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{{short description|Guatemalan footballer}}
{{Football player infobox| playername= Carlos Ruiz
{{family name hatnote|Ruiz|Gutiérrez|lang=Spanish}}
| fullname = Carlos Humberto Ruiz
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
| nickname =
{{Infobox football biography
| image =[[Image:Carlos Ruiz poster.jpg|175px|Carlos Ruiz]]
| name = Carlos Ruiz
| dateofbirth = [[15 September]], [[1979]]
| image = Carlos Ruiz.JPG
| cityofbirth = Guatemala City
| caption = Ruiz playing for [[FC Dallas]] in 2007
| countryofbirth = [[Guatemala]]
| full_name = Carlos Humberto Ruíz Gutiérrez
| height = 5'9''
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|9|15}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=177625/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021415/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=177625/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2019|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Carlos Ruiz|website=FIFA.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
| currentclub = [[FC Dallas]]
| birth_place = [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala
| clubnumber = 20
| height = 1.75 m<ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Carlos Ruiz |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-ruiz/ |access-date=7 March 2022 |work=MLSsoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307225244/https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-ruiz/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| position = forward
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears = 1991-1995
| currentclub =
| youthclubs = CSD Municipal
| youthclubs1 = [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
| years = 1995-2002<br/>2000<br/>2002-2005<br/>2005-<br/>
| youthyears1 = 1991–1995
| clubs = CSD Municipal<br/>PAS Giannina de Grecia (loan)<br/>Los Angeles Galaxy<br/>FC Dallas
| clubs1 = [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
| caps(goals) = <br/><br/>72 (50)<br/>27 (16)<br/>
| years1 = 1995–2002
| nationalyears = 1998–
| caps1 = 143
| nationalteam = Guatemala
| goals1 = 69
| nationalcaps(goals) = 65 (33)
| years2 = 2001
| pcupdate = 24 May 2006
| clubs2 = → [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]] (loan)
| ntupdate = 31 March 2006
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2004
| clubs3 = [[LA Galaxy]]
| caps3 = 72
| goals3 = 50
| years4 = 2005–2007
| clubs4 = [[FC Dallas]]
| caps4 = 68
| goals4 = 31
| years5 = 2008
| clubs5 = [[LA Galaxy]]
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2008
| clubs6 = [[Toronto FC]]
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2009
| clubs7 = [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 10
| years8 = 2009–2010
| clubs8 = [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]]
| caps8 = 33
| goals8 = 9
| years9 = 2010–2011
| clubs9 = [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2011
| clubs10 = [[Philadelphia Union]]
| caps10 = 14
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2011–2012
| clubs11 = [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]]
| caps11 = 23
| goals11 = 10
| years12 = 2013
| clubs12 = [[D.C. United]]
| caps12 = 13
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2014–2016
| clubs13 = [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
| caps13 = 86
| goals13 = 72
| years14 = 2016
| clubs14 = [[FC Dallas]]
| caps14 = 3
| goals14 = 1
| totalcaps = 506
| totalgoals = 234
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2016
| nationalteam1 = [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]]
| nationalcaps1 = 133
| nationalgoals1 = 68
| nationalyears2 = 2000
| nationalteam2 = [[Guatemala national futsal team|Guatemala]] <small>(futsal)</small>
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
}}
'''Carlos Ruiz''' (born [[September 15]], [[1979]] in [[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]) is a football player in both [[Major League Soccer]] and the [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala national team]]. He plays for [[FC Dallas]].
 
'''Carlos Humberto Ruiz Gutiérrez''' (born 15 September 1979), initially nicknamed ''El Pescadito'' or "The Little Fish" but later became ''El Pescado'' or "The Fish" (even by Spanish-speakers), is a Guatemalan former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. A product of [[C.S.D. Municipal|CSD Municipal]]'s youth academy, Ruiz played for five MLS clubs ([[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]], [[FC Dallas]], [[Toronto FC]], [[Philadelphia Union]], and [[D.C. United]]), scoring 88 goals in 182 MLS regular-season matches and 16 goals in the post-season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-ruiz|title=Carlos Ruiz|website=Carlos Ruiz|publisher=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=1 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901013708/http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-ruiz|url-status=live}}</ref> which is the second most post-season goals in MLS history. In 2002, he was named the MLS's [[Major League Soccer MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]] of the season.
Ruiz, nicknamed ''El Pescadito'' (the little fish), joined MLS from [[CSD Municipal]], a club in his home country of Guatemala. He played for a short time in Greece at PAS Giannina and then signed with the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in January, [[2002]]. Once in MLS, Ruiz shined immediately while also developing a reputation as a diver, making his nickname ironically appropriate. In his debut season, he scored 24 goals ([[MLS Golden Boot|best in the league]]), leading the Galaxy to the [[MLS Cup]] and winning the [[MLS Most Valuable Player Award]] as well. In the playoffs, he scored eight goals and added two assists to set MLS record for playoff goals and points (18). In his second season Ruiz and the Galaxy cooled off significantly, but he nevertheless tied with [[Taylor Twellman]] for the league lead in goals with 15. He dropped off a bit again in [[2004]], scoring just 11. His playoff production went down as well, as the Galaxy were knocked out on the first hurdle each time; he tallied just two and one goal in the two postseasons respectively.
 
