C. Gruezo · career
Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda
Defensive · Santos Laguna · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 125 appearances, 1 goals and 2 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at FC Augsburg — Season rating 24, 0 goals and 0 assists in 28 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 12 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 6 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Santos Laguna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | Santos Laguna | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | LDU de Quito | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | San Jose Earthquakes | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 |
| 2022/23 | FC Augsburg | 13 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | FC Augsburg | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | FC Augsburg | 28 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24 |
| 2019/20 | FC Augsburg | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | FC Dallas | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FC Dallas | 32 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | FC Dallas | 31 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | FC Dallas | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Barcelona SC | 38 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Barcelona SC | 39 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Independiente del Valle | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 7 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Copa America | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 16 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Copa America | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Copa America | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Copa America | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015/16 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | World Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014/15 | Friendlies | 6 | 0 | |
| Ecuador U20 | 2013/14 | CONMEBOL U20 | 9 | 0 |
| Ecuador U17 | 2011/12 | FIFA U17 World Cup | 4 | 1 |
| 2011/12 | CONMEBOL U17 | 9 | 0 |
Honours
Liga Pro×2Mobile Mini Sun Cup×2Supercopa de Ecuador×2US Open Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Ecuador | 7 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Liga MX | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
4 played2 unused sub11 not in squad· 251 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at LDU de Quito, LDU de Quito — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Annapolis Blues | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A NY Cosmos | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H America de Cali | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Liga MX | A Monterrey | 2-3 | Played | 82 | 6.7 | ||
| Jul 26 | Liga MX | H Atlas | 0-1 | Played | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 2 | Liga MX | A Club America | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 6 | Leagues Cup | A New York City FC | 0-2 | Played | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 10 | Leagues Cup | A Chicago Fire | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 13 | Leagues Cup | A Philadelphia Union | 2-0 | Played | 25 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 17 | Liga MX | H Guadalajara Chivas | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Liga MX | A Puebla | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Liga MX | H Tigres UANL | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | Liga MX | A Cruz Azul | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 14 | Liga MX | H FC Juarez | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Liga MX | A Toluca | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Liga MX | H CF Pachuca | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | Liga MX | A Atletico San Luis | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |