Daniel Ruiz (footballer, born 2001)

Daniel Ruiz
Ruiz in 2023
Personal information
Full name Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera
Date of birth (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Millonarios
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2015 Dinhos
2016–2017 Deportivo Cali
2018 Fortaleza CEIF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Fortaleza CEIF 19 (1)
2021 → Millonarios (loan) 44 (4)
2022– Millonarios 127 (14)
2023 → Santos (loan) 12 (0)
2025–2026 → CSKA Moscow (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2021 Colombia U20 1 (0)
2023– Colombia 2 (0)
2023 Colombia U23 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 December 2023

Daniel Felipe Ruiz Rivera (born 30 July 2001) is a Colombian footballer who plays as winger for Millonarios and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Fortaleza CEIF

Born in Bogotá, Ruiz began his career with a local side named CD Dinhos, before joining Deportivo Cali's youth setup in 2016. After two years playing for the latter, he left and moved to Fortaleza CEIF.[1]

Ruiz made his senior debut with Fortaleza on 7 October 2018, playing the last four minutes in a 1–1 Categoría Primera B away draw against Deportes Quindío; it was his only appearance of the season. He subsequently started to feature more regularly for the side, becoming a starter in the later stages of the 2020 season and scoring his first goal on 14 November of that year, in a 1–1 draw at Llaneros.[2]

Millonarios

On 30 December 2020, Ruiz moved to Categoría Primera A side Millonarios on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[3] He made his club – and top tier – debut on 16 January 2021, replacing Emerson Rodríguez in a 1–0 home win over Envigado.[4]

Ruiz scored his first goal in the main category on 20 June 2021, netting the opener in a 2–1 home loss against Deportes Tolima. On 12 September, he scored a brace in a 4–3 win at Atlético Bucaramanga.[5]

In January 2022, Millonarios bought Ruiz outright, for a rumoured fee of US$ 350,000; Fortaleza also kept 20% over a future sale.[6]

Loan to Santos

Ruiz training with Santos in 2023

On 7 February 2023, Ruiz moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a loan deal with Brazilian club Santos until the end of the year.[7] He made his debut with the club nine days later, replacing Sandry in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista away draw against Santo André.[8]

After featuring rarely, Ruiz was separated from the first team squad by new head coach Paulo Turra on 4 July 2023.[9] On 4 August, his loan was terminated.[10]

Loan to CSKA Moscow

On 16 August 2025, Ruiz joined Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.[11] He left CSKA at the end of the loan.[12]

International career

After representing Colombia at under-20 level in a friendly in 2021, Ruiz received his first call-up for the full side on 18 January 2023, for a friendly against the United States.[13][14] He made his full international debut ten days later, replacing Dylan Borrero in the 0–0 draw at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2025[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortaleza CEIF 2018 Categoría Primera B 1000——10
2019 6040——100
2020 12140——161
Total 19180——271
Millonarios 2021 Categoría Primera A 44410——454
2022 487722[a]0—579
2023 15161——212
2024 383206[a]1—464
2025 263—1[b]0—273
Total 1711816391—19622
Santos (loan) 2023 Série A 90304[b]03[c]0190
CSKA Moscow (loan) 2025–26 Russian Premier League 2050——70
Career total 201193231313024923
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International

As of 16 December 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 202320
Total 20

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Ruiz: "Da felicidad que Millonarios se interese en mí"" [Daniel Ruiz: "It makes me happy that Millonarios is interested in me"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fortaleza se despide del año sin hacer la tarea contra Llaneros" [Fortaleza bid farewell of the year without doing their homework against Llaneros] (in Spanish). Código Fútbol. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Ruiz, nuevo jugador de Millonarios FC" [Daniel Ruiz, new player of Millonarios FC] (in Spanish). Millonarios FC. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gamero: "Guarín entró a darle pausa y orden a Millonarios"" [Gamero: "Guarín came in to give order and calmness to Millonarios"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tras una gran actuación de Daniel Ruiz, Millonarios venció 4–3 a Bucaramanga" [After a great performance from Daniel Ruiz, Millonarios defeated Bucaramanga 4–3] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "¿Cuánto le costó Daniel Ruiz a Millonarios? Carlos Barato responde" [How much Daniel Ruiz cost to Millonarios? Carlos Barato answers] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Santos FC contrata meia colombiano Daniel Ruiz" [Santos FC sign Colombian midfielder Daniel Ruiz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Debut y empate para Daniel Ruiz: así le fue en su primer partido con Santos" [Debut and draw for Daniel Ruiz: that is how he went in his first match with Santos] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Turra decide não utilizar mais Daniel Ruiz, Ivonei e Ed Carlos no Santos" [Turra decides not to utilize Daniel Ruiz, Ivonei and Ed Carlos at Santos anymore] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Santos FC assina rescisão contratual em comum acordo com meia-atacante Daniel Ruiz" [Santos FC sign contractual rescision on a mutual agreement with attacking midfielder Daniel Ruiz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Даниэль Руис – в ПФК ЦСКА!" [Daniel Ruiz at PFC CSKA!] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Даниэль Руис, Амирхоссейн Риванди и Егор Ушаков покидают ПФК ЦСКА" [Daniel Ruiz, Amirhossein Reyvandi and Yegor Ushakov leave PFC CSKA] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia para el partido preparatorio contra Estados Unidos" [Call-up of the Colombia national team for the preparatory match against the United States] (in Spanish). Caracol Televisión. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Daniel Ruiz: "Estar en la Selección es un sueño"" [Daniel Ruiz: "To be in the national team is a dream"] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Colombia 1x1: Seguridad en defensa, pero poco en ataque" [Colombia 1 on 1: Security in defense, but too little in attack] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Daniel Ruiz at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Daniel Ruiz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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