He was a member of the [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemalan national team]] from 1998 to 2016. He is regarded to be the greatest Guatemalan footballer of all time. He served as captain, is the player with the most caps and is the all-time top scorer of the Guatemala national team. He played in five [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] phases and in September 2016, he became the all-time top scorer in World Cup qualification with 39 goals, although his country never qualified for the tournament.
In 2005, when [[Landon Donovan]] expressed his desire to come back to MLS, the Galaxy traded Ruiz to Dallas for the #1 [[allocation (MLS)|allocation]] in the MLS picking order, so that they could acquire Donovan. Ruiz finished his year in Dallas with 11 goals and two assists. During the postseason Ruiz scored 2 goals in the second leg match against the Colorado Rapids, but FC Dallas was eliminated in penalty shots.
 
In 2019, Ruiz worked for a television channel in [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref>
On February 2006 The MLS fully bought Ruiz's contract rights from his former Club CSD Municipal and FC Dallas were able to negotiate a multi year deal. In his MLS career he has scored 61 goals in 91 regular season macthes and 13 postseason goals.
 
==Club career==
Ruiz was the focal point of the Guatemalan team in qualifying for the {{Wc|2006}}, leading the team in scoring as they made a surprising run to the final stage of the [[CONCACAF]] region. He has over 50 caps for his country.
===Early career (1995–2002)===
Ruiz, born in [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala, started his footballing career in local club San Carlos. At the age of 12, he joined the youth divisions of Club Social y Deportivo [[C.S.D. Municipal|CSD Municipal]], and at 16, he made his professional debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deguate.com/artman/publish/personajes_deportistas/carlos-el-pescado-ruiz.shtml|title=Carlos "el pescado" Ruiz.|work=deguate.com|access-date=31 August 2011|archive-date=25 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125162151/http://www.deguate.com/artman/publish/personajes_deportistas/carlos-el-pescado-ruiz.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> He became a starter for Municipal and a young star in the [[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Guatemalan league]] until 2000, when he traveled to Europe to play for a short time alongside compatriot [[Guillermo Ramírez]] at Greek club [[PAS Giannina]]. After a stint with PAS, he returned to Municipal.
 
===LA Galaxy (2002–2005)===
[[File:CarlosRuiz.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Ruiz playing for the [[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]].]]
In January 2002, Ruiz signed with the [[LA Galaxy|Los Angeles Galaxy]]. He was initially skeptical, telling ''[[The New York Times]]'', "I didn't know anything about MLS or soccer in the U.S. Everything we hear about Major League Soccer is not so good ... we hear that all the players come here to finish their careers." However, he found the level to be better than he imagined, saying: "In the beginning, I was not happy to come here. But after a couple of games and when I see the level of soccer here, I was excited to play here."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/little-fish-in-an-increasingly-competitive-pond/|title=Little Fish in an Increasingly Competitive Pond|last=Marcus|first=Maria|date=28 March 2008|publisher=The New York Times Goal Blog|access-date=12 May 2008|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802041032/https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/little-fish-in-an-increasingly-competitive-pond/|url-status=live}}</ref> Once in MLS, Ruiz shone immediately. In his debut season in 2002, Ruiz scored 24 goals (winning the [[MLS Golden Boot]]), leading the Galaxy to the [[MLS Cup]] by scoring the 2nd [[golden goal]] in MLS Cup history, a year after [[Dwayne de Rosario]] was the first to accomplish the feat in 2001. He was named the [[MLS Most Valuable Player Award|MLS Most Valuable Player]] that year. In the playoffs, he scored eight goals and added two assists, totaling 18 points and setting an MLS record for goals and points in a single postseason. Ruiz' overtime goal in extra time of [[MLS Cup 2002]] gave Galaxy the title.
 
In his second season, Ruiz cooled off significantly, but the forward still finished the season tied with [[Taylor Twellman]] for the league lead in goals with 15. He continued to statistically drop in 2004, scoring 11 goals. Ruiz had trials at English side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the 2003–04 season.
 
