Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar (born 22 October 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC and the Ecuador national team.[2]
![]() Arboleda with São Paulo in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club 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 del Ecuador | 51 | (11) |
2017– | São Paulo | 162 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Ecuador | 32 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022 |
On 21 June 2017, São Paulo signed Arboleda from Universidad Católica del Ecuador in a US$2 million transfer.[3][4]
Arboleda made his debut for Ecuador on 26 May 2016 in a match against the United States.[5]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Municipal Cañar | 2011[7] | Segunda Categoría | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 16 | 5 | |||
Grecia | 2011[7] | Serie B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2012[7] | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||||
LDU Loja | 2013[7] | Serie A | 20 | 4 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
2014[7] | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 61 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 5 | |||||
Universidad Católica del Ecuador | 2015[7] | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2016[7] | 33 | 7 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||||
2017[7] | 17 | 4 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||||
Total | 51 | 11 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 11 | |||||
São Paulo | 2017[8] | Série A | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
2018[8] | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
2019[8] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
2020[8] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
2021[8] | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
Total | 116 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 6 | — | 186 | 12 | |||
Career total | 272 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 363 | 35 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 February 2017 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
São Paulo
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