Rubén Peña Jiménez (born 18 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Segunda División club Leganés.
He made 217 La Liga appearances for Valladolid, Eibar, Villarreal and Osasuna, winning the Europa League with the third of those clubs in 2021.
Career Early career Born in Ávila, Castile and León, Peña made his senior debut with local club Real Ávila CF in the Tercera División. In the summer of 2012 he signed for Real Valladolid, being initially assigned to the reserves in the same level.
Peña appeared in his first official game with the first team on 1 November 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (3–1 aggregate loss). He made his La Liga debut ten days later, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw with Valencia CF.
On 13 August 2013, Peña joined CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B. On 10 July of the following year he moved to CD Leganés, newly promoted to the Segunda División.
Eibar On 16 June 2016, having been an important figure in Lega's first-ever promotion to the top flight, Peña signed a three-year deal with SD Eibar in the same league. He finished his first season with 28 appearances and one goal, helping to a tenth-place finish.
Peña was converted into a right-back by manager José Luis Mendilibar during 2017–18. He became a regular starter in that position the following campaign, after the departure of Ander Capa.
Villarreal On 4 July 2019, Peña joined Villarreal CF on a five-year contract. He made his competitive debut on 17 August, starting and scoring an own goal in a 4–4 home draw against Granada CF. His first goal in the correct net came on 2 February 2020 in a 3–1 victory over CA Osasuna also at the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Peña struggled for game time after the signing of Juan Foyth in 2020, and was an unused substitute as the team won the 2021 UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United. He was put up for sale, and was due to be loaned to Deportivo Alavés at the start of 2022, but it was called off when he injured his collarbone in a cup game at Atlético Sanluqueño CF.
Osasuna On 17 June 2022, with Foyth, Mario Gaspar and Serge Aurier ahead of him at right-back, Peña reached an agreement to terminate his Villarreal contract three years early. On the same day, he signed for Osasuna until 2025.
Leganés return On 12 June 2025, Peña returned to Leganés after nine years, signing a two-year deal.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValladolid2012–13La Liga4020——60Guijuelo2013–14Segunda División B33400—20354Leganés2014–15Segunda División30110——3112015–16Segunda División30841——349Total6075100006510Eibar2016–17La Liga28161——3422017–18La Liga28120——3012018–19La Liga31110——321Total873910000964Villarreal2019–20La Liga26240——3022020–21La Liga1913080—3012021–22La Liga70202000111Total5239010000713Career total236192521002027321
Honours Villarreal UEFA Europa League: 2020–21
Osasuna Copa del Rey: runner-up 2022–23
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