===FC Dallas (2005–2007)===
In 2005, when [[Landon Donovan]] expressed his desire to return to MLS, the Galaxy traded Ruiz to [[FC Dallas]] for the #1 [[allocation (MLS)|allocation]] in the MLS pecking order, so that they could acquire Donovan. Ruiz finished his first year in Dallas with 11 goals and two assists. During the postseason in the conference semifinals, Ruiz scored two goals in the second leg match against the [[Colorado Rapids]], but FC Dallas were eliminated on [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]]. In February 2006, MLS fully bought Ruiz's contract rights from his former club, [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]], and FC Dallas was able to negotiate a multi-year deal. In March 2006, a [[bicycle kick]] goal he scored against [[D.C. United]] was selected as the "Goal of the Decade" in MLS through online voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t104&player=ruiz_c&playerId=rui800920&statType=current |publisher=mlsnet.com, [[Major League Soccer]] |title=Player bio |access-date=24 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103090951/http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t104&player=ruiz_c&playerId=rui800920&statType=current |archive-date=3 November 2006}}</ref>
 
During a 2007 game against the [[Houston Dynamo]], Ruiz was involved in a controversial incident with Houston midfielder [[Ricardo Clark]]. Following a corner kick in which the two players became entangled, Clark violently kicked Ruiz in the upper body as he lay on the pitch hoping to draw a foul.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_c1FClBMo|title=Ricardo Clark kicks Carlos Ruiz|date=1 October 2007|work=YouTube|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320003820/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA_c1FClBMo|url-status=live}}</ref> Ruiz then hit Clark's back with his knee during the subsequent play, and both players were sent off, with Clark also receiving the longest suspension in league history.
 
Following the conclusion of the [[2007 MLS|2007 season]], Ruiz appeared to be unwilling to return to Dallas and to be holding out for a move back to the Galaxy. Earlier attempts to produce a trade faltered due to Ruiz being a [[grandfather clause|grandfathered]] [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]], with the Galaxy already having other players in the same situation ([[Landon Donovan]] and [[David Beckham]]). In January 2008, FC Dallas traded Ruiz to the Galaxy for an undisclosed cash allocation and the Galaxy's natural second-round pick in the following year's [[MLS SuperDraft]]. At his departure, he said, "I did everything I could to win a championship with Dallas. Unfortunately, it did not happen."<ref>{{cite news
| last = Aparicio
| first = Diego
| title = FC Dallas trades Carlos Ruiz to LA Galaxy
| publisher = The Dallas Morning News
| date = 15 January 2008
| url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/011608dnspofcdallaslede.25366ebd.html
| access-date = 11 May 2008
| archive-date = 21 January 2008
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080121083828/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/011608dnspofcdallaslede.25366ebd.html
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
 
====Return to LA Galaxy and trade to Toronto FC (2008)====
He spoke about the Galaxy to [[ESPN]] analyst Andrea Canales: "I still think the Galaxy is the best team in the U.S. They're the best organization. The Galaxy have always had famous players. They continue to be a team that people always follow," and added his personal relief to be on the Galaxy team, "I'm so glad I came to the Galaxy and not another team, because I would have felt like I was starting over."<ref>{{cite news |last=Canales |first=Andrea |date=13 March 2008 |title=The Return of Ruiz |publisher=soccer365.com |url=http://www.soccer365.com/mls/story_18308233247.php |access-date=18 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514014905/http://www.soccer365.com/mls/story_18308233247.php |archive-date=14 May 2008}}</ref> In the season opener, however, Ruiz suffered a knee injury and was unable to play for over a month.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=PA Wire Services |title=Carlos Ruiz undergoes knee surgery |date=1 April 2008 |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=146841&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 |access-date=18 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406234811/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080401&content_id=146841&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 |archive-date=6 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While Ruiz was injured, the Galaxy found unexpected striking potential in [[Edson Buddle]], and even after coming back from the injury, Ruiz was notably still left off the travel roster for a high-profile game against [[D.C. United]]. He scored his first goal of the 2008 season on 19 July in a game against [[New York Red Bulls]].
 
Ruiz was traded on 19 August 2008 to [[Toronto FC]] who in-turn released [[Laurent Robert]] to make room for Ruiz. He was expected to help solve TFC's goal scoring woes as he had scored 82 goals in MLS at that point in his career, but he managed only five first team games in Toronto, during which he scored no goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=826130|title=Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & More|work=Goal.com|access-date=20 August 2008|archive-date=10 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210231814/http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=826130|url-status=live}}</ref> He was released by Toronto in early 2009 after they signed [[Dwayne De Rosario]].
 
