Ruth Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Ruth Álvarez Bela
Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000[1]
Place of birth Palma de Mallorca, Spain[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Madrid CFF
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2012 Ferriolense
2012–2013 Collerense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Atlético Collerense[3] 18 (10[4])
2014–2015 Collerense C 2 (2)
2014–2016 Collerense B
2015–2019 Collerense 28+ (1+[5])
2019–2022 Eibar 67 (1)
2022– Madrid CFF 7 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2022

Ruth Álvarez Bela (born 5 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga F club Madrid CFF.

Early life

Álvarez was born in Palma de Mallorca to a Spanish father and an Equatorial Guinean Bubi mother.

Club career

Álvarez is the youngest player to appear in Primera División, when she debuted for Collerense aged 15 years and 100 days at the 2015–16 Primera División.[6]

International career

Álvarez is not capped for Spain, but has represented the Balearic Islands women's autonomous football team at under-12, under-16 and under-18 levels. She has also appeared with the Majorca women's local football team at under-13, under-16 and under-18 levels.[6]

In January 2016, Álvarez has had a met with members of the then technical staff of the Equatorial Guinea national football team.[6]

On 29 November 2021, Álvarez played for Spain at under-23 level. She remains eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.

Personal life

Álvarez has been in a relationship with Japanese footballer Tomo Matsukawa, who was her teammate at Eibar.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ruth Álvarez". La Liga. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ruth Alvarez". SD Eibar (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Convocatoria Preselección Femenina sub-16; miércoles 04/12/2013" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Estadística de Jugador" (in Spanish). FFIB. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "U.D. Collerense Femenino" (in Spanish). lapreferente.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Legionarias: Ruth" (in Spanish). Fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial. 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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