Robert Ibáñez

Roberto "Rober" Ibáñez Castro (born 22 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Levante UD.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibáñez and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Robert Ibáñez
Personal information
Full name Roberto Ibáñez Castro
Date of birth (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Levante
Number 19
Youth career
2000–2012 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Valencia B 73 (10)
2014–2017 Valencia 4 (0)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 35 (4)
2016–2017 → Leganés (loan) 5 (2)
2018–2019 Getafe 7 (0)
2018 → Osasuna (loan) 17 (2)
2019 → Osasuna (loan) 13 (2)
2019–2022 Osasuna 18 (1)
2020–2021 → Leganés (loan) 24 (3)
2022 → Leganés (loan) 16 (1)
2022– Levante 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Rober joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2000, aged seven. He made his senior debuts for the reserves in the 2010–11 season in Tercera División, and subsequently appeared regularly with the side in Segunda División B.[2]

In the 2014 summer, Rober was called up to the main squad by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo, also taking part of the club's Emirates Cup winning campaign.[3] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home win against Málaga CF.[4]

On 16 January 2015, Rober was loaned to fellow league team Granada CF, until June.[5] On 25 January 2015, he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6]

On 13 July 2015, Rober returned to the Andalusians, in a season-long loan deal.[7] He would only appear in 18 matches during the campaign (seven starts), as his side avoided relegation. On 31 August of the following year, he moved to fellow top tier CD Leganés, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[8]

On 21 November 2016, Rober scored a double in a 2–0 home win against CA Osasuna, but suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.[9] On 3 January 2018, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Getafe CF still in the top tier, but was immediately loaned to Osasuna in Segunda División until June.[10]

On 29 January 2019, after being sparingly used by Geta in the 2018–19 campaign, Rober returned to Osasuna on loan until June.[11] On 12 August, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club, for a fee of € 2 million; his release clause was set at €10 million.[12]

On 24 August 2020, Rober returned to Lega on loan for the 2020–21 season, with an obligatory buyout clause in case of promotion.[13] He rejoined the club for a third spell on 11 January 2022, also on loan.[14]

On 10 August 2022, Rober signed a two-year contract with Levante UD in the second level.[15]

Club statistics
As of match played 6 June 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2011–12 Segunda División B 233——233
2012–13 Segunda División B 150——150
2013–14 Segunda División B 335—2[lower-alpha 1]0355
2014–15 Segunda División B 21——21
Total 739—2 0759
Valencia 2014–15 La Liga 4010—50
2017–18 La Liga 0011—11
Total 4021—61
Granada (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 17500—175
2015–16 La Liga 18020—200
Total 35520—375
Leganés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 5200—52
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 00——00
2018–19 La Liga 7041—111
Total 7041—111
Osasuna (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 17200—172
Osasuna 2018–19 Segunda División 13200—132
2019–20 La Liga 14140—181
2021–22 La Liga 0000—00
Total 44540—485
Leganés (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 243202[lower-alpha 2]1284
Career total 192241424121027
  1. Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. "Robert Ibáñez". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. Robert Ibáñez, señalado por el club para ser el próximo canterano en dar el salto (Robert Ibáñez, signalled by the club as the next canterano to make the grade); Plaza Deportiva, 13 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. List of 24 players selected for preseason tour of South America and England; Valencia CF, 22 July 2014
  4. Alcácer se da un homenaje (Alcácer gives a tribute); Marca, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Robert Ibañez rojiblanco hasta final de temporada (Robert Ibáñez rojiblanco until the end of the season) Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Ibanez snatches late Granada point; ESPN FC, 25 January 2015
  7. El Valencia cede al Granada a Salva Ruiz y Robert Ibañez (Valencia loans to Granada Salva Ruiz and Robert); Marca, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. "Official Statement | Rober Ibáñez". Valencia CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. "Parte médico de Rober Ibáñez, Diego Rico y Szymanowski" [Medical report of Rober Ibáñez, Diego Rico and Szymanowski] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  10. "Rober Ibáñez, nuevo jugador del Getafe... y de Osasuna" [Rober Ibáñez, new player of Getafe... and Osasuna] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. "Cesión al Osasuna" [Loan to Osasuna] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Rober Ibáñez será jugador de Osasuna hasta el 2023" [Rober Ibáñez will be an Osasuna player until 2023] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. "Rober Ibáñez, cedido al Leganés" [Rober Ibáñez, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  14. "C.D. Leganés recruit their first signing of the winter window: Róber Ibáñez". CD Leganés. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. "Rober Ibáñez, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" [Rober Ibáñez, new addition of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  16. Robert Ibáñez at ESPN FC
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