===Olimpia (2009)===
On 31 January 2009, Ruiz signed a contract with [[Paraguay]]an club [[Olimpia Asunción]] under the request of then-coach [[Ever Hugo Almeida]]. Ruiz and his compatriot [[Carlos Figueroa (footballer)|Carlos Figueroa]] joined the club together.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | title=Camisetas de Futbol Baratas,La etapa de Carlos Ruiz y Carlos Figueroa en el Olimpia de Parag | access-date=7 February 2023 | archive-date=7 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207042537/https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Both of the players were coached by Ever Hugo Almeida at CSD Municipal between 2001 and 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | title=Camisetas de Futbol Baratas,La etapa de Carlos Ruiz y Carlos Figueroa en el Olimpia de Parag | access-date=7 February 2023 | archive-date=7 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207042537/https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Ruiz joined Olimpia Asunción on a non-contract, but on the promise of signing a contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref> Amongst Ruiz' most remembered goals, came in a 2–0 victory in the [[Paraguayan superclasico]] against [[Cerro Porteño]] and a free kick against [[Club Atlético 3 de Febrero|3 de Febrero]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | title=Camisetas de Futbol Baratas,La etapa de Carlos Ruiz y Carlos Figueroa en el Olimpia de Parag | access-date=7 February 2023 | archive-date=7 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207042537/https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He also scored a [[Hat-trick|hat trick]] against [[Club Rubio Ñu|Rubio Ñu]] in a 5–3 victory for Olimpia. In total, Ruiz scored 10 goals in 18 appearances, becoming the team's leading goal scorer and the third leading goal scorer in the 2009 Torneo Apertura.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | title=Camisetas de Futbol Baratas,La etapa de Carlos Ruiz y Carlos Figueroa en el Olimpia de Parag | access-date=7 February 2023 | archive-date=7 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207042537/https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref> Ruiz finished with Olimpia Asunción in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | title=Camisetas de Futbol Baratas,La etapa de Carlos Ruiz y Carlos Figueroa en el Olimpia de Parag | access-date=7 February 2023 | archive-date=7 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207042537/https://www.camisetasclubes.com/shop/-ezp-39.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Ruiz departed the club before the 2009 Torneo Apertura finished.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref> The decision of leaving Olimpia was because of the circumstances and was not his, as the club experienced it's worse administrative moment.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref> Since departing Olimpia, Ruiz became friends with [[Denis Caniza]], [[Mario Jara]] and [[Juan Manuel Lucero|Juan Lucero]] and remained in contact with them.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|title = Crónica / Pescó por contrato, pero jugó por amor|date = 2 September 2019|access-date = 13 October 2021|archive-date = 3 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903034235/http://www.cronica.com.py/2019/09/02/pesco-contrato-jugo-amor/|url-status = live}}</ref>
 
===Puebla (2009–2010)===
Ruiz signed with [[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]] on 30 June 2009 under head coach [[José Luis Sánchez Solá]]. On 25 July 2009, in a game against [[Tigres UANL|Tigres]], he scored his first goal for Puebla on a penalty kick. He wore number 20, which is the same number he previously wore for LA Galaxy, FC Dallas, and the Guatemala national team.
 
===Aris FC (2010)===
Ruiz agreed to join [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris FC]] on 12 July 2010. He made his debut on 18 August 2010 in the playoff round of the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] against [[Austria Wien]], becoming the first Guatemalan footballer ever to appear in a [[UEFA]] competition match. The first leg was played in [[Thessaloniki]] with Ruiz netting on his debut to give Aris a 1–0 victory. In the second leg played in Vienna, Ruiz scored again in a 1–1 draw, giving Aris a 2–1 aggregate victory and sending them through to the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group A|group stage]], where he scored one more goal against [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]].
 
