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Roberto Eslava
Spanish footballer
Roberto Eslava Suárez (born 22 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Eslava Suárez | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Telde, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| 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 | 27 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Chennai City | 31 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Izarra | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mensajero | 45 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 5 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 Segunda División B, before returning to the fourth tier in 2011 with CD Marino.[citation needed]
In 2012, Eslava joined Atlético Granadilla also in the fourth division. Although his team managed to reach the promotion play-offs, but was eliminated after losing to Gimnástica Segoviana.[1]
After a stint back at Marino, Eslava 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] and helped the side achieve promotion to the third level.[4]
On 2 May 2018, Eslava moved abroad and joined Indian I-League club Chennai City FC.[5] He made his professional debut on 26 October, starting in a 4–1 home routing of Indian Arrows. In that season, he helped the team winning the league.[6]
On 8 July 2020, Eslava returned to Spain and its third division, after agreeing to a contract with CD Izarra.[7] In January 2022, Eslava moved to CD Mensajero.[8] He left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season.[9]
Club
- Chennai City FC[10]
- "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 Crowned I-League 2018-19 Champions After Win Against Minerva Punjab". Press Trust of India (PTI). NDTV. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "El Izarra se refuerza con Roberto Eslava" [Izarra bolster with Roberto Eslava] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- El CD Mensajero se hace con los servicios de Roberto Eslava, golsmedia.com, 13 January 2021
- TRES FUTBOLISTAS CAUSAN BAJA EN EL MENSAJERO 2022/23, cdmensajero.es, 1 June 2022
- "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Roberto Eslava at BDFutbol
- Roberto Eslava at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Roberto Eslava at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Roberto Eslava at Soccerway