Ruben Loftus-Cheek is an English professional footballer who plays for Serie A Club A.C. Milan and the English national team as midfielder. As a youngster, Loftus-Cheek idolised French internationals Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry. Loftus-Cheek joined Chelsea at the age of eight. He impressed at the beginning of the 2011–12 season before picking up a hip injury, from which he recovered by the end of the season.

Early Life

Ruben Loftus-Cheek full name is Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek who was born on 23 January 1996 at Lewis ham London. He belongs to a rich family background. His father name is Trevor Loftus who is Guyanese and mother name is Juliette Cheek who is British. He is of Guyanese descent. He has two half-brother’s names as Carl and Leon Cort and they both played for Premier League.

Career

Ruben joined Chelsea at the age of eight and impressed at the beginning of the 2011-2012 season but could not play much as he had picked up the hip injury. He recovered at the end of the season and played as a substitute in 2012 FA Youth Cup Final. In 2012-2013 season he made 18 appearances for U-18 squad and nine appearances in U-21 squad. He helped Chelsea win the FA Youth Club and was regular for the U-21 as they even won the under -21 Premier League.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek made his senior debut on 10 December 2014 for the club in the UEFA Champions’ League group match. He played his first Premier League match on 31 January 2015. He was promoted into first team squad on February 3. He played for Chelsea in final of 2014-2015 UEFA Youth League in Switzerland. He made three league appearances but also he received a winner’s medal for the contribution of the season.

On 2015-2016 seasons Ruben Loftus-Cheek made his first appearance on 29 august 2015. He came as half substitute on 10 January 2016 in FA Club match in which he scored his first senior goal and they won the match by 2-0 against Scunthorpe United. He signed a five-year deal after the impressive performance on 29 February 2016. He scored his first League goal on 2 April. After the goal he continued to be in staring line up in the following two matches against Swansea City and Manchester city.

On 2016-2017 Ruben Loftus-Cheek became the striker. On 23 August 2016 he made his first appearance of the season. He scored the first goal and gave the assist to third goal in which they won on EFL Cup against Bristol Rovers.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined Premier League Club Crystal Palace on season-long loan on 12 July 2017. He made his first debut on the opening match of the season. On November 2017, he was rewarded as the senior call-up- by manager to the England’s squad for the fixtures against Germany and Brazil.

For the 2018–19 season, Loftus-Cheek was included in the Chelsea first team. On 25 October 2018, he scored a hat-trick in a Europa League home match against BATE Borisov, which ended in a 3–1 win for Chelsea. On 6 July 2019, Loftus-Cheek agreed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, running until 2024. Following his return from loan, Loftus-Cheek scored only one goal in all competitions in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace in the 2021–22 FA Cup semi-finals. On 30 June 2023, Loftus-Cheek joined Serie A club AC Milan until 30 June 2027 after 19 years as a Chelsea player.

International Career

Ruben Loftus-Cheek represented England at under-16 level in 2011 and also in U17, U19 and U21 teams. He was also called up for U21 team being named as in the provisional squad for the European Championship. He also took part in the Toulon Tournament and scored the winning goal in final against France. After the match he was awarded as the player of the tournament. He was also called up for England senior squad in November 2017. He made his debut at friendly match against Germany. He won the man of the match title.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek was included in Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup on 16 May 2018. He came as the substitute and won over Tunisia on June 18 2018 in England’s opening match.

Personal Life

Ruben Loftus-Cheek height is 6 feet 3 inch which is 1.91 meter and weighs 71 kg. His birth sign is Aquarius.  His net worth is under review.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in relationship with Ferne McCann who is an English model, television personality and presenter.