Joselu
 Joselu in action for Real Madrid | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luís Sanmartín Mato | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | SD Silleda | ||
| 2002–2008 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Celta B | 21 | (3) |
| 2009 | Celta | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid B | 72 | (40) |
| 2009–2010 | → Celta (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) |
| 2012– | 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José Luís Sanmartín Mato, commonly known as Joselu (born 27 March 1990), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, as a striker.
Early life
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.
Football career
Celta
Joselu played his two first professional games for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level.
Late in the 2009 summer Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further season.[2] He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position.
Real Madrid
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, coming on as a substitute for 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 replaced 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]
In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team promoted to division two after five years, as champions; he subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs.[5]
Hoffenheim
On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[6] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg,[7] and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart.[8]
Honours
Club
- Real Madrid Castilla
Club statistics
- As of 22 July 2013[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2008–09 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 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 | 36 | 26 | — | — | 36 | 26 | |||
| Total | 72 | 40 | — | — | 72 | 40 | |||
| 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 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2012–13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 145 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 54 | |
References
- ↑ "Joselu: "Somos el mejor equipo de la segunda vuelta"" [Joselu: "We're the best team of the second round] (in Spanish). Real Madrid. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "El Real Madrid ficha y cede a Joselu al Celta de Vigo" [Real Madrid buys from and loans Joselu to Celta de Vigo] (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ronaldo breaks record in rout". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "El Madrid ficha hacia octavos" [Madrid signs to last-16] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "El West Ham viene a por Joselu, joya del Castilla" [West Ham comes for Joselu, Castilla's gem] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "Joselu joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "SC Freiburg 5–3 TSG Hoffenheim". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "VfB Stuttgart 0–3 TSG Hoffenheim". ESPN Soccernet. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "Joselu". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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