| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luís Sanmartín Mato | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid B | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2009 | Celta B | 84 | (8) |
| 2009 | Celta | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Real Madrid B | 51 | (22) |
| 2009–2010 | → Celta (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2011– | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009– | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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José Luís Sanmartín Mato, aka Joselu (born 27 March 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid Castilla as a striker.
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Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany,[1] and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Spain. He has two older sisters.
Joselu played his two first professional matches for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians then in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of only 14, he started appearing with the B team, in the third level.
Late in the 2009 summer, he was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further season.[2] He was relatively used during the second division campaign, but only found the net four times as the team finished in 12th position.
Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to promote in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against UD Almería; he scored almost immediately off a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 for the hosts.[3]
On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu substituted Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against SD Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the 4–1 - in an eventual 5–1 win - two minutes later.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2004–05 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 84 | 8 | — | — | 84 | 8 | |||
| Celta | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2010–11 | 36 | 14 | — | — | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 15 | 8 | |||
| Total | 51 | 22 | — | — | 51 | 22 | |||
| Real Madrid | 2010–11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 162 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 36 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-05-21 | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Under-19 Football Championship qualifier |
| 2 | 2009-07-21 | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine | Turkey | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship |
| 3 | 2009-07-24 | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine | Serbia | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-09-04 | Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain | Poland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 UEFA Under-21 Football Championship qualifier |
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