Ruben Aguilar (born 26 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lens.

Ruben Aguilar
Aguilar with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ruben Aguilar
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) 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 30 (1)
International career
2020 France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024

Early life

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Ruben Aguilar[3] was born on 26 April 1993 in Grenoble, Isère.[1]

Club career

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Aguilar playing for Auxerre in 2015

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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
Division 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 30 1 1 0 2 0 33 1
Career total 327 4 26 2 10 1 12 0 375 7
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 11 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2020 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ruben Aguilar". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Ruben Aguilar". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "OLA KALA". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
    "Ruben Aguilar". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Auxerre vs. Le Havre – 1 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Ruben Aguilar (Auxerre) signe à Montpellier". L'Èquipe (in French). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Ruben Aguilar à l'AS Monaco". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Ruben Aguilar, called up for the first time with France". sportsfinding.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "A Football Manager mix-up turned this French defender into a Bolivian superstar". 9 October 2017.
  9. ^ "France – R. Aguilar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Ruben Aguilar". European Football. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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