Roberto Soldado
Soldado lining up for Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Roberto Soldado Rillo[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-27) 27 May 1985 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–2000 Don Bosco
2000–2002 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Real Madrid B 120 (64)
2005–2008 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)
2015–2017 Villarreal 38 (9)
2017–2019 Fenerbahçe 47 (15)
2019–2021 Granada 62 (16)
2021–2023 Levante 43 (5)
Total 569 (217)
International career
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)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013 Brazil
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2004 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Soldado Rillo (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto solˈdaðo ˈriʎo]; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches 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.[3]

An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Valencia, Soldado joined Real Madrid at the age of 15 from native region small club CF Don Bosco.[4] After years of prolific goalscoring with the former's reserves, he made his first-team debut on 23 October 2005 against Valencia, playing 18 minutes in a 1–2 home loss.[5] Previously, on 28 September, he had scored an 86th-minute winner after just six minutes on the pitch in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League against Olympiacos (2–1 home win),[6] adding a late equaliser against Osasuna[7] and another in a 3–2 victory at Racing de Santander as Real finished second in the league,[8] also netting in the 4–0 defeat of Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey.[9]

In 2005–06, with Castilla, Soldado scored 19 goals in Segunda División – two penalties – to become joint-second highest goalscorer alongside Ciudad de Murcia's José Juan Luque, one behind Ikechukwu Uche of Recreativo de Huelva.[10] On 24 July 2006, he officially became the first member of Real Madrid to leave under new manager Fabio Capello and new president Ramón Calderón, moving to fellow La Liga side Osasuna on a season-long loan; he stated: "The idea is to leave and have a good season with a first division team scoring goals, and to develop as a footballer".[11] His new team had finished fourth the previous campaign to earn themselves a place in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, hence he chose them over a number of other Spanish clubs competing for his presence. "The following year I want to return to the Real first team. I chose Osasuna because it gives me the chance to play in the Champions League", he said to Real Madrid's website after his signing; he finished with a total of 13 goals in all competitions, making him the Navarrese's top scorer.[12]

Soldado returned to Real Madrid where, on 11 July 2007, he renewed his contract until 30 June 2012.[13] In a 21 July interview with Spanish newspaper Diario AS, he revealed that he would be wearing number 9 shirt in his second stint: "During the preseason I'll be number 9, the number I've always dreamed of. When I step onto the pitch at the Bernabéu I'll remember all the hard work it took to get here".[14] However, he finished the season with just five league appearances (one start, at Deportivo de La Coruña), the second with fewer minutes for the league champions.[15][16]

Getafe

In late July 2008, Soldado was sold to Getafe for €4 million, signing a four-year deal with the club from the Madrid outskirts.[17] He scored his first goal for them on 19 October in a 2–1 away loss against Málaga,[18] adding two in another away defeat, with Osasuna (5–2), two months later;[19] in between, he was sent off in a 0–3 home loss to Valencia for a headbutt on Carlos Marchena.[20]

On 25 January 2009, Soldado scored a hat-trick as an early substitute, in a 5–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.[21] On 22 March, as Getafe struggled in the league, he scored twice to secure another home victory, 2–1 against Recreativo.[22] The following month, he opened the 3–2 away defeat against his first employers.[23]

Soldado started 2009–10 in impressive fashion, putting three goals past Racing Santander in a 4–1 away win.[24] After a long scoring drought, he added three more against newly promoted Xerez in a 5–1 home victory.[25]

On 19 December 2009, Soldado took his league tally to ten after scoring twice in a 2–1 defeat of Sevilla; with this achievement, he became Getafe's best ever scorer in the first division, surpassing Manu del Moral and Dani Güiza.[26] He missed one month of competition due to injury but, in his return to action, scored from a bicycle kick, earning his side a point in the 1–1 home draw with Gijón.[27]

