Rubio Rubin

Rubio Rubin
Personal information
Full name Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996
Place of birth Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
FC Utrecht
Number 18
Youth career
2006–2011 Westside Metros
2011–2013 IMG Academy
2013–2014 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– FC Utrecht 38 (3)
National team
2011–2013 United States U17 37 (14)
2014–2015 United States U20 11 (6)
2014–2015 United States U23 3 (0)
2014– United States 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2016

Rubio Yovani Mendez Rubin (born March 1, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.

Career

Youth

Rubio attended Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. He started his youth career at Westside Metros, and played at Beaverton High School.

Club

Rubin signed a four-year deal with FC Utrecht upon turning eighteen in March 2014.[2] Rubin started, played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist in his professional debut for Utrecht on August 17, 2014 in a 2–1 victory over Willem II.[3]

International

A former United States under-17 player, Rubin in 2012 was named U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year.[4]

Rubin was eligible to play for both Mexico and the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014.[5] He earned his first cap when he started on November 14, 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.[6]

Personal life

Rubio was born to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother.[5][7]

References


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