*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 (UTC)
Rubio Yovani Méndez Rubín (born 1 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, he plays for the Guatemala national team.
Club career
Youth
Rubin attended Whitford Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon. He started his youth career at Westside Metros and played at Beaverton High School.
Senior
Rubin signed a four-year deal with FC Utrecht upon turning eighteen in March 2014.[3] Rubin started, played the full 90 minutes and recorded an assist in his professional debut for Utrecht on 17 August 2014, in a 2–1 victory over Willem II.[4]
He won the Beloften Eredivisie in 2015–16 with Jong FC Utrecht.
Rubin signed with Silkeborg IF of the Danish Superliga in January 2017[5] after being released from FC Utrecht.
After his departure from Silkeborg, Rubin signed with Stabæk for the remainder of the 2017 season.[6]
Rubin was eligible to play for Guatemala, Mexico, or the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on 3 September 2014.[12]
He earned his first cap when he started on 14 November 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.[13]
In June 2023, Rubin was named to Guatemala's squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16] During Guatemala's opening match against Cuba on June 28, 2023, he was fouled and injured in the opening ten minutes in which he was replaced by Guatemala teammate Darwin Lom.[17] He remained in Guatemala's roster and was an unused substitute in Guatemala's second group match against Canada on July 1.[18]
On July 4, 2023, Rubin returned to Guatemala's starting 11 in the Gold Cup during Group D's third and final group match against Guadeloupe. He scored 2 goals helping Guatemala secure a 3–2 victory against Guadeloupe helping the team top the group and move onto the Quarter-Finals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[19]