Roberto Rosales

Roberto Rosales

Rosales playing for Málaga in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Roberto José Rosales Altuve
Date of birth	(1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Málaga
Number	18
Youth career
	Deportivo Gulima
	Caracas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Caracas	2	(0)
2007–2010	Gent	72	(5)
2010–2014	Twente	118	(3)
2014–	Málaga	101	(1)
National team‡
2007	Venezuela U20	4	(0)
2007–	Venezuela	68	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 22 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2016

Roberto José Rosales Altuve (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto rosales]; born 20 November 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right midfielder.

Born in Caracas, Rosales played for Pedagogico Caracas and Deportivo Gulima before moving to hometown's Caracas, where he made his senior debuts, appearing in two matches before signing a two-year deal with Gent on 30 May 2007 following a successful trial. Rosales was linked with a move to Anderlecht.

He made his debut for the latter on 14 July 2007, in a 4–0 win at Cliftonville, for that year's UEFA Intertoto Cup. It wasn't until on 16 September 2007 when he made his league debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1-1 draw against Standard Liège. Despite being sent-off after a second bookable offence, in a 2-1 win over Charleroi on 3 May 2008, Rosales finished his first season, making twenty appearance in all competitions, including playing in the final of the Belgian Cup, making a start, in a 3-2 loss against Anderlecht.

In the 2008-09 season, Rosales established himself in the starting eleven and started the season well when he, along with the defense, helped the club kept a clean sheet, in a 5-0 win over Mons in the opening game of the season. As he was given a first team opportunities, it was announced on 24 October 2008, Rosales signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2011. Three weeks later, on 14 November 2008, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 3-2 loss against Westerlo. It wasn't until on 1 March 2009 when he scored his second goal of the season, in a 1-0 win over Lokeren. However, Rosales suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the rest of the season. Despite this, he finished his second season, making twenty-eight appearance and scoring two times in all competitions.