2018 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 14 games, started in 10 … registered 16 shots attempt and four on goal … Assisted the game-winning goal against UCLA on Sept. 2 … Logged a season high 90 minutes against Santa Clara on Nov. 3.
2017 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 17 games, starting in six…tallied a goal and an assist…his goal came against San Diego State (Sept. 8), which brought the game level at 1-1…assisted the game-winning goal against UC Irvine (Sept. 24)…logged a season-high 69 minutes in the 2-1 win over LMU (Nov. 11).
2016 (FRESHMAN): Made six starts in 15 appearances in his first season on the Hilltop... scored his first career goal in the 37th minute of an upset over then-No. 12 Stanford... registered 10 shots with three shots on goal overall... logged a season-high 90 minutes in a loss to Cal State Fullerton.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Integral member of the United States youth national teams, having represented his country at the U15, U16, U17 and U18 levels... played with LAFC for five years from 2005-2010... also played for Cosmos Academy West from 2010-11... joined the Chivas Academy team for two years before moving to the L.A. Galaxy Academy... developed the last three years under coach Mike Munoz with the L.A. Galaxy Academy... helped lead the squad to a national championship in 2015... attended John F. Kennedy High School in Los Angeles, but did not participate in high school athletics.
PERSONAL: Son of Jorge and Teresa Ruiz... has an older sister, Yesenia, 23, and and older brother, Daniel, 20... passion is soccer and music... aspires to play soccer professionally following his academic and soccer career at USF.
