Roberto Eslava

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eslava and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Roberto Eslava
Personal information
Full name Roberto Eslava Suárez
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Telde, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Izarra
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– Izarra 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Roberto Eslava Suárez (born 22 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Izarra 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 Segunda División B, before returning to the fourth tier in 2011 with CD Marino.

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]

Honours[]

Club[]

Chennai City FC[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Unionistas ficha al defensa Roberto Eslava" [Unionists sign defender Roberto Eslava] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Chennai City FC ropes in two Spanish players". The Times of India. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "El Izarra se refuerza con Roberto Eslava" [Izarra bolster with Roberto Eslava] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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