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Robert Arboleda

{{Short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{family name hatnote|Arboleda|Escobar|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robert Arboleda

| image = Robert Arboleda - 16 de setembro de 2018.jpg

| caption = Arboleda with São Paulo in 2018

| fullname = Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU) |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Esmeraldas, Ecuador

| height = {{convert|1.89|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = São Paulo

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs1 = Olmedo

| years1 = 2010

| clubs1 = Olmedo

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = Municipal Cañar

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Grecia

| caps3 = 38

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = LDU Loja

| caps4 = 61

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2015–2017

| clubs5 = Universidad Católica (ECU)

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2017–

| clubs6 = São Paulo

| caps6 = 242

| goals6 = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2016–

| nationalteam1 = Ecuador

| nationalcaps1 = 39

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 3 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 21 March 2024

}}

Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar (born 22 October 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo and the Ecuador national team.[http://www.espnfc.us/player/201531/robert-arboleda ESPNFC Profile]

Club career

=São Paulo=

On 21 June 2017, São Paulo signed Arboleda from Universidad Católica del Ecuador in a US$2 million transfer.{{cite web |title=Clube equatoriano anuncia venda de Arboleda para o São Paulo |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/sao-paulo/noticia/clube-equatoriano-anuncia-venda-de-arboleda-para-o-sao-paulo.ghtml |publisher=Globoesporte.com |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=24 October 2019 |language=pt-BR}}{{cite web |title=Arboleda assina com São Paulo até 2020; Petros é esperado na terça |url=https://www.lance.com.br/sao-paulo/arboleda-assina-com-tricolor-ate-2020-petros-esperado-terca.html |publisher=Lance.com.br |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=24 October 2019 |language=pt-BR}}

International career

Arboleda made his debut for Ecuador on 26 May 2016 in a match against the United States.{{NFT player|id=64370|access-date=}}

Arboleda was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=19002&idc=21#.VyPhytThDIW|title=PRE NÓMINA DE ECUADOR PARA LA COPA AMÉRICA CENTENARIO|work=www.ecuafutbol.org|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625122859/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=19002&idc=21#.VyPhytThDIW|archive-date=25 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

Arboleda was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=53303&idc=11#.XOPJQtThArh|title=LOS 23 CONVOCADOS DE ECUADOR PARA COPA AMÉRICA DE BRASIL 2019|publisher=FEF|date=20 May 2019|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Arboleda was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.{{cite tweet|author=Ecuadorian Football Federation|user=LaTri|number=1402825519754797058|title=¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica.|date=9 June 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|language=es}}

Arboleda was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.{{cite tweet |author=Ecuador national football team |author-link=Ecuador national football team |user=LaTri |number=1592288685797494784 |date=14 November 2022 |title=Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia |trans-title=Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history. |language=es |access-date=14 November 2022}}

Personal life

In his childhood days, Arboleda was fan of international Brazilian players Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Juninho Pernambucano. He almost became a policeman before he decided to pursue his football career.[https://www.lance.com.br/sao-paulo/alta-arboleda-quase-tornou-policial-imitava-ronaldo.html Em alta no São Paulo, Arboleda quase se tornou policial e imitava Ronaldo]

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|3 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=0803166099|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115141/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=0803166099|title=Arboleda Escobar Robert Abel|publisher=Ecuadorian Football Federation|language=es|archivedate=4 March 2016|access-date=10 April 2019}}{{Soccerway|126246|accessdate=10 April 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|State League

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Municipal Cañar

|2011

|Segunda Categoría

|6

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10{{efn|name=CPC|Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Cañar}}4165
rowspan="3"|Grecia

|2011

|rowspan="2"|Serie B

|6

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—60
2012

|32

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—322
colspan="2"|Total

!38

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—382
rowspan="3"|LDU Loja

|2013

|rowspan="2"|Serie A

|20

4colspan="2"|—5{{efn|name=SUD|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}}0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—254
2014

|41

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—411
colspan="2"|Total

!61

5colspan="2"|—50colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—665
rowspan="4"|Universidad Católica del Ecuador

|2015

|rowspan="3"|Serie A

|1

0colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=SUD}}0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30
2016

|33

7colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=SUD}}0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—357
2017

|17

4colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name=SUD}}0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—194
colspan="2"|Total

!51

11colspan="2"|—60colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—5711
rowspan="10" |São Paulo

|2017

| rowspan="9" |Série A

|23

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—233
2018

|26

0302{{efn|name=SUD}}09{{efn|name=PAU|Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista}}1colspan="2"|—401
2019

|29

1102{{efn|name=LIB|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}}013{{efn|name=PAU}}1colspan="2"|—452
2020

|21

1304{{efn|Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana}}111{{efn|name=PAU}}1colspan="2"|—393
2021

|17

1207{{efn|name=LIB}}013{{efn|name=PAU}}3colspan="2"|—394
2022

|8

0423{{efn|name=LIB}}29{{efn|name=PAU}}0colspan="2"|—244
2023

|20

01009{{efn|name=LIB}}13{{efn|name=PAU}}0colspan="2"|—421
2024

|27

|2

|4

|0

|10{{efn|name=LIB}}

|0

|9{{efn|name=PAU}}

|0

|1{{Efn|Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil}}

|0

|57

|2

2025

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|4{{efn|name=PAU}}

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|4

|0

colspan="2"|Total

!171

82723747161

!0

31320
colspan="3"|Career total

!327

2727248471611449043

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|21 March 2024|{{NFT}}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3|Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201610
201761
201840
201950
202041
2021100
202230
202350
202410
Total392

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|+ List of international goals scored by Robert Arboleda

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|122 February 2017Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador{{fb|HON|1949}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|3–1Friendly
align="center"|217 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador{{fb|COL}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|6–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

São Paulo

References

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External links

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{{São Paulo FC squad}}

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Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers

Category:21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players

Category:Ecuadorian Serie B players

Category:C.D. Olmedo footballers

Category:L.D.U. Loja footballers

Category:C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers

Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players

Category:São Paulo FC players

Category:Copa América Centenario players

Category:2019 Copa América players

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Category:Ecuador men's international footballers

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Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players

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