===Philadelphia Union (2011)===
After trialling with the club during the 2011 MLS pre-season, Ruiz signed with the [[Philadelphia Union]] on 22 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-sign-forward-carlos-ruiz|title=Union Sign Forward Carlos Ruiz|work=Philadelphia Union|access-date=22 February 2011|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128220920/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/02/union-sign-forward-carlos-ruiz|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 26 March he scored Philadelphia's winning goal in the home opener of the [[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011 MLS season]] against the [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]. Ruiz also scored the "MLS Goal of the Week" in Week 10 of the season with a game-winning 35 yard strike against the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/05/ruizs-wonder-goal-easily-wins-att-goal-week|title=Ruiz's wonder goal easily wins AT&T Goal of the Week|work=Philadelphia Union|access-date=5 June 2011|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172949/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/05/ruizs-wonder-goal-easily-wins-att-goal-week|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Veracruz (2011)===
On 3 August 2011, Ruíz was transferred to [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/03/ruiz-signs-multi-year-deal-mexican-side-veracruz|title=Report: Ruiz signs multi-year deal with Mexico's Veracruz|work=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=3 August 2011|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013041154/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/08/03/ruiz-signs-multi-year-deal-mexican-side-veracruz|url-status=dead}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club against [[Correcaminos UAT|Correcaminos]] during the 4th week of the [[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season|2011 Apertura]] tournament<ref>{{cite web|title=www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh53M095nO4|website=[[YouTube]]|date=21 August 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh53M095nO4|access-date=27 November 2016|archive-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407074503/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh53M095nO4|url-status=live}}</ref> and finished the year with six goals in five matches. Ruiz remained a part of the club until 2013, though he was inactive for nearly a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/team/squad?id=2569|title=Estadísticas Veracruz – ESPN Deportes|work=go.com|access-date=18 December 2011|archive-date=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503221739/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/team/squad?id=2569|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===D.C. United (2013)===
On 31 January 2013, [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]] announced that Ruiz would be rejoining the club.<ref>futbol.univision.com/centroamerica/guatemala/article/2013-02-01/el-internacional-carlos-el-pescado</ref> However, this move was cancelled after [[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]] refused to terminate Ruiz's contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbol.univision.com/mexico/article/2013-02-13/el-internacional-carlos-ruiz-ya-no-jugara-con-municipal-de-guatemala|title=El internacional Carlos 'Pescadito' Ruiz ya no jugará con el Municipal de Guatemala|work=univision.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521074447/http://futbol.univision.com/mexico/article/2013-02-13/el-internacional-carlos-ruiz-ya-no-jugara-con-municipal-de-guatemala|archive-date=21 May 2013}}</ref> On 20 February 2013, [[D.C. United|DC United]] announced that the club had signed Ruiz via the MLS allocation process to a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2013/2/20/4011424/dc-united-carlos-ruiz-transfer-allocation-pescadito|title=D.C. United signs Carlos Ruiz through the allocation process|author=Ben Bromley|work=Black And Red United|date=20 February 2013|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=7 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307171114/http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2013/2/20/4011424/dc-united-carlos-ruiz-transfer-allocation-pescadito|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 October 2013, DC United announced that they had declined the contract option on Ruiz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/10/30/dc-united-decline-contract-options-carlos-ruiz-lionard-pajoy-and-marcelo-sar|title=DC United decline contract options for Carlos Ruiz, Lionard Pajoy and Marcelo Saragosa|publisher=mlssoccer.com|date=30 October 2013|access-date=30 October 2013|archive-date=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205732/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/10/30/dc-united-decline-contract-options-carlos-ruiz-lionard-pajoy-and-marcelo-sar|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Return to Guatemala (2014)===
On 8 February 2014, [[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]] announced that Ruiz would be rejoining the club. He signed an 18-month contract that made him the highest paid footballer ever in [[Central America]].
 
=== Return to FC Dallas (2016) ===
On 15 September 2016, [[FC Dallas]] announced that they had signed Ruiz for a second stint with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2016/09/15/fc-dallas-signs-forward-carlos-ruiz|title=FC Dallas Signs Forward Carlos Ruiz|date=15 September 2016|website=FC Dallas Signs Forward Carlos Ruiz|publisher=FCDallas.com|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919134330/http://www.fcdallas.com/post/2016/09/15/fc-dallas-signs-forward-carlos-ruiz|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==International career==
Overall, Ruiz earned 133 caps and scored 68 goals for his country. He played in [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] campaigns for the [[FIFA World Cup]]s of [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]], and [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]. He played his first international match on 11 November 1998, a friendly against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], and scored his first goal against [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] at the [[1999 UNCAF Nations Cup]]. Ruiz represented Guatemala at the [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|1999 Pan American Games]]. In 2000, as the [[Guatemala national futsal team]] had begun its development, Ruiz was selected, along with other 11-a-side football players, as part of the squad that competed at the [[2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship|2000 Futsal World Championship]], hosted by Guatemala. He scored one goal in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[FIFA]] |url=https://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/archive/guatemala2000/teams/team=1883199/matches.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172304/https://www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/archive/guatemala2000/teams/team=1883199/matches.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 October 2018 |title=Guatemala |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
 
After scoring eight goals in nine matches during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualification]] campaign and already having a successful career in the MLS, Ruiz was the focal point of the Guatemalan team in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, leading the team in scoring as they reached the final stage of the [[CONCACAF]] region. However, they would not qualify for the World Cup.
 
