Jesús Rueda (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rueda and the second or maternal family name is Ambrosio.
Jesús Rueda
Rueda lining up for Beitar Jerusalem in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jesús Rueda Ambrosio[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Corte de Peleas, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Roque
Youth career
2002–2005 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Valladolid B 114 (11)
2008–2015 Valladolid 148 (3)
2009–2010 → Córdoba (loan) 30 (2)
2015–2017 Beitar Jerusalem 62 (7)
2017–2019 APOEL 12 (0)
2019–2020 Extremadura 4 (0)
2020–2021 Gimnàstic 19 (1)
2021–2022 Logroñés 33 (0)
2022–2023 Zamora 10 (0)
2023– San Roque 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Jesús Rueda Ambrosio (born 19 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for CD San Roque de Lepe.

He spent most of his career with Valladolid, playing 163 competitive matches mostly in Segunda División.

Club career[edit]

Valladolid[edit]

Born in Corte de Peleas, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Rueda played youth football with Real Valladolid.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserve team, spending four full seasons with the side in the Segunda División B; on 12 November 2008 he made his first official appearance with the main squad, featuring 34 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Hércules CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey,[3] and his first La Liga match was on the following 26 April, also at the Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, a 0–0 draw with CA Osasuna in which he came on as a late substitute.[4]

After spending the 2009–10 campaign on loan to Córdoba CF of Segunda División,[5] Rueda returned to Valladolid which were now in the same level. He totalled 3,867 minutes of action in the second year in his second spell – playoffs included – scoring in the 1–1 draw at Recreativo de Huelva on 15 October 2011 as the Castile and León side went on to return to the top flight.[6]

Later career[edit]

On 13 August 2015, after appearing regularly as the club fluctuated between the first and second tiers, Rueda terminated his contract with the Blanquivioletas.[7] He subsequently moved abroad for the first time, receiving offers from teams in Bulgaria and Israel,[8] eventually signing for Beitar Jerusalem F.C. and becoming a regular in the Holy Land team alongside compatriot Pablo de Lucas;[9] manager Slobodan Drapić stated "I wish I had eleven like Rueda", and he was among a growing contingent of Spaniards playing in the relatively obscure Israeli Premier League, gaining media attention back home.[8][10][11]

Rueda moved countries again in June 2017, when he signed a two-year deal for APOEL FC of the Cypriot First Division, a club whose director Juanjo Lorenzo was from Valladolid.[12] His debut season in Nicosia ended at the halfway point when he suffered a knee injury in training, ruling him out for six months.[13]

On 21 July 2019, free agent Rueda returned to Spain and joined second division team Extremadura UD.[14] The following 25 January, after only five official games, he cut ties with the club[15] and signed a 18-month contract with third-tier Gimnàstic de Tarragona four days later.[16]

On 5 August 2021, Rueda signed a one-year deal with UD Logroñés, recently relegated to the Primera División RFEF.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played on 28 March 2021
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valladolid B 2005–06[18] Segunda División B 21 0 — — 10 2
2006–07[18] Segunda División B 36 5 — 2[a] 0 38 5
2007–08[18] Segunda División B 30 4 — — 30 4
2008–09[18] Segunda División B 18 2 — — 18 2
Total 114 11 — 2 0 116 11
Valladolid 2006–07[18] Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2008–09[18] La Liga 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
2010–11[18] Segunda División 11 0 2 0 1[b] 0 14 0
2011–12[18] Segunda División 39 1 1 0 4[b] 0 44 1
2012–13[18] La Liga 28 0 2 0 — 30 0
2013–14[18] La Liga 35 1 1 0 — 36 1
2014–15[18] Segunda División 32 1 0 0 2[b] 0 34 1
Total 148 3 8 0 7 0 163 3
Córdoba (loan) 2009–10[18] Segunda División 30 2 2 0 — 32 2
Beitar Jerusalem 2015–16[19] Israeli Premier League 29 1 4 0 — 33 1
2016–17[19] Israeli Premier League 33 6 7 0 7[c] 0 47 6
Total 62 7 11 0 7 0 80 7
APOEL 2017–18[19] Cypriot First Division 11 0 1 0 11[d] 0 23 0
2018–19[19] Cypriot First Division 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 12 0 3 0 11 0 26 0
Extremadura 2019–20[18] Segunda División 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
Gimnàstic 2019–20[18] Segunda División B 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2020–21[18] Segunda División B 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Career total 386 24 25 0 27 0 438 24
  1. ^ Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Jesús Rueda". Diario AS. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ Rodríguez, Marco A. (15 July 2012). "Una familia de primera" [A primera family] (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ El Valladolid cumple el trámite ante el Hércules (Valladolid go with the flow against Hércules); Marca, 12 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Valladolid 0–0 Osasuna Archived 28 February 2014 at archive.today; ESPN FC, 26 April 2009
  5. ^ Jesús Rueda llega cedido al Córdoba (Jesús Rueda arrives on loan at Córdoba); ABC, 16 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El Valladolid rescata un valioso punto en Huelva (Valladolid rescue a valuable point in Huesca); Marca, 15 October 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Jesús Rueda y el Pucela separan sus caminos (Jesús Rueda and Pucela split ways); Real Valladolid, 13 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Baeza, Lourdes (1 February 2016). "Futbolistas en zona de conflicto" [Footballers in conflict zone] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  9. ^ Prada, Jon (13 October 2015). "Jesús Rueda: "Los aficionados son muy apasionados en Israel"" [Jesús Rueda: "The fans are very passionate in Israel"] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  10. ^ Emergui, Sal (18 February 2016). "El central español triunfa en Israel" [The Spanish stopper makes it in Israel] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  11. ^ Benarroch, Elías L. (6 January 2016). "La casi desconocida Liga israelí atrae cada vez más a jugadores españoles" [The almost unknown Israeli league keeps attracting Spanish players] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Un vallisoletano lleva a Jesús Rueda a Chipre" [A man from Valladolid brings Jesús Rueda to Cyprus] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  13. ^ Morán, Rodrigo (29 December 2017). "Jesús Rueda se lesiona el cruzado de la rodilla y despide la temporada" [Jesús Rueda injures knee cruciate and is out for the season] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Jesús Rueda es azulgrana" [Jesús Rueda is blue-and-red] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  15. ^ "¡Gracias, Jesús!" [Thank you, Jesús!] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Jesús Rueda se incorpora al Nàstic" [Jesús Rueda joins Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Jesús Rueda, experiencia para el centro de la defensa" [Jesús Rueda, experience for the centre of the defense] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Jesús Rueda: Jesús Rueda Ambrosio". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d "Jesús Rueda". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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