Roberto Rosales
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Rosales playing for Málaga in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto José Rosales Altuve | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Gulima | |||
| Caracas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2007 | Caracas | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Gent | 72 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | Twente | 118 | (3) |
| 2014– | Málaga | 59 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007– | Venezuela | 62 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015. | |||
Roberto José Rosales Altuve (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto rosales]; born 20 November 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF.[1] Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right midfielder.
Club career
Born in Caracas, Rosales made his senior debuts with hometown's Caracas, appearing in two matches before signing a two-year deal with Gent on 30 May 2007. He made his debut for the latter on 14 July, in a 4–0 win at Cliftonville, for that year's UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Rosales appeared regularly for Gent in the following campaigns, and joined Twente in a three-year deal on 30 July 2010.[2] He made his debut on 29 August, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 home routing over Utrecht.[3]
On 7 December 2010, Rosales scored a goal in a 3–3 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur, for the season's UEFA Champions League, and became the first Venezuelan to do so.[4] He continued to appear regularly for the Tukkers, being also linked to the likes of Real Madrid[5] and Arsenal.[6]
On 9 July 2014 Rosales moved to La Liga side Málaga, by agreeing to a three-year deal with the Andalusians.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[8]
International career
Rosales made his international debut for Venezuela on 28 March 2007, playing the entire second-half of a 5–0 routing over New Zealand.
Club statistics
- Accurate as of 29 August 2014.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caracas | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gent | 2007–08 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 5 | |
| Twente | 2010–11 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 118 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 157 | 4 | |
| Málaga | 2014–15 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 226 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 281 | 9 | |
Honours
Club
Gent
Twente
References
- ↑ "Málaga versterkt zich met transfervrije rechtsback van FC Twente". Voetbalprimeur (Voetbalprimeur). 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ "Rosales en Chadli naar FC Twente" [Rosales and Chadli to FC Twente]. fctwente.nl (in Dutch) (FC Twente). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ "FC Twente te sterk voor FC Utrecht" [FC Twente too strong for FC Utrecht] (in Dutch). Twente's official website. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rosales: We can handle the expectations". FIFA.com. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Real Madrid eye move for Twente's Roberto Rosales". Goal.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Arsenal set sights on Twente right back Rosales as fears grow over Sagna's future". Daily Mail. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "El internacional venezolano Roberto Rosales se convierte en nuevo jugador del Málaga CF" [Venezuelan international Roberto Rosales becomes Málaga CF's new player] (in Spanish). Málaga's official website. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "Malaga 1–0 Athletic Bilbao". ESPN FC. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Roberto Rosales profile at Soccerway
External links
- Roberto Rosales at National-Football-Teams.com
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- Profile and statistics at Fctwente.nl
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