Rubén Peña

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Rubén Peña
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Peña with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rubén Peña Jiménez
Date of birth (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Ávila, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 20
Youth career
Ávila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Ávila 64 (20)
2012–2013 Valladolid B 22 (1)
2012–2013 Valladolid 4 (0)
2013–2014 Guijuelo 33 (4)
2014–2016 Leganés 60 (9)
2016–2019 Eibar 87 (3)
2019– Villarreal 51 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Rubén Peña Jiménez (born 18 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal as either a right-back or right winger.

Club career[]

Born in Ávila, Castile and León, Peña made his senior debut with local Real Ávila CF in Tercera División. In the summer of 2012 he signed for Real Valladolid, being initially assigned to the reserves in the same level.[1][2]

Peña appeared in his first official game with the first team on 1 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (3–1 aggregate loss).[3] He made his La Liga debut ten days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF.[4]

On 13 August 2013, Peña joined CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.[5] On 10 July of the following year he moved to CD Leganés, newly promoted to the second tier.[6]

On 16 June 2016, after being an important figure in Lega's first-ever promotion to the top flight, Peña signed a three-year deal with fellow league club SD Eibar.[7] He finished his first season with 28 appearances and one goal, helping to a tenth-place finish.[8]

Peña was converted into a right back by manager José Luis Mendilibar during 2017–18. He became a regular starter in that position the following campaign, after the departure of Ander Capa.[9]

On 4 July 2019, Peña joined Villarreal CF on a five-year contract.[10] He made his competitive debut on 17 August, starting and scoring an own goal in a 4–4 home draw against Granada CF.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 15 December 2021[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valladolid 2012–13 La Liga 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
Guijuelo 2013–14 Segunda División B 33 4 0 0 — 2[a] 0 35 4
Leganés 2014–15 Segunda División 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
2015–16 Segunda División 30 8 4 1 — — 34 9
Total 60 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 65 10
Eibar 2016–17 La Liga 28 1 6 1 — — 34 2
2017–18 La Liga 28 1 2 0 — — 30 1
2018–19 La Liga 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
Total 87 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 96 4
Villarreal 2019–20 La Liga 26 2 4 0 — — 30 2
2020–21 La Liga 19 1 3 0 8[b] 0 — 30 1
2021–22 La Liga 6 0 2 0 2[c] 0 0 0 10 1
Total 51 3 9 0 10 0 0 0 70 3
Career total 235 19 25 2 10 0 2 0 272 21
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

Villarreal

References[]

  1. ^ "Rubén Peña, un centenario de Primera" [Rubén Peña, one hundred Primera appearances] (in Spanish). Diario de Ávila. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Asenjo y Rubén Peña vuelven al lugar donde se estrenaron en Primera" [Asenjo and Rubén Peña return to place where they made their debut in Primera] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ El Valladolid mantiene su renta pese a estar media hora con diez (Valladolid stay atop in spite of playing half an hour with ten); Diario AS, 1 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Valencia end away-day blues; ESPN FC, 11 November 2012
  5. ^ Rubén Peña se suma al nuevo proyecto del CD Guijuelo (Rubén Peña added to the new project of CD Guijuelo); Tribuna de Salamanca, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Rubén Peña, polivalencia en la banda derecha con pasado en Primera (Rubén Peña, right wing versatility with a past in Primera); CD Leganés, 10 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Rubén Peña será jugador de SD Eibar hasta 2019 (Rubén Peña will be a SD Eibar player until 2019); SD Eibar, 16 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Rubén Peña busca mayor protagonismo (Rubén Peña in search of bigger protagonism); Mundo Deportivo, 8 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Rubén Peña, ¿el sucesor de Capa?" [Rubén Peña, the successor of Capa?] (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Rubén Peña, nuevo jugador del Villarreal CF" [Rubén Peña, new player of Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ Rubén Peña at BDFutbol
  13. ^ Rubén Peña at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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