Rubén Duarte
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Duarte Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | 18 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Los Molinos | |||
2008–2009 | Poli Ejido | ||
2009–2012 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2012–2015 | Espanyol B | 72 | (1) |
2015– | Espanyol | 17 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) |
2012 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
2015– | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 October 2015. |
Rubén Duarte Sánchez (born 18 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Almería, Andalusia, Duarte joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2009, aged 13,[1] after spells at Los Molinos CF and Polideportivo Ejido. In 2012 he was linked to Manchester City,[2] and made his senior debuts with the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 7 January 2015 Duarte made his first-team debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Valencia CF for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] His maiden La Liga appearance occurred on 8 February, against the same opponent and with the same scoreline, but at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.[4]
On 11 June 2015 Duarte renewed his contract with the Catalans, signing until 2019 and being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5]
International career
After playing for Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, Duarte was first called to the full side on 26 May 2015 for a friendly with Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus.[6]
References
- ↑ "Rubén Duarte, infantil del Poli Ejido, ficha por el RCD Espanyol" [Rubén Duarte, infantil from Poli Ejido, signs for RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ruben Duarte (RCD Espanyol), en la órbita del Manchester City" [Ruben Duarte (RCD Espanyol), Manchester City's target] (in Spanish). JoinFutbol. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "El Valencia aprovecha la inercia" [Valencia takes advantage of inertia] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "A Champions por la izquierda" [Taking the left lane to the Champions] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ "Duarte, renovado hasta 2019" [Duarte, renewed until 2019] (in Spanish). Espanyol's official website. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ "Rubén Duarte, convocado por Del Bosque" [Rubén Duarte, called up by Del Bosque] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
External links
- Espanyol official profile (Spanish)
- Rubén Duarte profile at BDFutbol
- Rubén Duarte profile at Soccerway
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