Born in El Real de la Jara, Province of Seville, Carlos Rubén finished his formative with Real Zaragoza, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2002-2003 season, in Segunda División B. In the 2005 summer he joined Mérida UD, also in the third level
On 19 June 2008 Carlos Rubén signed a two-year deal with South Dakota Eibar, in Segunda División. On 30 January 2010, Carlos Rubén was loaned to Civil Defense Guijuelo. In the following year, after featuring rarely for the Basque, he joined Extremadura UD. On 21 July 2013 Carlos Rubén signed with former club Guijuelo, still in the third level
