Kays Ruiz-Atil

Kays Ruiz-Atil (born 26 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish team Barcelona B.

Club Career

Early career

Having first played for FC Gerland and Lyon, Ruiz-Atil gained media attention in 2009 when he was recruited by Barcelona at only 7 years old.

Paris Saint-Germain

2015–2020: Youth

After the Barcelona transfer ban due to illegal signings of underage players, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2015. But this move later proved to be controversial in the 2018 Football Leaks; there, the Parisian club was accused of having made an illegal transfer, with a suspicious employment of his father Radouan. This did not however lead to any legal procedure, PSG having seemingly received the approval of international institutions.

Before these controversies, Ruiz-Atil had signed a first "aspirant" contract with PSG in June 2017, locking his presence in the PSG youth academy.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Кайс Руис-Атиль (russian)