Joselu

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mato and the second or maternal family name is Sanmartín.
Joselu
José Luis Sanmartín Mato, Celta de Vigo 2009.jpg
Joselu playing for Celta in 2009
Personal information
Full name José Luis Mato Sanmartín[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2002 SD Silleda
2002–2008 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Celta B 21 (3)
2009 Celta 2 (0)
2009–2012 Real Madrid B 67 (33)
2009–2010 → Celta (loan) 24 (4)
2011 Real Madrid 1 (1)
2012–2014 1899 Hoffenheim 25 (5)
2013–2014 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 24 (9)
2014–2015 Hannover 96 30 (8)
2015–2017 Stoke City 22 (4)
2016–2017 → Deportivo (loan) 20 (5)
2017–2019 Newcastle United 46 (6)
2019– Alavés 100 (34)
National team
2008–2009 Spain U19 11 (3)
2009 Spain U20 1 (0)
2009–2010 Spain U21 4 (1)
2016– Galicia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2022

José Luis Mato Sanmartín (Spanish pronunciation: [xoseˈlwiz ˈmato sanmaɾˈtin];[α] born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu ([xoˈselu]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Alavés.

Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. In 2017, he moved to Newcastle for £5 million, where he spent two seasons, before moving to Alavés in 2019 for an undisclosed fee.

Early life[]

Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain.[3] He has two older sisters.

Football career[]

Celta Vigo[]

Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level.

In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign.[4] He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position.

Real Madrid[]

Joselu scoring on his Real Madrid debut, against Almería

Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to win promotion in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against Almería: he scored almost immediately from a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 to the hosts.[5]

On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the goal to make the match 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win.[6]

In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team were promoted to division two after five years, as champions. He subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs.[7]

Joselu said in 2015 that he did not regret his time at Real Madrid despite his limited first-team opportunities, due to his experiences training with its players and manager José Mourinho.[8]

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim[]

On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg,[10] and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart,[11] and added a brace against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 19 October 2012.[12] He played 25 times for 1899 Hoffenheim, scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position.[13]

At the end of his first season with Hoffenhiem, Joselu admitted that he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings and was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2013–14 season.[13] He rediscovered his form under Frankfurt manager Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as the club finished in 13th position and reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League.[13]

Hannover 96[]

On 9 June 2014, Joselu joined Hannover 96 on a four-year deal for a €5 million transfer fee.[14] In his only season there he made 32 appearances, scoring 10 goals.[15]

Stoke City[]

On 16 June 2015, Joselu joined English side Stoke City for a fee of £5.75 million,[16][17] therefore fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play in England's top division.[18] He made his Premier League debut on 15 August away to Tottenham Hotspur, as a 59th-minute substitute for Jonathan Walters; he won a penalty when fouled by Toby Alderweireld, converted by Marko Arnautović as Stoke came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2.[19][20] On 28 December, after coming on in place of compatriot Bojan, Joselu scored his first goal for the Potters in a 4–3 win at Everton.[21] He played 27 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring four goals as the team finished in ninth position.[22][23][24] Towards the end of the campaign, Stoke manager Mark Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football.[25]

On 31 August 2016, Joselu returned to Galicia to join Celta's rivals Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[26] He scored his first goals for the team on 10 December, a two-minute brace as a substitute to give them the lead in an eventual 3–2 loss on his return to Real Madrid.[27] Joselu scored six goals in 24 appearances for Deportivo before his season was ended due to an Achilles injury.[28]

Newcastle United[]

On 16 August 2017, Joselu joined Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-year deal for a fee of £5 million.[29] He made his debut four days later as a 52nd-minute substitute for Dwight Gayle in a 1–0 loss at Huddersfield Town,[30] and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 26 August.[31] Much like his fellow strikers, Joselu's form was inconsistent as Newcastle faltered in the league, but he was still top scorer by January when he scored in a 1–1 draw with Swansea City,[32] although he also had his penalty saved by Nick Pope in a 1–1 draw with Burnley.[33] He ended up finishing the season as third highest top scorer behind Gayle and Ayoze Pérez.

In the 2018–19 season, Joselu was fourth choice behind Pérez and new signings Salomón Rondón and Yoshinori Muto. The two league goals he scored all season both came in August in losses to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.[34][35] His final goal for the club came in a FA Cup third round replay victory over Blackburn Rovers on 15 January 2019,[36] but by March, he was out of the squad altogether.

Alavés[]

On 15 July 2019, Joselu returned to La Liga to join Alavés on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £2.5 million.[37][38]

Style of play[]

Joselu plays as a striker and has been described by his former manager Mark Hughes as a "technically adept forward...He's a good technical player, he's got good ability and I like his movement. His link-up play is very good and with the finishing we've done so far in training I've been very pleased. You can see technically he's very adept, getting his body in the right position to take chances".[39]

Career statistics[]

Joselu playing for Real Madrid in 2011
As of match played 13 February 2022[40][41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta Vigo B 2008–09[41] Segunda División B 21 3 — — — — 21 3
Celta Vigo 2008–09[41] Segunda División 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
Celta Vigo (loan) 2009–10[41] Segunda División 24 4 4 0 — — — 28 4
Total 26 4 4 0 — — — 30 4
Real Madrid B 2010–11[41] Segunda División B 34 14 — — — 2[a] 0 36 14
2011–12[41] Segunda División B 33 19 — — — 4[a] 7 37 26
Total 67 33 — — — 6 7 73 40
Real Madrid 2010–11[41] La Liga 1 1 0 0 — 0 0 — 1 1
2011–12[41] La Liga 0 0 1 1 — 0 0 — 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 — 0 0 — 2 2
1899 Hoffenheim 2012–13[42] Bundesliga 25 5 0 0 — — — 25 5
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2013–14[43] Bundesliga 24 9 2 4 — 7[b] 1 — 33 14
Hannover 96 2014–15[15] Bundesliga 30 8 2 2 — 0 0 — 32 10
Stoke City 2015–16[44] Premier League 22 4 2 0 3 0 — — 27 4
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2016–17[45] La Liga 20 5 4 1 — — — 24 6
Newcastle United 2017–18[46] Premier League 30 4 1 0 1 0 — — 32 4
2018–19[47] Premier League 16 2 3 1 1 0 — — 20 3
Total 46 6 4 1 2 0 — — 52 7
Alavés 2019–20[48] La Liga 36 11 1 0 — — — 37 11
2020–21[49] La Liga 37 11 1 0 — — — 38 11
2021–22[49] La Liga 24 12 1 0 — — — 25 12
Total 97 34 3 0 — — — 100 34
Career total 387 119 22 9 5 0 7 1 6 7 421 129
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Notes[]

  1. ^ In isolation, José and Luis are pronounced [xoˈse] and [lwis] respectively.

Honours[]

Real Madrid

References[]

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  4. ^ "El Real Madrid ficha y cede a Joselu al Celta de Vigo" [Real Madrid buys from and loans Joselu to Celta de Vigo]. El País (in Spanish). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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  6. ^ "El Madrid ficha hacia octavos" [Madrid signs to last-16]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. ^ "El West Ham viene a por Joselu, joya del Castilla" [West Ham comes for Joselu, Castilla's gem] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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  13. ^ a b c https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/en/news/overview/2014/06/joselu-signs-for-hannover-96/}
  14. ^ "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Joselu" [Hannover 96 acquires Joselu] (in German). Hannover 96. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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  44. ^ "Games played by Joselu in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  45. ^ "Games played by Joselu in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  46. ^ "Games played by Joselu in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  47. ^ "Games played by Joselu in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  48. ^ "Games played by Joselu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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