Waldo Rubio

Waldo Rubio
	Rubio with Valladolid in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Waldo Rubio Marín
Date of birth	17 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Badajoz, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Tenerife
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2013	Flecha Negra
2013–2014	Recreativo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Recreativo B
2015–2017	Recreativo
2017–2018	Córdoba B
2018	Córdoba
2018–2019	Valladolid B
2019–2022	Valladolid
2021–2022	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)
2022–	Tenerife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Waldo Rubio Marín (born 17 August 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for CD Tenerife.

Club career[edit]

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Rubio joined Recreativo de Huelva's youth setup in May 2013, from CP Flecha Negra.^[1] On 2 March of the following year he made his senior debut with the reserves, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Tercera División home loss against Conil CF.

Rubio made his first-team debut on 25 October 2015, playing the last 27 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against FC Cartagena in the Segunda División B. He quickly established himself in the main squad, and scored his first goal the following 28 February in a 2–2 home draw against Real Jaén.

On 11 July 2017, free agent Rubio signed for Córdoba CF and was immediately assigned to the B-team also in the third division.^[2] He made his professional debut on 14 January of the following year, replacing Miguel Loureiro in a 0–2 away loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.^[3]

On 27 July 2018 Rubio moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid B still in the third division.^[4] The following 12 March, he extended his contract until 2022,^[5] and late in the month, he replaced injured Pablo Hervías in the main squad.^[6]

Rubio made his La Liga debut on 4 April 2019, starting in a 0–1 loss at CD Leganés.^[7] He scored his first goal in the category on 5 May, netting the game's only in a home success over Athletic Bilbao.

On 2 July 2021, Rubio signed a one-year loan deal with Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge with an option to buy.^[8] The following 27 January, his loan was cut short after he suffered a quadriceps injury.^[9]

On 19 August 2022, Rubio signed a two-year contract with CD Tenerife in the second tier.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "El Recre ficha a Waldo Rubio para el juvenil" [Recre sign Waldo Rubio for the juvenil] (in Spanish). Recre.org. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "Waldo Rubio ficha por el Córdoba B" [Waldo Rubio signs for Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Cordobesismo. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "Un gran Álvaro García tiñe de amarillo el derbi del Carranza" [A great Álvaro García paints yellow the Carranza derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "Waldo potencia la banda derecha del Promesas" [Waldo bolsters the right wing of Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Waldo amplía contrato hasta 2022" [Waldo extends contract with Valladolid until 2022] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "Waldo ocupa el lugar de Hervías en el primer equipo" [Waldo takes Hervías' place in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "El Valladolid se lleva un cabezazo" [Valladolid take it in the head] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "Waldo Rubio joins Cercle Brugge | News | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. 2 July 2021.
^ "Waldo, de vuelta a Valladolid" [Waldo, back at Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
^ "Waldo Rubio, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Waldo Rubio, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links[edit]

Waldo Rubio at BDFutbol
Waldo Rubio at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Waldo Rubio at Soccerway

[1] "El Recre ficha a Waldo Rubio para el juvenil" [Recre sign Waldo Rubio for the juvenil] (in Spanish). Recre.org. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[2] "Waldo Rubio ficha por el Córdoba B" [Waldo Rubio signs for Córdoba B] (in Spanish). Cordobesismo. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] "Un gran Álvaro García tiñe de amarillo el derbi del Carranza" [A great Álvaro García paints yellow the Carranza derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[4] "Waldo potencia la banda derecha del Promesas" [Waldo bolsters the right wing of Promesas] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[5] "Waldo amplía contrato hasta 2022" [Waldo extends contract with Valladolid until 2022] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[6] "Waldo ocupa el lugar de Hervías en el primer equipo" [Waldo takes Hervías' place in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[7] "El Valladolid se lleva un cabezazo" [Valladolid take it in the head] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[8] "Waldo Rubio joins Cercle Brugge | News | Cercle Brugge KSV". cerclebrugge.be. 2 July 2021.

[9] "Waldo, de vuelta a Valladolid" [Waldo, back at Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[10] "Waldo Rubio, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Waldo Rubio, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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