Arkaitz Ruiz de Miguel (born 18 July 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, Ruiz graduated from the youth academy of CA Osasuna. He made his senior debut with

CD Basconia Club Deportivo Basconia is a Spanish football club based in Basauri, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded on 14 March 1913, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio de ...

in 2008–09season and in the following year, he was promoted to Bilbao Athletic, which competed in the

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. On 22 July 2011, he signed for CF Sporting Mahones after a season with

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

. In December 2011, Ruiz was transferred to Burgos CF in the same division, but at the end of the

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, the club was relegated to the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. He continued his career with the club in Tercera, scoring the winning goal in the promotion play-offs. On 17 July 2013, his contract was renewed, keeping him with the club for another season. After three seasons with Burgos CF, Ruiz joined

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...

on 14 July 2014. In the following two seasons, he went on to represent

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of ...

and

UD Somozas Unión Deportiva Somozas is a football team based in As Somozas in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1984, the team plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1. The club's home ground is '' Pardiñas'', which has a capacity of 1,50 ...

. In September 2017, Ruiz moved abroad and signed for Hong Kong club Dreams Sports Club, sharing team with fellow Spaniards

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, José Pedrosa Galán,

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and Joaquin García. On 31 August, he made his debut, scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Tai Po.

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Arkaitz Ruiz
at Athletic Bilbao website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz, Arkaitz 1989 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers CF Sporting Mahonés players Burgos CF footballers Zamora CF footballers CD Tudelano footballers UD Somozas players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Sapling players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Athletic Bilbao footballers