Pablo Bobadilla
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Bobadilla|Sáenz|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pablo Bobadilla
| image =
| fullname = Pablo Bobadilla Sáenz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nájera, Spain
| height = 1.87m
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = UD Logroñés
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = EF Nájera
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Comillas
| youthyears3 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs3 = Logroñés
| years1 = 2015–2018 | clubs1 = Logroñés B | caps1 = ? | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = Logroñés | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → Izarra (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Racing Santander | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = Ibiza | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024– | clubs6 = UD Logroñés| caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 0
| club-update = 10 April 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Pablo Bobadilla Sáenz (born 16 November 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for UD Logroñés.{{Soccerway|pablo-bobadilla-saenz/435401}}
Club career
Born in Nájera, La Rioja, Bobadilla joined UD Logroñés' youth setup in 2013, from Comillas CF.{{cite web|url=https://nuevecuatrouno.com/2018/11/25/cementerio-cielo-gaunas-bobadilla-logrones/|title=Del Cementerio al cielo de Las Gaunas|trans-title=From the Cemeterio (graveyard in English) to the heaven of Las Gaunas|publisher=Nueve Cuatro Uno|language=es|date=25 November 2018|accessdate=12 September 2020}} He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2015–16 season, achieving promotion to the Tercera División.
Bobadilla made his first team debut on 14 May 2017, playing the last seven minutes in a 5–1 Segunda División B home routing of Gernika Club. The following 1 February, he moved to fellow third division side CD Izarra on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2018/02/01/segunda-division-b-grupo-2/874860-la-ud-logrones-cede-a-pablo-bobadilla-al-cd-izarra.html|title=La UD Logroñés cede a Pablo Bobadilla al CD Izarra|trans-title=UD Logroñés loan Pablo Bobadilla to CD Izarra|publisher=Vavel|language=es|date=1 February 2018|accessdate=12 September 2020}}
Bobadilla failed to appear for Izarra due to injuries, and returned to the Estadio Las Gaunas outfit in July 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.larioja.com/deportes/futbol/segunda-b-riojana/201608/02/exponente-cantera-20160802004847-v.html|title=El exponente de la cantera|trans-title=The youth exponent|publisher=La Rioja|language=es|date=3 August 2016|accessdate=12 September 2020}} becoming a regular starter for the main squad afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.larioja.com/deportes/futbol/segunda-b-riojana/confirmacion-bobadilla-20181128002428-ntvo.html|title=La confirmación de Bobadilla|trans-title=The confirmation of Bobadilla|publisher=La Rioja|language=es|date=28 November 2018|accessdate=12 September 2020}} In August 2019, he suffered a knee injury which kept him out of the entire 2019–20 campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.larioja.com/deportes/futbol/segunda-b-riojana/bobadilla-rompe-rodilla-20190814123046-nt.html|title=Bobadilla dice adiós a la temporada|trans-title=Bobadilla says goodbye to the season|publisher=La Rioja|language=es|date=14 August 2019|accessdate=12 September 2020}}
Bobadilla made his professional debut on 12 September 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Zelu in a 0–1 away loss against Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/sporting-vs-ud-logrones/cronica/2020/09/12/5f5cfdb4e2704ec0798b45b9.html|title=Djurdjevic rompe el orden|trans-title=Djurdjevic breaks it down|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=12 September 2020|accessdate=12 September 2020}}
On 18 June 2021, Bobadilla signed a two-year deal with Primera División RFEF side Racing de Santander.{{cite web|url=https://www.realracingclub.es/noticia/pablo-bobadilla-quinta-incorporacion-del-racing-202122|title=Pablo Bobadilla, quinta incorporación del Racing 2021/22|trans-title=Pablo Bobadilla, fifth addition of Racing 2021/22|publisher=Racing Santander|language=es|date=18 June 2021|accessdate=14 August 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|21310}}
- {{LaPreferente|224456}}
{{UD Logroñés squad}}
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from La Rioja (Spain)
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
Category:UD Logroñés B players
Category:CD Izarra footballers