Rubio Rubin Continues Hot Start With First Half Goal Against FC Dallas
May 22, 2021, 6:39 PM
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake forward Rubio Rubin continued his hot streak to start the season with a first half goal against FC Dallas on the road.
In a rainy stadium in the Lonestar state, Rubio Rubin scored his fourth goal of the season for RSL and gave them a 1-0 lead.
In the 20th minute, Rubin received the ball while inside the 18-yard box with a defender on his back. He spun to his right and fired with his left foot and the ball found the back of the net from the far post.
.@RubioRubin doing what he does best 👀#RSL | #DALvRSL pic.twitter.com/hm2POVSwNG
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) May 23, 2021
Through the first three games of the season, Rubin had three goals. He didn’t score in their 0-0 draw with Nashville SC before getting a goal on the road in Dallas.
Rubin signed with RSL on January 7, 2021 after spending the 2020 season with the San Diego Loyal of the United Soccer League. He started his professional career in 2014 in the Netherlands with FC Utrecht. Then he went to Norway to play for Stabaek in 2017. Rubin then went to Mexico to play for Tijuana in 2018 and Dorados in 2019.
Rubin also has international experience playing for the United States U-17s from 2011-13 and was in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the U.S.
Real Salt Lake will return home on Saturday, May 29 to face Minnesota United FC. First kick is at 7:30 p.m. MDT and will be streamed on KSLSports.com or the KSL TV app.