Robert Ibáñez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ibáñezand the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Robert Ibáñez

Personal information
Full name	Roberto Ibáñez Castro
Date of birth	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Lamia
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2012	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Valencia B	73	(10)
2014–2017	Valencia	4	(0)
2015–2016	→ Granada (loan)	35	(4)
2016–2017	→ Leganés (loan)	5	(2)
2018–2019	Getafe	7	(0)
2018	→ Osasuna (loan)	17	(2)
2019	→ Osasuna (loan)	13	(2)
2019–2022	Osasuna	18	(1)
2020–2021	→ Leganés (loan)	24	(3)
2022	→ Leganés (loan)	16	(1)
2022–2024	Levante	40	(4)
2025–	Lamia	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Roberto "Rober" Ibáñez Castro (born 22 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger, for Greek Super League club Lamia.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Rober joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2000, aged seven. He made his senior debuts for the reserves in the 2010–11 season in Tercera División, and subsequently appeared regularly with the side in Segunda División B. ^[2]

In the 2014 summer, Rober was called up to the main squad by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo, also taking part of the club's Emirates Cup winning campaign. ^[3] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home win against Málaga CF. ^[4]

On 16 January 2015, Rober was loaned to fellow league team Granada CF, until June. ^[5] On 25 January 2015, he scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. ^[6]

On 13 July 2015, Rober returned to the Andalusians, in a season-long loan deal. ^[7] He would only appear in 18 matches during the campaign (seven starts), as his side avoided relegation. On 31 August of the following year, he moved to fellow top tier CD Leganés, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. ^[8]

On 21 November 2016, Rober scored a double in a 2–0 home win against CA Osasuna, but suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. ^[9] On 3 January 2018, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Getafe CF still in the top tier, but was immediately loaned to Osasuna in Segunda División until June. ^[10]

On 29 January 2019, after being sparingly used by Geta in the 2018–19 campaign, Rober returned to Osasuna on loan until June. ^[11] On 12 August, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he signed a permanent four-year deal with the club, for a fee of € 2 million; his release clause was set at €10 million. ^[12]

On 24 August 2020, Rober returned to Lega on loan for the 2020–21 season, with an obligatory buyout clause in case of promotion. ^[13] He rejoined the club for a third spell on 11 January 2022, also on loan. ^[14]

On 10 August 2022, Rober signed a two-year contract with Levante UD in the second level. ^[15] On 30 August 2024, he was dismissed from the club. ^[16]

Club statistics

As of match played 6 June 2021 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2011–12	Segunda División B	23	3	—		—		23	3
	2012–13	Segunda División B	15	0	—		—		15	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	33	5	—		2 [a]	0	35	5
	2014–15	Segunda División B	2	1	—		—		2	1
	Total		73	9	—		2	0	75	9
Valencia	2014–15	La Liga	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	1	1	—		1	1
	Total		4	0	2	1	—		6	1
Granada (loan)	2014–15	La Liga	17	5	0	0	—		17	5
	2015–16	La Liga	18	0	2	0	—		20	0
	Total		35	5	2	0	—		37	5
Leganés (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	5	2	0	0	—		5	2
Getafe	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19	La Liga	7	0	4	1	—		11	1
	Total		7	0	4	1	—		11	1
Osasuna (loan)	2017–18	Segunda División	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
Osasuna	2018–19	Segunda División	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	2019–20	La Liga	14	1	4	0	—		18	1
	2021–22	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		44	5	4	0	—		48	5
Leganés (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	24	3	2	0	2 [b]	1	28	4
Career total			192	24	14	2	4	1	210	27

1. Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honors

Valencia

• L'Alcudia International Football Tournament: 2011

Osasuna

• Segunda División: 2018–19

Individual

• L'Alcudia International Football Tournament MVP of the Tournament: 2011

References

1. "Robert Ibáñez". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. Robert Ibáñez, señalado por el club para ser el próximo canterano en dar el salto (Robert Ibáñez, signalled by the club as the next canterano to make the grade); Plaza Deportiva, 13 November 2013 (in Spanish)
3. List of 24 players selected for preseason tour of South America and England; Valencia CF, 22 July 2014
4. Alcácer se da un homenaje (Alcácer gives a tribute); Marca, 29 August 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Robert Ibañez rojiblanco hasta final de temporada (Robert Ibáñez rojiblanco until the end of the season) Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine ; Granada CF, 16 January 2015 (in Spanish)
6. Ibanez snatches late Granada point; ESPN FC, 25 January 2015
7. El Valencia cede al Granada a Salva Ruiz y Robert Ibañez (Valencia loans to Granada Salva Ruiz and Robert); Marca, 13 July 2015 (in Spanish)
8. "Official Statement | Rober Ibáñez". Valencia CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
9. "Parte médico de Rober Ibáñez, Diego Rico y Szymanowski" [Medical report of Rober Ibáñez, Diego Rico and Szymanowski] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
10. "Rober Ibáñez, nuevo jugador del Getafe... y de Osasuna" [Rober Ibáñez, new player of Getafe... and Osasuna] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
11. "Cesión al Osasuna" [Loan to Osasuna] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
12. "Rober Ibáñez será jugador de Osasuna hasta el 2023" [Rober Ibáñez will be an Osasuna player until 2023] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
13. "Rober Ibáñez, cedido al Leganés" [Rober Ibáñez, loaned to Leganés] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
14. "C.D. Leganés recruit their first signing of the winter window: Róber Ibáñez". CD Leganés. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
15. "Rober Ibáñez, nueva incorporación del Levante UD" [Rober Ibáñez, new addition of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
16. "El Levante UD comunica a Rober Ibáñez su despido" [Levante UD inform Rober Ibáñez of his dismissal] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
17. Robert Ibáñez at ESPN FC

External links

• Valencia official profile (in Spanish)
• Rober Ibáñez at BDFutbol
• Rober Ibáñez at Soccerway