On 14 June 2008, Ruiz broke [[Juan Carlos Plata]]'s all-time individual goal-scoring record for Guatemala by scoring four goals against [[Saint Lucia national football team|Saint Lucia]] in Guatemala's [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 World Cup qualification]] opening match. Ruiz had scored 39 goals, four more than Plata's total. Ruiz also became the first Guatemalan player to score four goals in a World Cup qualification match. On 10 September 2008, Ruiz scored two goals against [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] in Guatemala's [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|2010 World Cup qualification]] in the 3rd match of the 3rd round of qualification of the [[CONCACAF]] region. Those two goals extended his all-time individual scoring record for Guatemala to 41 goals, six more than Plata's total.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080618140159/http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2008/junio/15/244639.html Source]</ref>
 
On 9 February 2009, Ruiz announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id%3D17923 |title=La Red Deportiva 106.1 F.M. |access-date=6 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328183423/http://lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=17923 |archive-date=28 March 2010}}</ref> However, on 4 January 2011, he stated that he was returning to international football, making the [[2011 Copa Centroamericana|UNCAF 2011 championship]] to be held in Panama his first international tournament in two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/|title=Prensa Libre – Periódico líder de Guatemala|work=Prensa Libre|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-date=14 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614153003/http://www.prensalibre.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then participated in the [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug%3Dycn-8528753 |title=Carlos Ruiz will play in Gold Cup for Guatemala: A fan's reaction – MLS – Yahoo! Sports |access-date=5 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026010813/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ycn-8528753 |archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> scoring one goal against [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]] in the first round and another one against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in the quarterfinals in a 2–1 defeat.
 
On 16 October 2012, Ruiz again announced his retirement from international competition after a 3–1 loss to the United States at [[Livestrong Sporting Park]], which eliminated Guatemala from [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|2014 World Cup qualification]]. However, he would return to play for Guatemala again and became the second Guatemalan player to appear in five World Cup qualification processes ([[Juan Manuel Funes]] being the first) when he started in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round|second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification]] in their opening match against [[Bermuda national football team|Bermuda]].
 
On 6 September 2016, Ruiz scored 5 goals against [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] in his final farewell match for Guatemala. This gave him a total of 39 goals in 47 qualifying games and made him the highest goalscorer of all-time, from any country, in [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] history. Those 39 goals came against 14 different countries. They include five against each of Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
 
Ruiz is the most prolific goal-scorer in the history of the Guatemalan national team with 68 goals in 133 matches.
 
==Career statistics==
 
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup and play-offs
!colspan="2"|International
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!width="40"|Apps!!width="40"|Goals!!width="40"|Apps!!width="40"|Goals!!width="40"|Apps!!width="40"|Goals!!width="40"|Apps!!width="40"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[LA Galaxy]]
|[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
|26||24||6||8||—||—||32||32
|-
|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
|26||15||2||2||—||—||28||17
|-
|[[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]]
|20||11||3||1||—||—||23||12
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!72!!50!!11!!11!!—!!—!!83!!61
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Dallas]]
|[[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
|19||11||2||2||—||—||21||13
|-
|[[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]]
|27||13||2||2||—||—||29||15
|-
|[[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
|22||7||2||1||—||—||24||8
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!68!!31!!6!!5!!—!!—!!74!!36
|-
|LA Galaxy
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
|10||1||—||—||—||—||10||1
|-
|[[Toronto FC|Toronto]]
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
|5||0||—||—||—||—||5||0
|-
|[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
|[[2009 Paraguayan Primera División season|2009]]
|18||10||—||—||—||—||18||10
|-
|[[Puebla F.C.|Puebla]]
|[[2009–10 Mexican Primera División season|2009–10]]
|33||9||4||2||—||—||37||11
|-
|[[Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Aris]]
|[[2010–11 Superleague Greece|2010–11]]
|16||1||1||0||8||3||25||4
|-
|[[Philadelphia Union]]
|[[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011]]
|14||6||—||—||—||—||14||6
|-
|[[Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz|Veracruz]]
|[[2011–12 Liga de Ascenso season|2011–12]]
|23||10||—||—||—||—||23||10
|-
|[[D.C. United]]
|[[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]]
|13||0||1||0||—||—||14||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[C.S.D. Municipal|Municipal]]
|[[2013–14 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season|2013–14]]
|13||8||—||—||—||—||13||9
|-
|[[2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season|2014–15]]
|44||25||—||—||3||3||44||25
|-
|[[2015–16 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season|2015–16]]
|11||6||—||—||3||1||14||7
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!70!!40!!—!!—!!6!!4!!76!!44
|-
|FC Dallas
|[[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016]]
|1||1||2||0||—||—||3||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!343!!159!!23!!18!!14!!7!!396!!184
|}
 
