| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Ruiz Ojeda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-09-27)27 September 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Antequera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rhode Island FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Antequera | |||
| Málaga | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Puerto Malagueño | |||
| Antequera | |||
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Antequera | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Espanyol B | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Levante B | 42 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Levante | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Alcoyano (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Mallorca (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | San Diego Loyal | 88 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rhode Island FC | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 4 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jorge Ruiz Ojeda (born 27 September 1995), known asKoke Vegas or simplyKoke, is a Spanishfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forUSL Championship clubRhode Island FC.
Koke was born inAntequera,Málaga,Andalusia, and represented the clubsAntequera,Málaga,Sevilla and CD Puerto Malagueño as a youth. On 16 April 2011, he made his senior debut for the former, coming on as a latesubstitute in a 0–0Tercera División home draw againstCD Huétor Tájar at the age of just 15.
In 2011, after having trials atVillarreal andAston Villa, Koke joinedEspanyol and returned to youth football.[2] He was promoted tothe reserves in 2013, in theSegunda División B.[3]
On 2 July 2015 Koke signed for anotherreserve team,Levante UD B also in the third tier.[4] He made his professional debut on 4 September 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw againstGimnàstic de Tarragona in theSegunda División.[5]
On 30 August 2017, Koke was loaned to third-tier clubAlcoyano for a year.[6] The following 16 January, his loan was cut short and he was definitely included in the first team.[7]
Koke made hisLa Liga debut on 19 May 2018, keeping aclean sheet in a 2–4 away loss againstCelta de Vigo.[8] On 16 July 2019, after spendingthe campaign as a third-choice behindOier Olazábal andAitor Fernández, he was loaned to second division clubDeportivo La Coruña for a year.[9]
On 31 January 2020, as Oier left for Espanyol, Koke was recalled by Levante.[10] He was initially a backup to Fernández, but was overtaken by fellow youth graduateDani Cárdenas during the2020–21 campaign.
On 1 February 2021, Koke moved to second division sideRCD Mallorca on loan for the remainder of the season.[11] On 31 August, he terminated his deal with theGranotes.[12]
On 7 January 2022, Koke moved to second division US sideSan Diego Loyal, who competed in theUSL Championship.[13]
On 1 November 2023, Koke became the first signing in USL Championship expansion clubRhode Island FC’s history.[14] He was named the team's first captain on March 12, 2024, several days prior to the team's first game.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Antequera | 2010–11[16] | Tercera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Espanyol B | 2013–14[17] | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[17] | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Levante B | 2015–16[17] | Segunda División B | 33 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[17] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Levante | 2016–17[17] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[17] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[17] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[17] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[17] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[17] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Alcoyano (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2019–20[17] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Mallorca (loan) | 2020–21[17] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| San Diego Loyal | 2022 | USL Championship | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2023 | USL Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Rhode Island FC | 2024 | USL Championship | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Career total | 164 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | ||