Valencia

Soldado playing for Valencia in 2011

In early June 2010, after a successful year – 16 league goals, and qualification for the UEFA Europa League – Soldado returned to his hometown and signed for Valencia for €10 million, replacing Barcelona-bound David Villa.[28] In his first official game, on 14 September, in the Champions League group phase, he contributed one goal in the Che's 4–0 win at Bursaspor.[29] When the two teams met at the Mestalla Stadium in November, he netted two more in a 6–1 victory.[30]

On 2 April 2011, Soldado scored all of Valencia's goals in a 4–2 away defeat of former club Getafe.[31] In the next fixture, a local derby against Villarreal, he scored two more in a 5–0 home win.[32] He finished the season as joint-fourth top scorer as his team ranked third and qualified for the Champions League.[33][34]

In his first game of 2011–12, Soldado scored four goals against Racing Santander (one in his own net) in an eventual 4–3 home win – his last two arrived in the final three minutes.[35] In late November 2011, in two home games separated by only five days, he added five more: two in a 2–3 home loss to Real Madrid[36] and three in a 7–0 Champions League rout of Genk.[37]

Soldado scored his 25th competitive goal of the campaign on 18 March 2012, netting all of his team's in a 3–0 win at Bilbao.[38] In late June, he extended his contract until 2017.[39]

On 23 October 2012, Soldado scored a hat-trick against BATE Borisov in a 3–0 victory in the Champions League group stage in Minsk.[40]

Tottenham Hotspur

Soldado playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013

Valencia agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Soldado on 1 August 2013, for a fee of £26 million,[41] which would break the English club's previous record of £17 million paid for Paulinho earlier in the summer; the transfer was completed four days later after a successful medical.[42] On his Premier League debut on 18 August, he scored through a penalty in a 1–0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.[43] Four days later, he netted a brace in a 5–0 victory at Dinamo Tbilisi in the playoff round of the Europa League.[44]

On 20 October 2013, Soldado scored his first Premier League goal from open play, in a 2–0 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park.[45] Two months later he netted his first hat-trick for Tottenham, against Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League group stage (4–1).[46]

Soldado scored the only goal against relegation-threatened Cardiff City on 2 March 2014, his first in nine games.[47] He netted just six times in his debut season with the Spurs, only two of which came from open play, and was included in The Telegraph website's list of the "10 worst buys of the Premier League season".[48]

On 18 October 2014, making his first league start of the campaign, Soldado set up Christian Eriksen's goal during the match against Manchester City, also having a penalty saved by Joe Hart in an eventual 4–1 away loss.[49] His first goal came on 30 November, the decisive in a 2–1 home defeat of Everton.[50]

Villarreal

On 14 August 2015, Soldado returned to his country's top flight, signing a three-year contract with Villarreal for a reported £10 million.[51][52] He scored in his very first appearance, helping to a 1–1 draw at Real Betis in which he started and retired injured midway through the second half.[53]

On 13 December 2015, Soldado netted the game's only goal to help defeat his former club Real Madrid at the Estadio El Madrigal.[54] He missed the vast majority of 2016–17, due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee contracted in pre-season.[55]

Fenerbahçe

On 11 August 2017, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Soldado.[56] After failing to find the net in his first ten games, he scored a hat-trick as a 61st-minute substitute on 19 November in a 4–1 home win over Sivasspor.[57]

Soldado announced that he would not renew his contract on 2 June 2019.[58]

Granada

On 15 July 2019, Soldado signed a one-year contract with recently promoted Granada, making him Diego Martínez's fourth signing of the summer transfer window.[59] He made his competitive debut on 17 August, starting and scoring in a 4–4 draw against Villarreal,[60] and remained a starter as the side qualified for Europe for the first time after a seventh-place finish.[61] In April 2020, the club activated prematurely the contract clause that would keep him for another season.[62]

On 17 September 2020, Soldado scored the first goal in the Andalusians' European history, in a 4–0 win at Albania's Teuta Durrës in the second qualifying round.[63] He netted twice more in their run to the quarter-finals, one in each leg of a 3–2 aggregate victory over Norwegians Molde in the last 16.[64][65]

Levante

Soldado joined Levante on 28 June 2021, on a two-year contract.[66] He scored 11 times during his spell,[67] also appearing in the unsuccessful 2023 promotion play-offs.[68][69]

On 3 August 2023, Soldado announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 38.[70]

International career

Soldado represented Spain at all its youth levels, scoring a total of 26 goals. He was first called up to the first team in June 2007 for two UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, against Latvia and Liechtenstein, playing in both.[71][72] He did not make it to the finals in Switzerland and Austria, however, as the nation emerged victorious.

