	Home	Lost	0-1
58	2012-13	27 Apr 2013	PREM	Everton	Away	Lost	0-1
59	2012-13	4 May 2013	PREM	Reading	Home	Lost	2-4	70',  77'
60	2012-13	12 May 2013	PREM	Liverpool	Home	Lost	1-3
61	2012-13	19 May 2013	PREM	Swansea	Away	Won	3-0
62	2013-14	27 Aug 2013	LC	Burton	Away	Drew	2-2*
63	2013-14	31 Aug 2013	PREM	Newcastle	Away	Lost	0-1
64	2013-14	14 Sept 2013	PREM	West Brom	Home	Drew	1-1	90+1'
65	2013-14	28 Sept 2013	PREM	Cardiff	Home	Lost	1-2	41',  45'
66	2013-14	5 Oct 2013	PREM	Stoke	Home	Won	1-0
67	2013-14	21 Oct 2013	PREM	Crystal Palace	Away	Won	4-1
68	2013-14	26 Oct 2013	PREM	Southampton	Away	Lost	0-2	81'
69	2013-14	29 Oct 2013	LC	Leicester	Away	Lost	3-4	56'
70	2013-14	2 Nov 2013	PREM	Man Utd	Home	Lost	1-3	74'
71	2013-14	9 Nov 2013	PREM	Liverpool	Away	Lost	0-4	46'
72	2013-14	23 Nov 2013	PREM	Swansea	Home	Lost	1-2	77'
73	2013-14	30 Nov 2013	PREM	West Ham	Away	Lost	0-3	65'
74	2013-14	4 Dec 2013	PREM	Tottenham	Home	Lost	1-2	87'
75	2013-14	28 Dec 2013	PREM	Hull	Away	Lost	0-6	60'
76	2014-15	20 Sept 2014	CHMP	Blackburn	Home	Lost	0-1	73'
77	2014-15	23 Sept 2014	LC	Doncaster	Home	Won	2-1	16', 81'
78	2014-15	27 Sept 2014	CHMP	Birmingham	Away	Won	2-1	66'
79	2014-15	1 Oct 2014	CHMP	Bolton	Home	Won	4-0
80	2014-15	4 Oct 2014	CHMP	Middlesbrough	Away	Lost	0-2	70'
81	2014-15	18 Oct 2014	CHMP	Norwich	Home	Won	1-0	71'
82	2014-15	24 Oct 2014	CHMP	Charlton	Home	Won	3-0	76'
83	2014-15	28 Oct 2014	LC	Derby	Home	Lost	2-5	86'
84	2014-15	1 Nov 2014	CHMP	Wigan	Away	Drew	3-3	36',  88' (pen)
85	2014-15	5 Nov 2014	CHMP	Blackpool	Home	Drew	2-2	73'
86	2014-15	8 Nov 2014	CHMP	Huddersfield	Home	Won	3-1	85'
87	2014-15	21 Nov 2014	CHMP	Brentford	Away	Lost	1-2	74'
88	2014-15	29 Nov 2014	CHMP	Brighton	Away	Won	2-1	80'
89	2014-15	5 Dec 2014	CHMP	Watford	Home	Lost	0-5	19'
90	2014-15	13 Dec 2014	CHMP	Leeds	Away	Won	1-0
91	2014-15	20 Dec 2014	CHMP	Sheff Wed	Home	Won	4-0	87'
92	2014-15	26 Dec 2014	CHMP	Bournemouth	Away	Lost	0-2	80'
93	2014-15	17 Jan 2015	CHMP	Reading	Home	Won	2-1	78',  90+3'
94	2014-15	21 Jan 2015	CHMP	Nottm Forest	Home	Won	3-2	57'
95	2014-15	24 Jan 2015	FAC	Sunderland	Away	Drew	0-0
96	2014-15	14 Feb 2015	CHMP	Ipswich	Home	Lost	1-2	68'
97	2014-15	21 Feb 2015	CHMP	Millwall	Away	Drew	0-0	57'
98	2014-15	24 Feb 2015	CHMP	Wolves	Away	Lost	0-3
99	2014-15	28 Feb 2015	CHMP	Derby	Home	Won	2-0
100	2014-15	3 Mar 2015	CHMP	Watford	Away	Lost	0-1	76'
101	2014-15	6 Mar 2015	CHMP	Bournemouth	Home	Lost	1-5	72'
102	2014-15	18 Mar 2015	CHMP	Leeds	Home	Lost	0-3	63'
103	2014-15	7 Apr 2015	CHMP	Charlton	Away	Drew	1-1	68'
104	2014-15	10 Apr 2015	CHMP	Wigan	Home	Drew	2-2	73'
105	2014-15	15 Apr 2015	CHMP	Rotherham	Home	Drew	1-1
106	2014-15	25 Apr 2015	CHMP	Middlesbrough	Home	Won	4-3	81'
107	2014-15	2 May 2015	CHMP	Norwich	Away	Lost	2-4

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