Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ripa and the second or maternal family name is
Cruz .
Adrián Ripa
Full name
Adrián Ripa Cruz Date of birth
(1985-08-12 ) 12 August 1985 (age 39) [ 1] Place of birth
Épila , Spain Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Left-back
SMD Épila 1995–2004
Zaragoza Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2004–2008
Zaragoza B
69
(14) 2007–2008
→ Huesca (loan)
33
(2) 2008–2009
Huesca
31
(0) 2009–2010
Orihuela
18
(0) 2010–2011
Elche
42
(0) 2011–2019
Numancia
138
(0) 2020–2022
Tarazona
25
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
Adrián Ripa Cruz (born 12 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back .
He played 211 matches in Segunda División over 11 seasons (no goals), with Huesca , Elche and Numancia .
Club career
Born in Épila , Province of Zaragoza , Aragon , Ripa started his career with Real Zaragoza 's reserves .[ 2] He scored 11 Tercera División goals in the 2006–07 season , but they could not achieve promotion in the playoffs in spite of finishing the regular season in first position.
In 2007, Ripa signed with Segunda División B club SD Huesca on loan. He won promotion in his first year,[ 3] then made his professional debut in Segunda División on 7 September 2008 by coming on as a late substitute in the 1–1 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona .[ 4]
Ripa started the 2009–10 campaign back in the third level, with Orihuela CF . During the winter transfer window , however, he returned to the division above after Elche CF paid his € 30.000 buyout clause .[ 5] He played 25 matches in 2010–11 , helping his team to the fourth position in the standings and the subsequent playoffs .[ 6]
On 20 June 2011, Ripa signed a two-year deal at CD Numancia as a free agent .[ 7] He made 11 second-tier appearances in his first season , as understudy to Nano .[ 8]
Ripa left the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos in June 2019, as the 34-year-old's contract expired.[ 9] [ 10] He then returned to his native region, joining amateurs SD Tarazona .[ 11] [ 12]
Career statistics
As of match played 22 May 2021 [ 13]
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