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| Full name | Agustín Fabián Ruberto[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2006-01-14)14 January 2006 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Barrio Nuevo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2024 | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | River Plate | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Argentina U16 | 4 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Argentina U17 | 17 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:25, 14 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Agustín Fabián Ruberto (born 14 January 2006) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forArgentine Primera División clubRiver Plate.
Born in the city ofBuenos Aires, Ruberto first took an interest in football from the age of four, when he joined local youth side Barrio Nuevo in theSan Fernando Partido ofBuenos Aires Province.[3] After almost two seasons, he impressed a scout from another youth side named Parque Chas at a youth tournament.[3] Parque Chas' goalkeeper was a close friend of Ruberto, and after the scout helped to arranged a trial at professional sideRiver Plate for the goalkeeper, Ruberto was invited to join him.[3]
After three days of trialling, he was offered a place in the River Plate academy.[3] Initially acentral defender, he was converted to play as a centre-forward by River's youth coaches, who noticed his physical and technical ability.[3] This change was beneficial for both River Plate and Ruberto, as he established himself as a prolific goal-scorer in the club's academy.[3] Following the break from football due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, Ruberto returned to action scoring seventeen goals in fourteen games in the 2021 season.[4] He was rewarded for his good form with a professional contract in April 2022 - a deal running through December 2024.[3]
The following year, having been promoted to the club's reserve team, he drew interest from EnglishPremier League sideBrighton & Hove Albion.[5]
In 2024's first week, the striker renew his contract withRiver Plate until December 2027. This new contract includes an update with an increase release clause of €30,000,000, being the highest release clause in the squad.[6]
The forward scored his first goal for the senior River Plate squad, in his second appearance againstBarracas Central, just 15 minutes after being substituted into the match.[7]
In April 2022, Ruberto was called up to the Argentinian under-16 team for the 2022 edition of theMontaigu Tournament, where he scored three goals in four appearances as Argentina finished second.[3]
At the2023 South American U-17 Championship, Ruberto started Argentina's campaign with two goals in a 4–2 win againstVenezuela, before scoring againstPeru in a 3–0 win.[8] Following the tournament, in which Argentina finished third, he scored in a 1–0friendly win againstMexico, in preparation for the2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9]
At the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Ruberto scored in each of Argentina's first two games, againstSenegal in a 2–1 loss and then the third in a 3–1 win againstJapan.[10] In the semi-finals againstGermany, Ruberto scored alast-minute goal to equalize 3–3, completing hishat-trick, only for Argentina to lose onpenalties.[11] In the entirety of the tournament, Ruberto scored 8 goals, winning the golden boot.[12]
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