Ruben Kluivert

Ruben Kluivert
Kluivert with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ruben Caine Kluivert[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lyon
Number 21
Youth career
–2018 AFC
2018–2020 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Jong Utrecht 52 (2)
2022–2023 Utrecht 14 (0)
2023–2024 Dordrecht 20 (0)
2024–2025 Casa Pia 21 (1)
2025– Lyon 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Ruben Caine Kluivert (born 21 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Career

Born in Amsterdam, Kluivert began playing as a youth for local club Amsterdamsche FC before moving to FC Utrecht, where he made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie. He made his first-team debut on 11 May 2022 in the Eredivisie as an added-time substitute for Willem Janssen in a 2–2 home draw with AZ Alkmaar.[2]

On 1 September 2023, Kluivert signed a two-year contract with Dordrecht.[3] In late June 2024, he joined Primeira Liga side Casa Pia.[4] On 25 October, he netted his only goal in a 1–0 win over Nacional.[5]

On 25 July 2025, Kluivert joined Ligue 1 side Lyon for a fee of €3.78 million and signed a contract until June 2030.[6] Later that year, on 2 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over RB Salzburg in the Europa League.[7]

Personal life

Kluivert hails from a footballing family. His grandfather Kenneth played for Surinamese team Robinhood and moved to the Netherlands in 1970. His father, Patrick, played for European clubs including Ajax and Barcelona, and was a long-time Dutch international.[8] His older brother Justin is also a professional footballer for AFC Bournemouth and the Netherlands.[9] He has two younger brothers, Quincy and Shane, who play for Zeeburgia and Barcelona U18 respectively.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2 0 2 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 21 1 21 1
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 16 1 16 1
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 13 0 13 0
Total 52 2 52 2
Utrecht 2021–22 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 14 0 1 0 15 0
Dordrecht 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 20 0 0 0 2[b] 0 22 0
Casa Pia 2024–25 Primeira Liga 21 1 3 0 24 1
Lyon 2025–26 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 4[c] 1 10 1
Career total 115 3 2 0 4 1 2 0 123 4
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-off
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Ruben Caine Kluivert". ligue1.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Liveblog: Douvikas maakt in extremis gelijk voor FC Utrecht tegen AZ" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ "FC Dordrecht versterkt zich met Ruben Kluivert" [FC Dordrecht strengthens itself with Ruben Kluivert] (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ Mário Rui Ventura (27 June 2024). "Confirmado: Filho de Patrick Kluivert vai ser reforço do Casa Pia | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ "Casa Pia 1–0 C.D. Nacional". ESPN. 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Arrivée de Ruben Kluivert à l'OL jusqu'en 2030" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ Pickering, Andrew (3 October 2025). "Satriano and Kluivert lead Lyon past RB Salzburg". Tribal Football.
  8. ^ "Patrick Kluivert: Former Barcelona striker rejoins club as academy director". BBC Sport. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ Hendrix, Hale (20 July 2024). "Who is Justin Kluivert? The Legacy of Patrick Kluivert's Son". Football Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. ^ Ruben Kluivert at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.