Fabian Ruiz Becomes Europe U-21 Player of the Year

DBasia.news –  The Spanish national team won the Europe U-21 title by beating Germany U-21 in the final. La Rojita midfielder, Fabian Ruiz, became the tournament’s Best Player.

Throughout the U-21 European Cup, Spain only swallowed one defeat which was in the early stages against the hosts, Italy. After that, Belgium, Poland, France and Germany were able to be eliminated.

On the journey, Luis de la Fuente Castillo’s squad was dependent on Fabian Ruiz in midfield. No wonder, at the end of the competition the Napoli player was chosen as the best player.

Fabian Ruiz recorded a total appearance of 284 minutes. The 23-year-old player made 14 shots, 11 tackles and 10 take-ons.

Not stopping there, the player’s brilliant record also continued with nine chances, six interceptions, two goals and two assists. One of Ruiz’s goals occurred in the top game.

Fabian Ruis followed in the footsteps of Dani Ceballos (2017), Thiago Alcantar (2013), Juan Mata (2011), Francesc Arnau (1998), and Manuel Sanchis (1986) who previously won similar awards.

Fabian Ruiz began his career at the Real Betis academy. He was loaned to Elche before heading to Naples in the 2018 summer transfer market. At that time, Il Partenopei disbursed funds of 30 million euros.

Throughout appearing in Serie A, Ruiz has played 27 matches. His individual record is five goals plus three assists. Scoring the goal is quite a lot as Ruiz is a type of midfielder who has the main task of maintaining the midfield and flowing the ball in all directions.

Now, according to Transfermarkt, Fabian Ruiz’s worth has shot up to 50 million euros. The player is still under contract until June 2023.