On 29 February 2012, after nearly five years of absence, Soldado returned to the national team: he replaced Fernando Llorente at half-time of a friendly with Venezuela in Málaga, scoring twice after only seven minutes on the pitch; afterwards, he won a penalty and the sending off of Fernando Amorebieta, but missed the ensuing attempt, only to close the score at 5–0 in the 83rd minute.[73]

Manager Vicente del Bosque selected Soldado for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup squad. He scored in the opener on 16 June, helping Spain to a 2–1 win over Uruguay.[74]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[75][76][77]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2001–02 Segunda División B 0 0 — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2002–03 Segunda División B 26 8 — — — 26 8
2003–04 Segunda División B 31 16 — — 5[a] 5 36 21
2004–05 Segunda División B 34 21 — — 4[a] 1 38 22
2005–06 Segunda División 29 19 — — — 29 19
Total 120 63 0 0 0 0 12 6 132 69
Real Madrid 2004–05 La Liga 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2005–06 La Liga 11 2 4 1 2 1 — 17 4
2007–08 La Liga 5 0 2 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 16 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 27 4
Osasuna (loan) 2006–07 La Liga 30 11 3 1 11 1 — 44 13
Getafe 2008–09 La Liga 34 13 0 0 — — 34 13
2009–10 La Liga 26 16 6 4 — — 32 20
Total 60 29 6 4 0 0 0 0 66 33
Valencia 2010–11 La Liga 34 18 3 1 7 6 — 44 25
2011–12 La Liga 32 17 6 3 13 6 — 51 26
2012–13 La Liga 35 24 4 2 7 4 — 46 30
Total 101 59 13 6 27 16 0 0 141 80
Tottenham Hotspur 2013–14 Premier League 28 6 1 0 7 5 — 36 11
2014–15 Premier League 24 1 8 2 8 2 — 40 5
Total 52 7 9 2 15 7 0 0 76 16
Villarreal 2015–16 La Liga 28 5 3 1 13 2 — 44 8
2016–17 La Liga 10 4 0 0 1 0 — 11 4
Total 38 9 3 1 14 2 0 0 55 12
Fenerbahçe 2017–18 Süper Lig 26 9 6 3 2 0 — 34 12
2018–19 Süper Lig 21 6 2 1 2 0 — 25 7
Total 47 15 8 4 4 0 0 0 59 19
Granada 2019–20 La Liga 33 7 6 4 — — 39 11
2020–21 La Liga 29 9 3 2 11 3 — 43 14
Total 62 16 9 6 11 3 0 0 82 25
Levante 2021–22 La Liga 18 3 2 3 — — 20 6
2022–23 Segunda División 25 2 2 2 — 4[b] 1 31 5
Total 43 5 4 5 — 4 1 51 11
Career total 569 217 63 30 85 30 16 7 733 284
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[78]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2007 2 0
2012 5 4
2013 5 3
Total 12 7
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soldado goal.
List of international goals scored by Roberto Soldado
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 February 2012 La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain 3  Venezuela 3–0 5–0 Friendly [73]
2 4–0
3 5–0
4 11 September 2012 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia 6  Georgia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [79]
5 11 June 2013 Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States 9  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Friendly [80]
6 16 June 2013 Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil 10  Uruguay 2–0 2–1 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup [74]
7 10 September 2013 Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 12  Chile 1–1 2–2 Friendly [81]

Honours

Real Madrid

Tottenham Hotspur

Spain U19

Spain

Individual

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