Rubén Palazuelos
Palazuelos in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rubén Palazuelos García | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Avilés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Racing B | 52 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Lanzarote | 20 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Palencia | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Gimnástica | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Aris (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Hearts | 114 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Alavés | 16 | (3) |
| 2012 | Botev Plovdiv | 14 | (0) |
| 2013 | Honka | 30 | (3) |
| 2014 | Yeovil Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ermis | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ross County | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Guijuelo | 27 | (2) |
| 2016– | Avilés | 2 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 29 August 2016 (UTC). |
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Rubén Palazuelos García (born 11 April 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Avilés as a defensive midfielder.
After only playing lower league football in his country, he spent most of his career in Scotland, mainly with Hearts for which he appeared in 125 competitive games.
Born in Santander, Palazuelos began his career with hometown club Racing de Santander, but never made it past the reserves. Released in 2004, he spent his first professional seasons in Segunda División B with UD Lanzarote and CF Palencia, before moving to Gimnástica de Torrelavega in 2006 (also in that level).
However, Palazuelos did not represent the Cantabrian neighbours in one single official game, and joined Greek side Aris Thessaloniki F.C. on loan for the 2006–07 campaign. In the following summer, on 31 July, he signed for Heart of Midlothian after a protracted process, as the player reportedly paid for his release from his Gimnástica contract.
Palazuelos made his debut for his new team in the 1–1 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on 12 August 2007, and scored his first goal on 29 December of that year against Falkirk, but in a 1–2 away loss. He added another two in 2008–09, against Motherwell in a 2–1 home win and at Rangers in which he netted the final 2–2 equaliser.
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