Roberto Jiménez (footballer, born 1986)

Roberto
Roberto playing for West Ham United in 2019
Personal information
Full name Roberto Jiménez Gago
Date of birth (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–2005 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Atlético Madrid B 40 (0)
2005–2008 Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2007–2008Gimnàstic (loan) 28 (0)
2008–2009 Recreativo 0 (0)
2009–2010 Atlético Madrid 3 (0)
2010Zaragoza (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 Benfica 25 (0)
2011–2013 Zaragoza 71 (0)
2013–2014 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2013–2014Olympiacos (loan) 32 (0)
2014–2016 Olympiacos 57 (0)
2016–2019 Espanyol 4 (0)
2017–2018Málaga (loan) 34 (0)
2019–2020 West Ham United 8 (0)
2020Alavés (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2022 Valladolid 32 (0)
Total 359 (0)
International career
2003 Spain U17 7 (0)
2004–2005 Spain U18 3 (0)
2006 Spain U19 2 (0)
2007 Spain U20 1 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U21 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roberto Jiménez Gago (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto xiˈmeneθ ˈɣaɣo]; born 10 February 1986), known simply as Roberto, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 150 La Liga matches over eight seasons, for Atlético Madrid (two spells), Zaragoza (twice), Espanyol, Málaga, Alavés and Valladolid. Abroad, he spent three years with Olympiacos where he won the Super League Greece in three consecutive seasons, and also played in Portugal with Benfica and England with West Ham United.

Roberto represented Spain at youth level.