Who Is Kays Ruiz? When Will He Return After Suspension?

The Belgian football scene has had a thrilling start to the 2025/26 season, with Union Saint-Gilloise leading the Belgian Pro League table after 10 games. However, there is intense competitiveness in the Belgian Challenger Pro League, the second division of the Belgian football scene, and some drama took place in a recent match between Anderlecht under-23 and Franc Borains. The end of the highly entertaining match saw some controversy regarding the Franc Borains midfielder Kays Ruiz-Adil.

What Happened To Kays Ruiz Against Anderlecht U23?

Kays Ruiz was actually not even a starter for Franc Borains in their game against Anderlecht's U23 side. The game between the two was a highly eventful game, as Anderlecht were able to take a 3-0 lead in the first half itself! However, Franc Borains were not to be outdone just like that in their own home turf. They fought back to make it 3-3, with two of those goals coming after Kays Ruiz was brought on in the 78th minute of the game.

However, Ruiz-Adil was involved in some unnecessary controversy in the dying minutes of the game. In the added time, Ruiz lost his cool at an Anderlecht player, and he ended up getting into a violent altercation. Ruiz aggressively headbutted the Anderlecht player and was shown an immediate direct red card for his shocking actions, with the referee not tolerating his act of aggression at all. Kays Ruiz suspended due to a red card cause of his loss of anger.

Well, Kays Ruiz is now in line to face a major punishment for his moment of madness. That is because it's now being reported that the Belgian Challenger Pro League hierarchy has decided to give the 23-year-old midfielder a nine-match ban as a way of punishing him. That means Ruiz will be out for Franc Borains' next nine league games, and he will not be able to play any matches until the end of December 2025. If he is forced to serve out a nine-game ban, then the next game that the midfielder can feature in is on December 20th against Club NXT. Kays Ruiz suspension can be a trouble for his team considering his run of form.

Who Is Kays Ruiz?

Kays Ruiz is actually a product of the Barcelona youth academy, which he joined at the age of seven! He spent six years honing his quality at Barcelona before opting to move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2015. The transfer to PSG was clouded in controversy as it was reportedly deemed to be an illegal transfer, as PSG promised employment to his father as a sweetener to convince Ruiz to join them. Kays played for PSG's youth teams for five years before making his debut in the 2020/21 season. However, he only made seven appearances for PSG's youth teams before rejoining Barcelona in 2021.

Ruiz only made 11 appearances for Barcelona B in the 2021/22 season, failing to make that climb to the senior level. He was forced to join Axerre in 2022 in search of regular senior football, but failed to do so and made more appearances for their reserves than the senior team. In 2024, the ex-France under-20 international joined Francs Borains and has played with them since. He has made five appearances in the 2025/26 season, but Ruiz's silly antics in the last game mean he'll be out of action for a long time.