Rubén Duarte Sánchez (born 18 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for, and captains La Liga club Alavés.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Duarte Sánchez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Espanyol | 36 | (0) |
| 2017– | Alavés | 218 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Almería, Andalusia, Duarte joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2009, aged 13,[2] after spells at Los Molinos CF and Polideportivo Ejido. In 2012, he was linked to Manchester City,[3] and made his senior debut with the reserves in the Segunda División B.
On 7 January 2015, Duarte made his first-team debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Valencia for that season's Copa del Rey.[4] 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.[5]
Duarte renewed his contract with the Catalan club on 11 June 2015, signing until 2019 and being promoted to the main squad.[6]
Alavés
On 29 May 2017, after falling down the pecking order, Duarte signed a three-year deal at Alavés in the same league.[7] He played 24 matches in his first season, in a 14th-place finish.[8]
Duarte scored his first goal in the Spanish top division – and as a professional – on 16 May 2021, in a 4–2 home win over Granada.[9][10] In July 2023, after helping to another promotion to the main tier, he renewed his contract until 2026.[11]
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.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Espanyol | 2014–15 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Alavés | 2017–18 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 110 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 1 | ||
References
External links
- Rubén Duarte at BDFutbol