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Robert Arboleda

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Robert Arboleda
BERJAYA
Arboleda with São Paulo in 2018 - Currently Foragido
Personal information
Full name Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 São Paulo
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2009 Olmedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Olmedo 0 (0)
2011 Municipal Cañar 6 (1)
2011–2012 Grecia 38 (2)
2013–2014 LDU Loja 61 (5)
2015–2017 Universidad Católica (ECU) 51 (11)
2017– São Paulo 285 (18)
International career‡
2016–2024 Ecuador 39 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 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.[2]

Club career

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São Paulo

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On 21 June 2017, São Paulo signed Arboleda from Universidad Católica del Ecuador in a US$2 million transfer.[3][4]

International career

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Arboleda made his debut for Ecuador on 26 May 2016 in a match against the United States.[5]

Arboleda was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario.[6]

Arboleda was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América.[7]

Arboleda was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[8]

Arboleda was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Personal life

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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.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 February 2025[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Municipal Cañar 2011 Segunda Categoría 61———10[a]4165
Grecia 2011 Serie B 60————60
2012 322————322
Total 382————382
LDU Loja 2013 Serie A 204—5[b]0——254
2014 411————411
Total 615—50——665
Universidad Católica del Ecuador 2015 Serie A 10—2[b]0——30
2016 337—2[b]0——357
2017 174—2[b]0——194
Total 5111—60——5711
São Paulo 2017 Série A 233————233
2018 260302[b]09[c]1—401
2019 291102[d]013[c]1—452
2020 211304[e]111[c]1—393
2021 171207[d]013[c]3—394
2022 80423[d]29[c]0—244
2023 2001009[d]13[c]0—421
2024 27 2 4 0 10[d] 0 9[c] 0 1[f] 0 57 2
2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 — 4 0
Total 17182723747161 031320
Career total 3272727248471611449043
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Cañar
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

International

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As of 21 March 2024[13]
Ecuador
YearAppsGoals
201610
201761
201840
201950
202041
2021100
202230
202350
202410
Total392
List of international goals scored by Robert Arboleda
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 February 2017Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, EcuadorBERJAYA Honduras2–13–1Friendly
217 November 2020Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, EcuadorBERJAYA Colombia1–06–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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São Paulo

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ ESPNFC Profile
  3. ↑ "Clube equatoriano anuncia venda de Arboleda para o São Paulo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Arboleda assina com São Paulo até 2020; Petros é esperado na terça" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance.com.br. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Robert Arboleda at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "PRE NÓMINA DE ECUADOR PARA LA COPA AMÉRICA CENTENARIO". www.ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "LOS 23 CONVOCADOS DE ECUADOR PARA COPA AMÉRICA DE BRASIL 2019" (in Spanish). FEF. 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Em alta no São Paulo, Arboleda quase se tornou policial e imitava Ronaldo
  11. ↑ "Arboleda Escobar Robert Abel" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Robert Arboleda at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  13. ↑ Robert Arboleda at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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