Joselu
Joselu in action for Real Madrid in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Luis Sanmartín Mato | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Deportivo La Coruña (on loan from Stoke City) |
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| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | SD Silleda | ||
| 2002–2008 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Celta B | 21 | (3) |
| 2009 | Celta | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid B | 72 | (40) |
| 2009–2010 | → Celta (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2011 | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 | 30 | (8) |
| 2015– | Stoke City | 22 | (4) |
| 2016– | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016– | Galicia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 19 March 2017 (UTC). |
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José Luis Sanmartín Mato (born 27 March 1990), commonly known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from Stoke City.
Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then English Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million.
Joselu was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain. He has two older sisters.
Joselu played his two first professional games for local Celta de Vigo in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level.
In late summer 2009, Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign. He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position.
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