Orlando Rubén Yáñez Alabart (born 12 October 1993), known as Rubén Yáñez (), is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Real Madrid

Born in

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, Yáñez joined

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's youth academy from local side

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in 2010, aged 17. He made his senior debut in the 2012–13 season, playing 26 games for the C-team in

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. In July 2013, Yáñez was promoted to the reserves, in

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. On 8 September 2013, Yáñez made his professional debut, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

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. Mainly a backup to Fernando Pacheco during the campaign, he appeared in four matches as his side suffered relegation. After Pacheco's promotion to the main squad, Yáñez was an undisputed starter for the reserves in 2014–15, contributing with 30 appearances. On 5 August 2015 he was promoted to the first team by new manager

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, and made his debut four days later, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–0 friendly draw against

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. Yáñez was the third option behind

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and Casilla when the team won the

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. He did not make an appearance during the season when Madrid won the

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and the

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. With 21 total appearances on the substitute bench across two years, he only played one official match for Real Madrid on 30 November 2016, again as a late substitute for Casilla in the last 15 minutes of an eventual 6–1 win (13–2 aggregate) against

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in the Round of 32 of

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Getafe

On 17 August 2017, Yáñez signed a four-year deal with

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, being immediately loaned to

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for one year. He made only six appearances during his time in

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, all in the

. On 22 August 2019, after spending the whole 2018–19 season as a third-choice, Yáñez joined

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on a one-year loan deal. He contributed with eight appearances overall for the side, acting as a backup to Álvaro Fernández as his side achieved promotion to the top tier as champions. Yáñez finally made his debut for Getafe on 17 December 2020 in a 2–1 win at CD Anaitasuna in the first round of the cup. Three days later he made his

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bow in a 2–0 win at former club Cádiz, to finally play in the top flight at the age of 27. After ten consecutive games in all competitions – including once

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had returned from injury – he lost his place to him in February. On 15 July 2022, Yáñez terminated his contract with Getafe.

Málaga

On 15 July 2022, hours after leaving Getafe, Yáñez signed a three-year deal with

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in the second division. Second-choice to Manolo Reina, he made his debut on 3 November in the 14th game of the season, a 2–1 loss at

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. On 30 June of the following year, after the club's

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, he left after activating an exit clause on his contract.

Sporting Gijón

On 12 July 2023,

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Yáñez signed a three-year contract with

, still in division two.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Real Madrid *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17 ;Huesca *

: 2019–20

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanez, Ruben 1993 births Living people People from Selva Footballers from the Province of Girona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Getafe CF footballers Cádiz CF players SD Huesca footballers Málaga CF players Sporting de Gijón players UEFA Champions League–winning players Spain men's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen