Domestic-league season · El Paso Locomotive.
R. Ruiz is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at El Paso Locomotive, rated 24.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 565th of 790 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruiz.
Judged on this season alone, Ruiz graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 62nd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.253 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Ruiz, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 53rd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Ruiz is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.
4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 24.3, Ruiz carries the 53rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 67. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 29, Ruiz sits on 6.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ruiz's projected Rating — 24.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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