===International===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|2746|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="16"|[[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]]
|1998||1||0
|-
|1999||13||1
|-
|2000||10||7
|-
|2001||1||2
|-
|2002||6||2
|-
|2003||9||4
|-
|2004||11||9
|-
|2005||13||8
|-
|2006||4||1
|-
|2007||7||1
|-
|2008||8||6
|-
|2011||9||4
|-
|2012||12||10
|-
|2014||6||2
|-
|2015||16||2
|-
|2016||7||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!133!!68
|}
 
:''Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ruiz goal.''
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Carlos Ruiz
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|19 March 1999}}
|[[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924)|Estadio Nacional]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[1999 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24608/Guatemala_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|17 June 2000}}
|[[Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores]], [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|8–1
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22857/Guatemala_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|{{dts|3 July 2000}}
|[[Montreal]], Canada
|{{fb|Haiti}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|style="text-align:center"|4–1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Haiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4760/Guatemala_Haiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|16 July 2000}}
|[[Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo]], [[Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez|Mazatenango]], Guatemala
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22380/Guatemala_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|22 July 2000}}
|[[Estadio Mario Camposeco]], [[Quetzaltenango]], Guatemala
|{{fb|Barbados}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Barbados|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22859/Guatemala_Barbados.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|8 October 2000}}
|[[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Waterford]], Barbados
|{{fb|Barbados}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barbados vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22860/Barbados_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|15 November 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango, Guatemala
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22814/Guatemala_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|6 January 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Miami Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], United States
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–5
|rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21352/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|2–5
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|6 January 2902}}
|[[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], Cuba
|{{fb|Cuba}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cuba vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20079/Cuba_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|31 October 2002}}
|[[Estadio Cementos Progreso]], Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20060/Guatemala_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|18 February 2003}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Estadio Rommel Fernández]], [[Panama City]], Panama
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Nicaragua}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="3"|[[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Nicaragua|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19118/Guatemala_Nicaragua.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|16 July 2003}}
|Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States
|{{fb|Colombia}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombia vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16791/Colombia_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|5 May 2004}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Haiti}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Haiti|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17973/Guatemala_Haiti.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|20 June 2004}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Suriname}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Suriname|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/696/Guatemala_Suriname.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 August 2004}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]], Canada
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/727/Canada_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|8 September 2004}}
|[[Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano]], [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honduras vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/737/Honduras_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|{{dts|13 October 2004}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/738/Guatemala_Honduras.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|{{dts|13 November 2004}}
|[[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States
|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Bolivia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17978/Guatemala_Bolivia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|21 December 2004}}
|[[Brígido Iriarte Stadium]], [[Caracas]], Venezuela
|{{fb|Venezuela}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Venezuela vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17979/Venezuela_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|17 January 2005}}
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States
|{{fb|Colombia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Colombia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17361/Guatemala_Colombia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 March 2005}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1
|rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/759/Guatemala_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|8 July 2005}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California|Carson]], United States
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|3–4
|rowspan="3"|[[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1960/Guatemala_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|style="text-align:center"|3–4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|{{dts|8 October 2005}}
|[[Estadio Alfonso Lastras]], [[San Luis Potosí (city)|San Luis Potosí]], Mexico
|{{fb|Mexico}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–5
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/772/Mexico_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|{{dts|12 October 2005}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/776/Guatemala_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|34
|{{dts|10 October 2006}}
|[[Herndon Stadium]], [[Atlanta]], United States
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honduras vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/14350/Honduras_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|35
|{{dts|12 June 2007}}
|[[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], United States
|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2048/Trinidad_Tobago_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|36
|rowspan="4"|{{dts|14 June 2008}}
|rowspan="4"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="4"|{{fb|Saint Lucia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|6–0
|rowspan="4"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Saint Lucia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2616/Guatemala_Saint_Lucia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|37
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|39
|style="text-align:center"|6–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|40
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 September 2008}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Cuba}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1
|rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Cuba|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2644/Guatemala_Cuba.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|41
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|42
|{{dts|28 March 2011}}
|Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango, Guatemala
|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Bolivia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10129/Guatemala_Bolivia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|43
|{{dts|13 June 2011}}
|[[Sports Illustrated Stadium|Red Bull Arena]], [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]], United States
|{{fb|Grenada}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|[[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Grenada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3750/Guatemala_Grenada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|44
|{{dts|18 June 2011}}
|[[MetLife Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], United States
|{{fb|Mexico}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3759/Mexico_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|45
|{{dts|11 October 2011}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Belize}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Belize|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4108/Guatemala_Belize.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|46
|{{dts|22 February 2012}}
|[[Estadio Feliciano Cáceres]], [[Luque]], Paraguay
|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paraguay vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9170/Paraguay_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|47
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 May 2012}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–3
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9167/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|48
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|49
|{{dts|1 June 2012}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9165/Guatemala_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|50
|{{dts|15 August 2012}}
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
|{{fb|Paraguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paraguay vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/9161/Paraguay_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|51
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 September 2012}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4131/Guatemala_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|52
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|53
|{{dts|11 September 2012}}
|[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium]], [[North Sound]], Antigua and Barbuda
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4132/Antigua_And_Barbuda_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|54
|{{dts|12 October 2012}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4135/Guatemala_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|55
|{{dts|16 October 2012}}
|[[Children's Mercy Park]], [[Kansas City]], United States
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4136/Usa_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|56
|{{dts|7 September 2014}}
|[[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas]], United States
|{{fb|Belize}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|[[2014 Copa Centroamericana]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Belize|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10863/Guatemala_Belize.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|57
|{{dts|13 September 2014}}
|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
|{{fb|Costa Rica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|[[2014 Copa Centroamericana#Final|1–2]]
|2014 Copa Centroamericana
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/11244/Guatemala_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|58
|{{dts|9 July 2015}}
|[[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]], United States
|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13378/Trinidad_Tobago_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|59
|{{dts|8 September 2015}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13803/Guatemala_Antigua_And_Barbuda.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|60
|{{dts|25 March 2016}}
|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/14899/Guatemala_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|61
|{{dts|28 May 2016}}
|[[Dignity Health Sports Park|StubHub Center]], Carson, United States
|{{fb|Armenia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–7
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Armenia|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15393/Guatemala_Armenia.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|62
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2 September 2016}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2
|rowspan="2"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15732/Trinidad_Tobago_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|63
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|64
|rowspan="5"|{{dts|6 September 2016}}
|rowspan="5"|Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|rowspan="5"|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="5" style="text-align:center"|9–3
|rowspan="5"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|rowspan="5"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guatemala vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/15770/Guatemala_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|65
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|66
|style="text-align:center"|4–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|67
|style="text-align:center"|6–2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|68
|style="text-align:center"|7–2
|}
 
