Rubén Peña

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Rubén Peña
Peña with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Rubén Peña Jiménez
Date of birth (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991
Place of birth Ávila, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing 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 35 (4)
2014–2016 Leganés 60 (9)
2016–2019 Eibar 87 (3)
2019– Villarreal 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020

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.

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 for the season's Copa del Rey (1–3 aggregate loss).[1] He made his La Liga debut ten days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw to Valencia CF.[2]

On 13 August 2013, Peña joined CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.[3] On 10 July of the following year he moved to CD Leganés, newly promoted to the second tier.[4]

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.[5] He finished his first season with 28 appearances and one goal, helping to a tenth-place finish.[6]

During 2017–18, Peña was converted into a right back by manager José Luis Mendilibar. He became a regular starter in that position the following campaign, after the departure of Ander Capa.[7]

On 4 July 2019, Peña joined Villarreal CF on a five-year contract.[8] He made his competitive debut on 17 August, starting and scoring an own goal in a 4–4 home draw against Granada CF.[9]

References
  1. 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)
  2. Valencia end away-day blues; ESPN FC, 11 November 2012
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. Rubén Peña busca mayor protagonismo (Rubén Peña in search of bigger protagonism); Mundo Deportivo, 8 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. "Rubén Peña, ¿el sucesor de Capa?" [Rubén Peña, the successor of Capa?] (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. "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.
  9. "Villarreal and Granada draw in eight-goal thriller". Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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