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Joel Robles Blázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝoˈel ˈroβles]; born 17 June 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Leeds United.

Joel Robles

Robles at Everton in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Joel Robles Blázquez[1]
Date of birth	(1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Leganés, Spain[2]
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2007	Getafe
2007–2009	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Atlético Madrid C	39	(0)
2009–2010	Atlético Madrid B	28	(0)
2009–2013	Atlético Madrid	2	(0)
2012	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	13	(0)
2013	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	9	(0)
2013–2018	Everton	42	(0)
2018–2022	Real Betis	56	(0)
2022–	Leeds United	0	(0)
National team
2005	Spain U16	1	(0)
2006	Spain U17	1	(0)
2011–2013	Spain U21	2	(0)
2012	Spain U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2022

Robles started his professional career at Atlético Madrid, initially in the C team in 2008, before progressing into the B team a year later, before being promoted into the senior squad. He moved on loan to Rayo Vallecano in January 2012, and again a year later to Premier League side Wigan Athletic, where he was part of their 2013 FA Cup Final-winning side before joining Everton.

Robles played internationally for Spain at under-16, under-17, under-21 and under-23 level, and was part of the squad that won the 2013 European Under-21 Championship.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in Leganés, Madrid, Robles is a youth product of Getafe, joining neighbouring Atlético Madrid in 2005 to finish his development. He spent his first professional season, (2009–10), with the reserve side in Segunda División B and, on 27 December 2009, signed his first professional contract, running until June 2014.[4]

On 8 May 2010, Robles made his La Liga debut in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón: starter David de Gea (another Atlético youth graduate) was being rested for the UEFA Europa League final, and his replacement, Sergio Asenjo, suffered a severe knee injury after only ten minutes.[5] As a result of Asenjo's injury Robles took his place on the bench for the UEFA Europa League final as Atletico defeated Fulham.[6]

In the 2010–11 campaign, Robles acted mostly as backup, particularly after Asenjo left in January 2011 to join Málaga on loan, only to be again seriously injured in the process. After De Gea was signed by Manchester United in the off-season, Robles was made first-choice by newly appointed manager Gregorio Manzano, but he lost his position after only three official games to the Belgian Thibaut Courtois, on loan from Chelsea.

On 31 January 2012, Robles was loaned to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano – also in the top division – who had lost first-choice keeper Dani Giménez to injury. He played his first game five days later in a 2–1 away win against Real Zaragoza.[7]

Wigan Athletic

Robles was loaned again in the 2013 winter transfer window, joining a host of compatriots – including manager Roberto Martínez – at Premier League club Wigan Athletic.[8] He made his debut on 26 January, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over non-league side Macclesfield Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[9]

Robles made his first league appearance on 17 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 home victory against Newcastle United. He soon won the battle for first-choice status over Ali Al-Habsi.

On 11 May 2013, Robles started in Wigan's first-ever FA Cup final appearance, preventing Carlos Tevez from scoring twice in the first 45 minutes and eventually keeping a clean sheet in an historic 1–0 win over Manchester City at Wembley.[10]

Everton

Robles signed for Everton on 9 July 2013, re-joining Martínez on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 26 December 2013, he played in the Toffees' home defeat against Sunderland. Robles came on as a 24th-minute substitute for Leon Osman, as starting goalkeeper Tim Howard had been sent off for a professional foul. Robles was unable to save the resulting penalty, however, as Everton lost the game 1–0.[12] Robles then made his first Premier League start for Everton against Southampton three days later due to Howard's suspension, with Everton winning 2–1.[13]

On 13 January 2015, in a penalty shootout at the end of an FA Cup third round replay against West Ham United, Robles saved Stewart Downing's penalty kick. When the shootout went to sudden death, however, Robles hit the crossbar while West Ham's goalkeeper, his compatriot Adrián, scored to eliminate Everton.[14] Martínez assigned Robles as be the first-choice goalkeeper, ahead of Howard, in February 2016.[15]

After a match against Burnley in which his gaffe resulted in a penalty, Robles was dropped by Everton manager Ronald Koeman for the away trip to West Ham on 22 April 2017 in a Premier League fixture after claiming the first team spot back in December 2016.[16] As Koeman was not convinced by Robles, Everton completed the signing of Jordan Pickford from Sunderland in June 2017, putting Robles further down in the pecking order.[17] His contract was allowed to expire at the end of June 2018.[18]

Real Betis

On 5 July 2018, Robles signed a four-year contract with Real Betis.[19] He was first-choice for cup and European matches, while Pau López started league games.[20] As López left for Roma in the next year, he was the first-choice for league matches.

Leeds United

Following the conclusion of his Real Betis contract Robles joined Leeds United in August 2022, signing a one year contract.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2022[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid	2009–10	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
	2010–11		0	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		3	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—		4	0	—		7	0
Rayo Vallecano (loan)	2011–12	La Liga	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2012–13	Premier League	9	0	4	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Everton	2013–14	Premier League	2	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2014–15		7	0	2	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		10	0
	2015–16		13	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	—		24	0
	2016–17		20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		21	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		2	0
	Total		42	0	12	0	8	0	3	0	—		65	0
Real Betis	2018–19	La Liga	5	0	8	0	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		19	0
	2019–20		33	0	1	0	—		—		—		34	0
	2020–21		18	0	4	0	—		—		—		22	0
	2021–22		0	0	3	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	Total		56	0	16	0	—		6	0	—		78	0
Career total			117	0	33	0	9	0	13	0	0	0	171	0

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Europa League: 2009–10
• UEFA Super Cup: 2010
• Copa del Rey runner-up: 2009–10

Wigan Athletic

• FA Cup: 2012–13

Real Betis

• Copa del Rey: 2021–22

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2013

References

External links

• Everton FC official profile
• Joel Robles at BDFutbol
• Joel Robles at Soccerbase
• Joel Robles at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Joel Robles

Joel Robles Blázquez (* 17. Juni 1990 in Getafe) ist ein spanischer Fußballspieler, der seit 2022 beim englischen Erstligisten Leeds United unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Joel Robles

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[es] Joel Robles

Joel Robles Blázquez (Getafe,[1] España, 17 de junio de 1990) es un futbolista español. Juega de portero y su actual equipo es el Real Betis Balompié de la Primera División de España. Joel se formó en las categorías inferiores del Atlético de Madrid con quien consiguió la Liga Europa en 2010 y las Supercopas de Europa de 2010 y 2012. Jugó cedido en el Wigan Athletic consiguiendo la FA Cup en 2013.

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[fr] Joel Robles

Joel Robles Blázquez, né le 17 juin 1990 à Getafe, est un footballeur espagnol qui évolue au poste de gardien de but à Leeds United.

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[it] Joel Robles

Joel Robles Blázquez (Getafe, 17 giugno 1990) è un calciatore spagnolo, portiere del Betis. Dal 1 luglio sarà svincolato.

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[ru] Роблес, Хоэль

Хоэ́ль Робле́с Бла́скес (исп. Joel Robles Blázquez; 17 июня 1990, Хетафе, Мадрид) — испанский футболист, вратарь клуба «Лидс Юнайтед».

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