Ruben Providence

Ruben Providence
Personal information
Full name Ruben Fritzner Providence
Date of birth (2001-07-07) 7 July 2001
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Almere City
Number 28
Youth career
2013–2014 US Torcy
2014–2019 Paris Saint-Germain
2019–2021 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Roma 0 (0)
2021 → Club Brugge (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Estoril (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 → TSV Hartberg (loan) 21 (6)
2023–2024 TSV Hartberg 29 (2)
2024– Almere City 47 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 France U19 9 (1)
2025– Haiti 18 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

Ruben Fritzner Providence (born 7 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Eerste Divisie club Almere City. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Career

In 2019, Providence joined the youth academy of Italian side Roma.[1][2][3][4] In 2021, he was sent on loan to Club Brugge in Belgium.[5] Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Portuguese club Estoril.[6]

In 2022, Providence was sent on loan to TSV Hartberg in Austria.[7] On 2 October 2022, he debuted for TSV Hartberg during a 3–2 loss to Austria Klagenfurt.[8]

On 3 August 2024, Providence featured as a trialist for Swansea City in a friendly against Rio Ave, where he would provide an assist.[9] On 29 August 2024, Providence signed a three-year contract with Almere City in the Netherlands.[10]

Personal life

Born in France, Providence is of Haitian and Lao descent.[11] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U19s.[12] In March 2025, he was called up to the Haiti national team for a set of friendlies.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roma 2020–21 Serie A 000000—00
Club Brugge (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 0000000000
Estoril (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 0000—0000
TSV Hartberg (loan) 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 21600——216
TSV Hartberg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 29230——322
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 0012——12
Total 29242——334
Almere City 2024–25 Eredivisie 22010——230
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 25120—3[a]0301
Total 47130—30531
Career total 97972003010711
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Haiti 2025112
202671
Total183
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Providence goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Ruben Providence
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 June 2025Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba Aruba3–05–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
218 November 2025Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Nicaragua2–02–0
32 June 2026Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States New Zealand1–04–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "[News-Anciens] Ruben Providence (AS Roma/Ita) : " Thiago Motta m'a permis de me redécouvrir ! "". Les Titis du PSG. 9 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ruben Providence, le petit joyau parisien". goal.com.
  3. ↑ Carlo, Andrea Di (28 July 2019). "L'Identikit, ecco Ruben Providence: il secondo gioiello di Lagny-sur-Marne (VIDEO)".
  4. ↑ "Ruben Providence: la stella spenta di Alberto De Rossi". gazzettaregionale.it.
  5. ↑ "Le père de Ruben Providence présente son fils, le nouveau transfert de Bruges: "Thiago Motta laissait Ruben s'exprimer offensivement"". dhnet.be.
  6. ↑ "Ruben Providence chega por empréstimo da Roma". record.pt.
  7. ↑ "Hartberg präsentiert drei Neuzugänge". skysportaustria.at.
  8. ↑ "Klagenfurt-Sieg in Hartberg dank Last-Minute-Elfer". krone.at.
  9. ↑ "Swansea City see off Rio Ave 3-0 in pre-season". BBC Sport. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Franse vleugelspeler Ruben Providence tekent in Almer" [French winger Ruben Providence signs in Almere] (in Dutch). Almere City. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Foot-analyse : Y-a-t-il des joueurs qui ont peur de perdre leur place en équipe nationale ? - SPI". sportpassioninfo.com. 14 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "D1A: le Club Bruges a annoncé son deuxième transfert de la journée". Le Soir. 20 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Lagerburg, Jos. "Providence debuteert in selectie Haïti, nóg vier spelers op reis - Almere City FC". almerecity.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. 1 2 Ruben Providence at National-Football-Teams.com
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