Robert Arboleda

Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar (born 22 October 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club São Paulo and the Ecuador national team.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arboleda and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
Robert Arboleda
Arboleda with São Paulo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 São Paulo
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2009 Olmedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Olmedo 0 (0)
2011 Municipal Cañar 6 (1)
2011–2012 Grecia 38 (2)
2013–2014 LDU Loja 61 (5)
2015–2017 Universidad Católica (ECU) 51 (11)
2017– São Paulo 195 (12)
International career‡
2016– Ecuador 37 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022

Club career

São Paulo

On 21 June 2017, São Paulo signed Arboleda from Universidad Católica del Ecuador in a US$2 million transfer.[3][4]

International career

Arboleda made his debut for Ecuador on 26 May 2016 in a match against the United States.[5]

Personal life

In his childhood days, Arboleda was fan of international Brazilian players Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Juninho Pernambucano. He almost became a policeman before he decided to pursue his football career.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Municipal Cañar 2011[7] Segunda Categoría 61———10[lower-alpha 1]4165
Grecia 2011[7] Serie B 60————60
2012[7] 322————322
Total 382————382
LDU Loja 2013[7] Serie A 204—5[lower-alpha 2]0——254
2014[7] 411————411
Total 615—50——665
Universidad Católica del Ecuador 2015[7] Serie A 10—2[lower-alpha 2]0——30
2016[7] 337—2[lower-alpha 2]0——357
2017[7] 174—2[lower-alpha 2]0——194
Total 5111—60——5711
São Paulo 2017[8] Série A 233————233
2018[8] 260302[lower-alpha 2]09[lower-alpha 3]1—401
2019[8] 291102[lower-alpha 4]013[lower-alpha 3]1—452
2020[8] 211304[lower-alpha 5]111[lower-alpha 3]1—393
2021[8] 171207[lower-alpha 4]013[lower-alpha 3]3—394
2022[8] 80423[lower-alpha 4]29[lower-alpha 3]0—244
2023[8] 1301009[lower-alpha 4]13[lower-alpha 3]0—351
Total 1376232274586—24518
Career total 2932523238458610442241
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Cañar
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana

International
As of 20 June 2023[9]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201610
201761
201840
201950
202041
2021100
202230
202340
Total372
List of international goals scored by Robert Arboleda
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 February 2017Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Honduras2–13–1Friendly
217 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador Colombia1–06–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

São Paulo

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ESPNFC Profile
  3. "Clube equatoriano anuncia venda de Arboleda para o São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Arboleda assina com São Paulo até 2020; Petros é esperado na terça" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance.com.br. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. Robert Arboleda at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. Em alta no São Paulo, Arboleda quase se tornou policial e imitava Ronaldo
  7. "Arboleda Escobar Robert Abel" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. Robert Arboleda at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. Robert Arboleda at National-Football-Teams.com


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