Career
He spent most of his career at the Italian 2nd highest division, Serie B.
Parma
Born in Aversa, Campania region, Ruopolo started his career at Emilia–Romagna side Parma Air Corps. He was then loaned to Cittadella, again in Serie C1, where he scored six goals. He returned to Parma in January 2006, and made six more Serie A appearances and 1 more at Cup for the Gialloblu. Triestina & AlbinoLeffe
In July 2006, Ruopolo was signed by Serie B club Triestina in co-ownership deal, but he failed to impress in Trieste and moved to AlbinoLeffe in January 2007 in another co-ownership deal.
He scored 8 league goals for AlbinoLeffe in his first season, and the club decided to buy him outright.
He then scored an average of 10 Serie B goals a season in the next 3 seasons for the Province of Bergamo based side. Atalanta
He signed a 3-year contract.
Atalanta Bergamo was relegated from Serie A in May 2010 and had sold numbers of players to AlbinoLeffe in previous seasons. In the 2010-2011 season, Ruopolo played 31 matches and scored 8 times for the Dea.
Padova & football scandal
In July 2011, Ruopolo was moved to Calcio Padova on free transfer.
He was banned for 16 months after plea bargain for involvement in 2011-2012 Italian football scandal. He was released by Padova in July 2012. National Side
During the "Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var" in 2003, he scored one goal against Portugal in the final.