Ruben Aguilar
 Aguilar with Lens in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Aguilar | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Grenoble, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux SP | ||
| 2005–2011 | Grenoble | ||
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne B | 39 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Grenoble | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Auxerre | 81 | (0) |
| 2015 | Auxerre B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Montpellier | 60 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Monaco | 100 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lens | 67 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Ruben Aguilar (born 26 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Early life
Ruben Aguilar[3] was born on 26 April 1993 in Grenoble, Isère.[1]
Club career
Aguilar joined Auxerre in 2014 from Grenoble. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Le Havre in a 2–0 home win.[4] In the 2016–17 season, he played 30 league matches for the club.[5]
In May 2017, Aguilar signed with Montpellier.[5] On 6 August 2019, he joined Monaco on a five-year deal.[6]
International career
On 9 November 2020, Aguilar was called-up to the France national team for the first time, having previously never played for France at any level.[7]
Personal life
Aguilar was born in Grenoble, Isère to a French mother and a Spanish father.[1] He was once called to the Bolivia national team even though he has no Bolivian descent, due to a Football Manager database mismatch.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 August 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2011–12 | CFA | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||||
| Grenoble | 2013–14 | CFA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Auxerre | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 95 | 1 | ||||
| Auxerre B | 2015–16 | CFA | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 1 | ||||
| Monaco | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8[a] | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | 123 | 3 | |||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | –!!16 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 364 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 416 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 11 November 2020[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Lens
References
- 1 2 3 "Ruben Aguilar". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "OLA KALA". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
"Ruben Aguilar". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022. - ↑ "Auxerre vs. Le Havre – 1 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Ruben Aguilar (Auxerre) signe à Montpellier". L'Èquipe (in French). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar à l'AS Monaco". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar, called up for the first time with France". sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "A Football Manager mix-up turned this French defender into a Bolivian superstar". 9 October 2017.
- ↑ "France – R. Aguilar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ruben Aguilar". European Football. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "RC Lens-Paris SG (1-0) : Champions des champions ! | RCL". www.rclens.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruben Aguilar.
- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Ruben Aguilar at the French Football Federation (in French)
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- Footballers from Grenoble
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Grenoble Foot 38 players
- AJ Auxerre players
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- AS Monaco FC players
- RC Lens players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- France men's international footballers
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- French people of Spanish descent
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