*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019
Rubén del Campo Ferreira (born 22 February 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Early life
Del Campo played youth football with Saint-Léonard, Schoenberg, Guin and Young Boys.[1]
In 2018, he joined the Atlético Madrid youth system,[2] having agreed to join in the summer of 2017, however, a FIFA sanction on Atlético prevented him from joining until January 2018.[3][4] With Atlético, he played in the UEFA Youth League.[5]
In January 2020, del Campo joined Portuguese club Famalicão in the Primeira Liga.[6][7] Upon his arrival, it was announced he would begin his time at the club with the U23 team.[8] At the end of January 2021, he went on loan with Numancia in the Spanish third tier Segunda División B,[9][10][11] where he scored three goals in twelve matches.[12] In August 2021, he announced his departure from Familiacão.[13] He subsequently joined Melilla in the Spanish fourth tier Segunda División RFEF on loan until the end of his contract.[14] On 30 January 2022, he scored a hat trick against Marchamalo.[15] He finished as the team's top scorer that season with ten goals.[16]
In July 2022, he signed with San Fernando CD in the third tier Primera Federación.[17][18] On June 14, 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.[19][20] In May, he tied a league record by scoring in five consecutive matches, and earned the league's Player of the Month honour for May.[21][22]
In late June 2023, he signed with Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League through the end of the 2024 season.[23][24] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 April 2024, in a victory over the HFX Wanderers.[25] In the 2024 season, he scored goals in five consecutive matches from the third to seventh matchdays.[26] At the end of the 2024 season, he departed the club.[27]
International career
Born in Switzerland, del Campo also has Spanish citizenship and is eligible to represent both national teams.[28]