Marcel Ruiz (footballer)

For the Puerto Rican actor, see Marcel Ruiz (actor).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Marcel Ruiz
Ruiz with Mexico in 2025
Personal information
Full name Marcel Alejandro Ruiz Suárez
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000
Place of birth Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toluca
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2017 Querétaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Querétaro 49 (6)
2020–2022 Tijuana 49 (2)
2022– Toluca 105 (10)
International career‡
2018 Mexico U20 2 (0)
2019–2021 Mexico U23 7 (0)
2023– Mexico 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2025 United States–Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2025

Marcel Alejandro Ruiz Suárez (born 26 October 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Toluca and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Querétaro

A product of the youth Querétaro team, Ruiz would make his senior debut in Liga MX on 21 July 2018 against Atlas, coming in at the 86th minute for Erbín Trejo, finishing the game in a 0–0 tie. On 22 August 2018, he would score his first goal for the team, winning the game against Club Universidad Nacional 1–0, becoming the youngest scorer of the season at the age of 17.[1] On 31 August 2018, he contributed two assists for Camilo Sanvezzo to score the first two goals against Morelia, winning 4–1.[2]

Tijuana

In June 2020, it was announced he would join Tijuana.[3]

Toluca

2022–23: Debut season

In June 2022, Ruiz joined Toluca in an exchange that saw Alexis Canelo join Tijuana.[4]

2024–25: First league title and Liga MX Best XI

Ruiz helped Toluca win the Clausura 2025 championship after defeating América in the finals with an aggregate score of 2–0, their first title in 15 years.[5]

2025–26: Transfer rumours

On 13 July, it was reported that Ipswich Town negotiated signing Ruiz for £7.4 million.[6]

International career

Youth

Ruiz was called up by Diego Ramírez to the under-20 team to participate in a training camp ahead of the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and matches against Brazil and Japan.

Ruiz was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate with the under-22 team at the 2019 Toulon Tournament,[7] where Mexico finished in third.[8] He was called up by Lozano again to participate at the 2019 Pan American Games,[9] with Mexico winning the third-place match.[10]

Senior

In March 2023, Ruiz was called up by manager Diego Cocca for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League,[11] and made his senior national team debut on 23 March 2023, in a 2–0 victory against Suriname.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Querétaro 2018–19 Liga MX 28 2 7 0 — — 35 2
2019–20 21 4 4 0 — — 25 4
Total 49 6 11 0 — — 60 6
Tijuana 2019–20 Liga MX — 1 0 — — 1 0
2020–21 23 0 — — — 23 0
2021–22 26 2 — — — 26 2
Total 49 2 1 0 — — 50 2
Toluca 2022–23 Liga MX 40 5 — — — 40 5
2023–24 33 2 — 2[a] 0 4[b] 2 39 4
2024–25 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 73 7 — 2 0 4 2 79 9
Career total 171 15 12 0 2 0 4 2 189 17
  1. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 6 July 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2023 1 0
2025 7 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Toluca

Mexico U23

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Queretaro's Marcel Ruiz, 17, becomes youngest scorer of Liga MX season". ESPN. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "El yucateco Marcel Ruiz, a la selección nacional Sub 20". Arrobadeportes.com. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ https://vivaligamx.com/2020/06/18/xolos-de-tijuana-sign-plethora-talent/
  4. ^ https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/fut-al-horno/marcel-ruiz-iria-toluca-intercambio-alexis-canelo
  5. ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/735813
  6. ^ "Marcel Ruiz:Ipswich Town negotiating $10m deal for Mexican midfielder". Eadt. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mexico clinch third place in 2019 Toulon Tournament after win on penalty kicks". Fmfstateofmind.com. 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Football Men – Mexico Team Roster" (PDF). Lima 2019. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "México rescató el Bronce en Panamericanos tras vencer a Uruguay con muchos apuros".
  11. ^ "Diego Cocca's first NT roster announced". fmfstateofmind.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ Marcel Ruiz at Soccerway
  13. ^ Marcel Ruiz at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jun 18, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  16. ^ https://www.marca.com/mx/futbol/liga-mx/2025/05/28/6836831e46163ffe138b458e.html
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