| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros | ||
| Date of birth | June 25, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Osasco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arouca | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2003 | Volta Redonda | ||
| 1999 | → Juventude (loan) | ||
| 2001–2002 | → Vila Nova (loan) | ||
| 2003–2006 | Penafiel | 93 | (36) |
| 2006–2009 | Leixões | 60 | (23) |
| 2009–2011 | Feirense | 55 | (19) |
| 2011– | Arouca | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros (born 25 June 1977 in Osasco, São Paulo), simply Roberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca in Portugal, as a striker.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Portugal, representing three different clubs.
Roberto played mainly for Volta Redonda Futebol Clube in his country, also being loaned twice during his contract. In February 2003, he moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Penafiel, scoring 20 second division goals in his first full season, which ended in top flight promotion. He netted only 13 in the following two combined, however, with the team being relegated in 2006.
Roberto then returned to the Portuguese second level, with Leixões SC, scoring 17 goals in 30 games in his first year en route to another promotion. After an average 2007–08, he could only appear in three matches in the following campaign, as the Matosinhos side finished in sixth position.
In the 2009 summer, aged 32, Roberto returned to the "silver category" as he signed for C.D. Feirense. He scored nine league goals in his second season, being an essential offensive unit as the club returned to the top division after an absence of 23 years.