Marcel Alejandro Ruiz
25-Year-Old
Toluca
Liga MX
OUT
Injury Knee
Est. Return 10/2/2026
Out with torn ACL
Ruiz will miss the remainder of the Clausura 2026 season and the World Cup due to a right knee ACL rupture and medial meniscus injury that will require surgery, his club announced Friday.
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Ruiz picked up the issue during the midweek CONCACAF Champions Cup match against San Diego, and it turned out to be a severe injury following medical assessment. This news means a huge blow for a player who was in the best moment of his career and was expected to be called up by the Mexican squad for the upcoming World Cup. He'll be sidelined for a long period, looking to return in the final months of 2026. His final numbers in the Clausura campaign were 17 shots, 15 chances created, 22 tackles, one goal and two assists over eight starts. Nicolas Castro could move to a holding midfield role, with Fernando Arce offering a defensive-minded alternative to cover for Ruiz's absence for the rest of the season.
Ruiz picked up the issue during the midweek CONCACAF Champions Cup match against San Diego, and it turned out to be a severe injury following medical assessment. This news means a huge blow for a player who was in the best moment of his career and was expected to be called up by the Mexican squad for the upcoming World Cup. He'll be sidelined for a long period, looking to return in the final months of 2026. His final numbers in the Clausura campaign were 17 shots, 15 chances created, 22 tackles, one goal and two assists over eight starts. Nicolas Castro could move to a holding midfield role, with Fernando Arce offering a defensive-minded alternative to cover for Ruiz's absence for the rest of the season.
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Ruiz left Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions Cup clash against San Diego with a knee issue, about which coach Antonio Mohamed said "his knee was quite stable when we got back to the locker room, so hopefully it's just a scare, we'll have to wait.", according to Claro Sports.
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Credited with assist
Ruiz assisted once to go with two shots (zero on goal), one cross (one accurate) and three chances created in Friday's 1-0 victory over Club Tijuana. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 66th minute.
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