Roberto Soldado
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Soldado playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Soldado Rillo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Villarreal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–2000 | Don Bosco | ||
| 2000–2002 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Real Madrid B | 120 | (63) |
| 2006–2008 | Real Madrid | 16 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Osasuna (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2008–2010 | Getafe | 60 | (29) |
| 2010–2013 | Valencia | 101 | (59) |
| 2013–2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | 52 | (7) |
| 2015– | Villarreal | 28 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Spain U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Spain U17 | 18 | (12) |
| 2003 | Spain U18 | 3 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Spain U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2004–2007 | Spain U21 | 9 | (6) |
| 2007–2013 | Spain | 12 | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC).
Roberto Soldado Rillo (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβerto solˈdaðo ˈriʎo]; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a striker.
After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official games for the first team (four goals). However, he became a more regular La Liga player and goalscorer for Osasuna, Getafe, and Valencia, and secured a £26 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two unsuccessful seasons in England, he returned to the Spanish top division with Villarreal.
An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Soldado joined Real Madrid at the age of 15 from native region small club CF Don Bosco. After years of prolific goalscoring with the club's B-team, he made his first team debut on 23 October 2005 against Valencia CF, playing 18 minutes in a 1–2 home loss. Previously, on 28 September, he had scored an 86th-minute winner after just six minutes on the pitch, in the season's UEFA Champions League contest against Olympiakos FC (2–1 home win), adding a late equalizer against CA Osasuna and another in a 3–2 success at Racing de Santander as Real finished second in the league, also netting in the 4–0 win against Athletic Bilbao for the Copa del Rey.
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