Jaime Alfonso Ruiz (born January 3, 1984) is a Colombian
football
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forward
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, who last played for
Heist in the
Belgian Second Division
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.
Club career
Ruiz previously played for
Alianza Atlético
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and
Cienciano
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The club was founded in 1901 by a group of students of the ''Colegio Nacional Ciencias del Cusco'' (National S ...
in the
Primera Division Peruana
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. He scored 18 goals in the 2008/09, although the Belgian league website lists his tally as 17. This is because of an error they make in counting his goa
but failing to add it to his total
His club website also lists 18 goals
International career
He played with the
Colombia national football team, Colombia U-20 at the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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in UAE, helping
Colombia national football team, Colombia team finish 3rd by beating
Argentina
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2–1.
References
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Cali
Colombian footballers
Colombia under-20 international footballers
Colombia international footballers
Cortuluá footballers
S.D. Aucas footballers
Deportivo Pasto footballers
Cienciano footballers
Alianza Atlético footballers
K.V.C. Westerlo players
K.V. Mechelen players
K.S.K. Heist players
Categoría Primera A players
Peruvian Primera División players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
Colombian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Peru
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Association football forwards