Joan Román

Joan Ángel Román Ollè (born 18 May 1993), also known as Goku,[1][2] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Polish club Wisła Kraków as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Ollé.

Goku Román
Román with Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Joan Ángel Román Ollè
Date of birth (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993
Place of birth Reus, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wisła Kraków
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2003 Santes Creus
2003–2009 Espanyol
2009–2012 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Barcelona B 70 (9)
2014 → Villarreal (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 Braga 6 (1)
2016 → Nacional (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 → Śląsk Wrocław (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019 AEL Limassol 16 (4)
2019 Miedź Legnica 12 (5)
2019–2020 Panetolikos 7 (0)
2020–2021 Miedź Legnica 45 (12)
2021–2023 Podbeskidzie 62 (22)
2023– Wisła Kraków 0 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U16 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Román began playing football with local UE Barri Santes Creus before joining the youth ranks of RCD Espanyol at the age of 10.[3] Six years later he signed for Manchester City, playing exclusively with the reserves during his spell and being called up once by the first team, in a 3–2 win against Sporting CP in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League where he remained an unused substitute.[4]

Barcelona B

On 27 June 2012, Román returned to his homeland after signing a three-year contract with FC Barcelona B.[5] He made his professional debut on 8 September away to CD Guadalajara, replacing Sergio Araujo for the final 24 minutes of the 1–0 Segunda División win.[6] In his next game, on 13 October, again off the bench, he scored his first goal to conclude a 3–0 victory over Sporting de Gijón at the Mini Estadi;[7] he made 22 appearances in his first season, also netting on 13 January 2013 in a 4–2 home defeat of Xerez CD within a minute of entering the field of play.[8]

On 31 January 2014, after adding another couple of goals[9][10] in 16 second-tier matches over the first half of 2013–14, Román was loaned to La Liga side Villarreal CF for the remainder of the campaign.[11] Eight days later he made his debut in the latter competition, playing the final 28 minutes of a 4–2 away loss to Real Madrid in place of Moi Gómez.[12] His only other appearance was on 5 April, starting in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[13]

Román returned to his parent club for 2014–15, playing 32 games en route to an eventual relegation.[14] He totalled five goals over its course, including two on 23 May in a 4–2 away defeat against UD Las Palmas where he featured only 22 minutes.[15]

Braga

After his contract expired at Barcelona, Román moved to S.C. Braga in Portugal, signing a three-year deal on 28 June 2015.[16] He made his Primeira Liga debut on the first day of the season, scoring the winner in a 2–1 home win over C.D. Nacional seven minutes after coming on.[17]

After playing only six more games in any competition, Román was loaned to Nacional alongside teammate Rodrigo Pinho on 18 January 2016, until the end of the campaign.[18] In August, he moved to Śląsk Wrocław in Poland's Ekstraklasa on the same basis, for the full campaign.[19]

Later career

Román left Braga in January 2018, joining AEL Limassol until the end of the Cypriot First Division season.[20] Just over a year later, he was back in Poland's top flight with Miedź Legnica.[21] His contract ended following their relegation, and he signed for Panetolikos F.C. of Super League Greece in July 2019.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played on 12 December 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2012–13[23] Segunda División 222——222
2013–14[23] Segunda División 162——162
2014–15[23] Segunda División 325——325
Total 709——709
Villarreal (loan) 2013–14[23] La Liga 2000—20
Braga 2015–16[24] Primeira Liga 6110—71
Nacional (loan) 2015–16[24] Primeira Liga 6020—80
Śląsk Wrocław (loan) 2016–17[24] Ekstraklasa 12110—131
AEL Limassol 2017–18[24] Cypriot First Division 11200—112
2018–19[24] Cypriot First Division 3200—32
Career total 11115400011415

    References
    1. "Goku (Joan) Roman – życie w zgodzie z pozytywną energią" [1 Liga Fame: Goku (Joan) Roman – living in harmony with positive energy] (in Polish). I liga. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
    2. "Former Man City player Joan Román has changed his name to Goku". Hypebeast. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    3. Domènech, Oriol (27 July 2012). "Reus, la cantera del Barça" [Reus, Barça's youth system]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
    4. Johnston, Neil (15 March 2012). "Man City 3–2 Sporting (agg 3–3)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    5. "Joan Àngel Román, Barça B's first signing". FC Barcelona. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
    6. Artús, José Luis (8 September 2012). "0–1: El Barça B se impone en inferioridad" [0–1: Barça B take it undermanned]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
    7. "Luis Alberto y Dongou derrumban al Sporting" [Luis Alberto and Dongou take Sporting down]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    8. Aznar, Ana (14 January 2013). "Del todo a la nada (4–2)" [From everything to nothing (4–2)]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    9. "El Barça B consigue sus primeros puntos a costa del Lugo" [Barça B get first points at the expense of Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
    10. "El Barça B se reencuentra con el triunfo en Mendizorroza" [Barça B rediscover winning ways in Mendizorroza]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
    11. Navarro, Cristina (31 January 2014). "Joan Román, cedido al Villarreal" [Joan Román, loaned to Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    12. "Real Madrid 4–2 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
    13. "Atlético Madrid 1–0 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
    14. Martínez, Ferran (31 May 2015). "Manita para confirmar el descenso del Barça B" [Fiver to confirm Barça B's relegation]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    15. "Barça B staring relegation in the face after loss to Las Palmas on Saturday". Sport. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    16. "Former Barça youngster Joan Roman joins Sporting Braga". Sport. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    17. Dorta, Nehemías (17 August 2015). "Remontada con sabor español en el Municipal de Braga" [Comeback with a Spanish flavour in the Municipal de Braga] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    18. "OFICIAL: Rodrigo Pinho, Joan Roman e Ricardo Gomes no Nacional" [OFFICIAL: Rodrigo Pinho, Joan Román and Ricardo Gomes to Nacional] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    19. Ramírez, Álvaro (31 August 2016). "El futbolista Joan Román cambia la isla de Madeira por Breslavia, en Polonia" [Footballer Joan Román swaps the island of Madeira for Wrocław, in Poland] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
    20. "Ex-Manchester City youngster once compared to David Silva heads to Cyprus". MCFC Watch. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
    21. "Miedź Legnica. Joan Roman nowym piłkarzem" [Miedź Legnica. Joan Roman new player] (in Polish). Interia. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
    22. "Joan Román probará fortuna en Grecia" [Joan Román will try his luck in Greece] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
    23. "Román: Joan Àngel Román Ollé". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
    24. "Joan Román". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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