Roberto Olabe (footballer, born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olabe and the second or maternal family name is Del Arco.
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 32 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

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.