Rubio Rubin

Charleston Battery On 24 April 2025, Rubin joined USL Championship side Charleston Battery.

On 12 July 2025, Rubin scored his first goal for Charleston with a header in the 68th minute against New Mexico United in Isotopes Park. It proved the winning goal with the game ending 2–1, which brought Charleston to the top of the USL.

El Paso Locomotive FC On 30 December 2025, El Paso Locomotive announced they had signed Rubin to a contract ahead of the 2026 USL Championship season.

International career

United States A former United States under-17 player, Rubin in 2012 was named U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year.

Rubin was eligible to play for Guatemala, Mexico, or the United States. He joined the United States team for the match against the Czech Republic on 3 September 2014. He earned his first cap when he started on 14 November 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Colombia, narrowly failing to score a header in the second half and attracting praise from manager Jürgen Klinsmann.

Guatemala Following a one-time switch earlier in the year, Rubin made his debut for Guatemala in a 2–0 Nations League defeat to French Guiana on 2 June 2022.

2023–present: Gold Cup heroics In June 2023, Rubin was named to Guatemala's squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. During Guatemala's opening match against Cuba on 28 June 2023, he was fouled and injured in the opening ten minutes in which he was replaced by Guatemala teammate Darwin Lom. He remained in Guatemala's roster and was an unused substitute in Guatemala's second group match, a scoreless draw, against Canada on 1 July.

On 4 July 2023, Rubin returned to Guatemala's starting 11 in the Gold Cup during Group D's third and final group match against Guadeloupe. He scored 2 goals, helping Guatemala secure a 3–2 victory against Guadeloupe and helping the team top the group and move onto the quarterfinals. Guatemala lost 0–1 to Jamaica in the quarterfinals.

In the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Rubin scored in the last group-stage game to help Guatemala defeat Guadeloupe 3–2 and finish second in the group, advancing them to the knockouts. In the quarterfinal against Canada, Rubin equalized for his side in the 69th minute with a header from a cross by Oscar Santis. Guatemala ended up defeating Canada in penalty kicks, a result which was widely considered an upset. Rubin became Guatemala's all-time top scorer in the Gold Cup, with four goals (two in this tournament and two in 2023). Guatemala was eliminated in a 2–1 loss against the United States in the semi-finals.

Personal life Rubin was born to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother.

Career statistics International

International goals

Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rubin goal.

A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands

29 June 2025 U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, United States

(6–5 p) 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours Individual MLS Goal of the Year: 2021