Christian Rutjens Oliva (born 5 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Europa.

Christian Rutjens
Personal information
Full name Christian Rutjens Oliva
Date of birth (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Marbella, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Europa
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2015 Alcobendas
2015–2016 Rayo Vallecano
2016–2018 Benevento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Benevento 1 (0)
2018Recanatese (loan) 16 (0)
2019 Cesena 14 (1)
2019–2020 Recanatese 14 (2)
2020–2021 Torres 25 (0)
2021–2023 Floriana 31 (2)
2023 Foggia 11 (1)
2023 Chindia Târgoviște 1 (0)
2024 Ħamrun Spartans 10 (0)
2024– Europa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024

Career

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In 2016, Rutjens signed for Italian Serie A side Benevento, where he made one league appearance.[2] On 20 May 2018, he debuted for Benevento in a 1–0 loss to Chievo.[2] Before the second half of 2018–19, Rutjens signed for Cesena in the Italian fourth division.[3] In 2021, he signed for Maltese club Floriana.[4]

On 6 January 2023, Rutjens returned to Italy and signed with Foggia until the end of the season, with an option to renew.[5]

Honours

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Floriana

References

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  1. ^ a b Christian Rutjens at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ a b Christian Rutjens at Soccerway  
  3. ^ "Rutjens: "Come i nostri tifosi, metteremo passione ed impegno in ogni partita"". cesenamio.it.
  4. ^ "Floriana set to sign Spanish defender Rutjens". timesofmalta.com.
  5. ^ "RUTJENS È ROSSONERO" (in Italian). Foggia. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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