Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda
Defender · Santos Laguna · №11
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Chicago Fire
Santos Laguna
Leagues Cup
|
3:1 | |
New York City FC
Santos Laguna
Leagues Cup
|
2:0 | |
Club América
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:0 | |
Santos Laguna
Atlas
Liga MX
|
0:1 | |
Monterrey
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:2 | |
Santos Laguna
Puebla
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Guadalajara Chivas
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
3:0 | |
Querétaro
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
2:2 | |
León FC
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Santos Laguna
Mazatlán FC
Liga MX
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | 2025 | 6 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | 2025 | 4 |
| Liga MX | 2026 | 3 |
| Leagues Cup | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
Carlos Gruezo joined Santos Laguna at the start of 2026, arriving from San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer. He has made more than 40 appearances for the Ecuador national team and scored once.
Gruezo spent several years at LDU Quito, one of Ecuador's most prominent clubs. He moved north to San Jose, where he built the profile that eventually brought him to Santos Laguna.
A right-footed midfielder, Gruezo now wears the number 11 shirt for his new club. His continued presence in the Ecuador squad throughout these club transitions reflects a player who has remained a consistent selection for his country regardless of where his club career has taken him.
At Santos Laguna, Gruezo joins a Mexican top-flight side as he begins the next stage of a career that has already spanned South America and North America. How he settles into Liga MX will be the next test for a midfielder whose national-team career has been the most stable thread running through his time in professional football.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Santos Laguna 16 matches
- 2025 LDU Quito 51 matches
- 2023 — 2024 San Jose Earthquakes 60 matches
- 2020 — 2023 FC Augsburg 75 matches
- 2016 — 2019 FC Dallas 114 matches
- 2016 VfB Stuttgart 2 matches
- 2012 — 2013 Barcelona SC Guayaquil 81 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Apertura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 25/26 | Santos Laguna | Liga MX Clausura | 12 | 1 | 0 | 813 |
| 22/23 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 964 |
| 22/23 | FC Augsburg | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 21/22 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 969 |
| 21/22 | FC Augsburg | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2026 | Santos Laguna | Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2025 | LDU Quito | LigaPro Serie A | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 957 |
| 2025 | LDU Quito | Copa Libertadores | 11 | 0 | 1 | 987 |
| 2025 | LDU Quito | Liga Pro Serie A Championship Round | 10 | 2 | 2 | 718 |
| 2025 | LDU Quito | Copa Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 256 |
| 2025 | LDU Quito | Supercopa Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2024 | San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 978 |
| 2024 | San Jose Earthquakes | Leagues Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 327 |
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 158 |
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | Leagues Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes | MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 2019 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 784 |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 509 |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | MLS Cup Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | FC Dallas | US Open Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| 2017 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 613 |
| 2017 | FC Dallas | US Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2016 | FC Dallas | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 240 |
| 2016 | FC Dallas | US Open Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 2016 | FC Dallas | MLS Cup Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2013 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Segunda Etapa | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 604 |
| 2013 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Primera Etapa | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 597 |
| 2013 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Copa Libertadores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 2012 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Primera Etapa | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 788 |
| 2012 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Serie A Segunda Etapa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 384 |
| 2012 | Barcelona SC Guayaquil | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 092 |
| 20/21 | FC Augsburg | DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 19/20 | FC Augsburg | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 888 |
| 19/20 | FC Augsburg | DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | FC Dallas | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | FC Dallas | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 6 | 1 | 3 | 540 |
| 15/16 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
Transfers
- 25/26 SJ Earthquakes Santos Laguna
- 25/26 LDU Quito SJ Earthquakes
- 24/25 SJ Earthquakes LDU Quito
- 22/23 Augsburg SJ Earthquakes €2.70M
- 19/20 FC Dallas Augsburg €5.50M
- 15/16 Stuttgart FC Dallas €1.50M
- 13/14 Barcelona SC Stuttgart €1.00M
- 11/12 Independiente Barcelona SC
- 11/12 Independiente B Independiente
- 10/11 IDV U20 Independiente B
- 09/10 LDU Quito U20 IDV U20
