Roberto Olabe (footballer, born 1996)

Spanish footballer
Roberto Olabe
Personal information
Full name Roberto Olabe del Arco
Date of birth (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Number 16
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Berio 32 (1)
2015–2016 Real Sociedad B 5 (1)
2016 Villarreal C 8 (1)
2016–2018 Atlético Madrid B 56 (4)
2016–2019 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Extremadura (loan) 33 (1)
2019–2022 Eibar 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Albacete (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Extremadura (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Tondela (loan) 17 (0)
2022 Alcorcón 15 (0)
2022–2023 Deportivo La Coruña 34 (0)
2023– Ibiza 25 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Roberto Olabe del Arco (born 5 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for UD Ibiza.

Club career

Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Olabe represented Real Sociedad as a youth. After making his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2014–15 season in the Tercera División, he was promoted to the reserves in June 2015.[1]

On 4 January 2016, Olabe terminated his contract with Sanse and immediately joined Villarreal CF's C side in the fourth division.[2] On 31 July, he moved to another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B in the same league.[3]

Olabe made his competitive debut with Atlético Madrid on 30 November 2016, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Ángel Correa in a 6–0 away rout of CD Guijuelo in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[4] At the end of the campaign, he also helped the second team to promote to Segunda División B.[5]

On 31 August 2018, Olabe was loaned to Extremadura UD of Segunda División for one year.[6] He was a regular starter during his spell,[7] as they easily avoided relegation.[8]

On 7 July 2019, Olabe signed a four-year deal with La Liga's SD Eibar,[9] but was loaned to second-tier club Albacete Balompié on 4 August.[10] The following 22 January his loan was cut short, and he immediately moved back to Extremadura also in a temporary deal.[11]

Olabe appeared in his first official match for Eibar on 17 December 2020, playing 90 minutes in the 2–0 win against Racing Rioja CF in the Spanish Cup.[12] In January 2021, he was loaned to C.D. Tondela of the Portuguese Primeira Liga until 30 June.[13]

Upon returning, Olabe was assigned to the main squad now in division two, but he made only three competitive appearances before terminating his contract on 31 January 2022.[14] Just hours later, he agreed to a short-term deal at AD Alcorcón of the same league.[15]

On 7 July 2022, Olabe joined Deportivo de La Coruña on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[16] One year later, however, he moved to fellow Primera Federación club UD Ibiza one a one-year deal with the option for a further season.[17]

International career

Olabe represented Spain at under-17 level, earning three caps.[18]

Personal life

Olabe's father, also named Roberto, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he notably represented UD Salamanca before moving to coaching duties.[19]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Olabe, José Antonio Martínez y Asier Benito podrían estar en el Eibar 2020–2021" [Roberto Olabe, José Antonio Martínez and Asier Benito could be in 2020–2021 Eibar]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (4 January 2016). "El Villarreal C se refuerza con el extremo Olabe" [Villarreal C bolster with winger Olabe]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ Zimmermann, Walter (31 July 2016). "Roberto Olabe ficha por el Atleti B" [Roberto Olabe signs for Atleti B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ Egea, Pablo (30 November 2016). "Un Atlético de pata negra" [Exquisite Atlético]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Óscar Fernández: "El Atlético te hace ser mejor"" [Óscar Fernández: "Atlético makes you be better"]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo con el Extremadura Unión Deportiva para la cesión de Roberto Olabe" [Agreement with Extremadura Unión Deportivo for the loan of Roberto Olabe] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ Peña, Raúl (9 May 2019). "Olabe, el gran comodín azulgrana" [Olabe, the great azulgrana joker]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. ^ "0–0. El Extremadura logra la permanencia y el Lugo tendrá que seguir peleando" [0–0. Extremadura stay up and Lugo will have to continue fighting]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Roberto Olabe, nuevo fichaje armero" [Roberto Olabe, new armero signing] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Roberto Olabe jugará esta temporada cedido en el Albacete" [Roberto Olabe will play this season on loan at Albacete] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Roberto Olabe no continuará en el Albacete y se marcha cedido al Extremadura" [Roberto Olabe will not continue at Albacete and moves on loan to Extremadura] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  12. ^ Barroso, Ander (17 December 2020). "Pedro León sí es un capitán de Primera" [Pedro León is indeed a Primera captain]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Roberto Olabe reforça o Tondela" [Roberto Olabe bolsters Tondela]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Roberto Olabe" [Agreement for the rescision of Roberto Olabe's contract] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Roberto Olabe se convierte en jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Roberto Olabe becomes a player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Roberto Olabe, nuevo jugador del Dépor 22–23" [Roberto Olabe, new player of 22–23 Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  17. ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Roberto Olabe" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Roberto Olabe] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  18. ^ Centeno, Alexandre (7 July 2022). "Vigor ofensivo para el medio" [Attacking power for midfield]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  19. ^ "El salmantino Roberto Olabe, convocado con la selección sub 17" [Salamanca's own Roberto Olabe, called up for the under-17 national team]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 11 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  20. ^ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

External links

  • Roberto Olabe at BDFutbol
  • Roberto Olabe at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Roberto Olabe at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  • Roberto Olabe at Soccerway
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