 Ruiz withDnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Jairo Ruiz Barrantes | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-01-10)January 10, 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Herediano | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Saprissa | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Lille | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Lille B | 20 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | →Mouscron-Péruwelz (loan) | 24 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | →Oostende (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | →Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Red Star Belgrade | 26 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Fayha | 22 | (2) |
| 2019 | Saprissa | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Herediano | 101 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Costa Rica U17 | 5 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Costa Rica U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Costa Rica U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Costa Rica U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2020 | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2023 | |||
John Jairo Ruiz Barrantes (born January 10, 1994) is a Costa Rican professionalfootballer who plays aswinger forLiga FPD clubHerediano.
John Jairo began his career withC.D. Saprissa in 2011, scoring one goal againstSan Carlos on 11 September 2011.[1] During the absence ofJairo Arrieta, Ruiz emerged as Saprissa's top striker in December 2011.[2]
In January 2012, Ruiz signed a four-year contract with French sideLille OSC,[3] and was playing with the reserve team until he was sidelined by injuries.[4] In July 2012, Lille agreed a deal to send Ruiz to Belgian newly promotedBelgian Second Division teamRoyal Mouscron-Péruwelz on loan. After the 2013–14 season he spent playing with the first team andLille II equally, Ruiz moved on new loan toOostende, where he spent the whole2014–15 season.[5] On 25 August 2015, Ruiz was loaned to Ukrainian clubDnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[6]
On June 28, 2016, Ruiz signed a three-year contract withRed Star Belgrade.[7] He made his debut in an official match for Red Star on July 12, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the2016–17 UEFA Champions League in a game Red Star was playing againstValletta F.C. away. Red Star won 1–2, and Ruiz entered as a substitute ofAleksandar Katai in 83rd minute.[8]
On August 9, 2017, Ruiz signed a three-year contract withAl-Fayha.[9]
In 2019, Ruiz returned to his boyhood club, Saprissa.[10]
On 3 July 2019 Ruiz signed theIsraeli Premier League clubIroni Kiryat Shmona.[11]
In January 2020 signed toHerediano.
Ruiz was selected in Costa Rica national team for the2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and he was named in the2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He participated in the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals inColombia, where he scored Costa Rica's first goal of the tournament.[12]Ruiz earned his inaugural senior cap on 6 March 2014 in the 2:1 win overParaguay in afriendly match after coming on as a second-half substitute forBryan Ruiz.[13]
After a solid start at the 2016–17 season with Red Star, Ruiz was one of the six legionnaires selected for the Costa Rica national team for the2017 Copa Centroamericana.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saprissa | 2011–12 | Costa Rican Primera División | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Lille | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Lille B | 2011–12 | CFA Group A | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2012–13 | Second Division | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5<[a] | 4 | 30 | 19 | ||
| Oostende (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Dnipro (loan) | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Red Star | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| Al-Fayha | 2017–18 | Saudi Professional League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Saprissa | 2018–19 | Liga FPD | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Herediano | 2019–20 | Liga FPD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 166 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 196 | 50 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2014 | Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman |  Oman | 2 – 1 | 4–3 | Friendly |