==Honours==
'''Municipal'''
*[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala|Liga Nacional de Guatemala]]: Clausura 2000, Clausura 2002
'''Los Angeles Galaxy'''
*[[MLS Cup]]: [[MLS Cup 2002|2002]]
*[[Supporters' Shield]]: [[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
 
'''DC United'''
*[[U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2013 U.S. Open Cup|2013]]
 
'''FC Dallas'''
*[[Supporters' Shield]]: [[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016]]
 
'''Individual'''
* All-time top goalscorer of FIFA World Cup qualification (39 goals)
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Top Goalscorer: [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2005]]
* [[MLS Best XI]]: 2002
* [[MLS Goal of the Year Award]]: 2002
* [[Landon Donovan MVP Award|MLS MVP]]: 2002
* MLS Cup MVP: 2002
* MLS Golden Boot (24 goals): 2002
* MLS Golden Boot (tie) (15 goals): 2003
* [[MLS All-Star Game]] MVP: 2003
 
Ruiz is currently the 11th all-time leading goal scorer in MLS history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/alltime|title=All-Time|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-date=9 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009213142/http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/alltime|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the [http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-ruiz All-Time Leading] Goal Scorer in MLS Playoff history with 16 goals in 17 games. He was also a nominee for the [[2011 MLS All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/fan-ballot-launched-att-mls-all-star-game-0|title=News|work=Philadelphia Union|access-date=3 July 2011|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402112213/https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/06/fan-ballot-launched-att-mls-all-star-game-0|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[List of currentmen's MLSfootballers playerswith 100 or more international caps]]
* [[List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals]]
{{Persondata
* [[List of top international association football goal scorers by country|List of top international football goalscorers by country]]
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==References==
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional soccer player
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|DATE OF BIRTH=[[September 15]], [[1979]]
 
|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]
==External links==
|DATE OF DEATH=
* {{FIFA player|177625}}
|PLACE OF DEATH=
* {{MLS player|carlos-ruiz}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/chruiz-intlg.html Detail of international appearances and goals] – www.rsssf.com – by Luis Fernando Passo Alpuin, [[RSSSF]]
 
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