Full name Rubén Duarte Sánchez Playing position Weight 68 kg | Number 3 Height 1.72 m | |
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Date of birth (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 21) Similar Javi López, Víctor Sánchez, Salva Sevilla, Óscar Duarte, Víctor Álvarez Profiles | ||
Rubén Duarte Sánchez (born 18 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a central defender.
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Club career
Born in Almería, Andalusia, Duarte joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2009, aged 13, after spells at Los Molinos CF and Polideportivo Ejido. In 2012 he was linked to Manchester City, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 7 January 2015, Duarte made his first-team debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Valencia CF for the season's Copa del Rey. His maiden La Liga appearance occurred on 8 February, against the same opponent and with the same scoreline, but at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat.
On 11 June 2015, Duarte renewed his contract with the Catalans, signing until 2019 and being definitely promoted to the main squad.
International career
After playing for Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, Duarte was first called to the full side on 26 May 2015 for a friendly with Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus.
