Roberto Eslava
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Eslava Suárez | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Telde, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chennai City | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Telde | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Telde | ||
2008–2010 | Las Palmas B | 14 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Universidad LP | 10 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Marino | ||
2012–2013 | Atlético Granadilla | ||
2013–2015 | Marino | ||
2015–2017 | San Fernando | 6 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Unionistas | 29 | (2) |
2018– | Chennai City | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC) |
Roberto Eslava Suárez (born 22 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Indian club Chennai City as a centre back.
Club career
Born in Telde, Eslava made his senior debut in the 2007–08 season with UD Telde in Tercera Division. He spent the following two seasons with UD Las Palmas Atlético and Universidad de Las Palmas CF in the Segunda División B, before returning to the fourth tier in 2011 with CD Marino.
In 2012, Eslava joined Atlético Granadilla in the same tier. Although his team managed to reach the promotion play-offs, but was eliminated after losing to Gimnástica Segoviana.[1] After a stint with Marino, he signed for UD San Fernando on 25 July 2015.[2] On 2 October 2017, he moved to fellow league club Unionistas de Salamanca CF.[3] He played regularly for the team, with his side winning promotion to Segunda B.[4]
On 2 May 2018, Eslava moved abroad and joined Indian I-League club Chennai City.[5]
Honours
Club
- Chennai City FC[6]
References
- ^ "El Atlético Granadilla acaba con el sueño del ascenso" [Atlético Granadilla ends the dream of promotion] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "El ruso Roberto Eslava vuelve a gran Canaria y ficha por el San Fernando" (in Spanish). Telde Deporte. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Unionistas ficha al defensa Roberto Eslava" [Unionists sign defender Roberto Eslava] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Roberto Eslava confirma su adiós a Unionistas para poner rumbo a la India" [Roberto Eslava confirms his farewell to Unionists to set course for India] (in Spanish). Tribuna Salamanca. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Chennai City FC ropes in two Spanish players". The Times of India. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Roberto Eslava at BDFutbol
- Roberto Eslava at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Roberto Eslava at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Roberto Eslava at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Spanish footballers
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- UD Las Palmas Atlético players
- Universidad de Las Palmas CF footballers
- I-League players
- Chennai City F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India