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Robert Rooba
Robert Rooba
	Rooba with Blues in 2013
Born	2 September 1993 (age 31); Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
Liiga team; Former teams	KooKoo; Blues; Severstal Cherepovets; JYP
National team	Estonia
Playing career	2011–present

Robert Rooba (born 2 September 1993) is an Estonian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for JYP of the Liiga.

Rooba also represents Estonia in international hockey competitions, serving as team captain.

Playing career

Rooba began playing hockey with HC Purikad. In May 2008, he relocated to Finland where he played for Blues youth teams. Rooba made his SM-liiga debut on 5 January 2012, at the age of 18, in a 2–3 overtime loss to Lukko.^[1]

On 18 January 2016, Rooba signed for Hermes of the Mestis for the remainder of the season.^[2]

On 27 April 2016, Rooba signed a two-year contract, with an option of extension for another season, with JYP of the Liiga.^[3] He won the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League with JYP. On 7 March 2018, Rooba signed a one-year contract extension.^[4]

On 1 May 2021, Rooba signed a one-year contract with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[5] He scored in his KHL debut in Severstal Cherepovets' 2–3 loss to SKA Saint Petersburg on 2 September 2021, his 28th birthday.^[6]

On 12 May 2022, Rooba signed a two-year contract to return to JYP.^[7]

International play

Rooba debuted internationally for the Estonia junior team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. He recorded one assist as the team finished sixth in Division I and were relegated to Division II.

Rooba first played for the senior team at the 2010 World Championships. He finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists, helping Estonia to win the Division II Group B and promotion to Division I. Rooba was named captain for the 2022 World Championships.

Personal life

Rooba's father, Jüri Rooba, was also a hockey player and is the current general manager of the national team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	HC Purikad	EST	9	1	4	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Estonia Jr. Team	EST	5	3	1	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Estonia Jr. Team	EST	4	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Blues	FIN U18	23	8	13	21	24	10	3	6	9	6
2010–11	Blues	FIN U18	6	2	5	7	20	4	2	6	8	2
2010–11	Blues	FIN U20	34	7	7	14	30	12	1	0	1	2
2011–12	Blues	FIN U20	39	14	16	30	24	4	2	0	2	4
2011–12	Blues	SM-l	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Blues	FIN U20	38	15	8	23	26	12	5	5	10	8
2012–13	Blues	SM-l	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	KooKoo	Mestis	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Blues	FIN U20	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Blues	Liiga	36	1	3	4	8	1	0	0	0	0
2013–14	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	4	3	0	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Blues	Liiga	48	5	3	8	6	4	0	0	0	0
2014–15	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	1	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Blues	Liiga	30	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Hermes	Mestis	16	5	3	8	6	7	3	3	6	8
2016–17	JYP	Liiga	20	3	2	5	10	6	0	2	2	0
2016–17	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	12	3	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	JYP	Liiga	59	11	5	16	8	4	0	1	1	2
2018–19	JYP	Liiga	55	17	8	25	18	3	0	0	0	2
2019–20	JYP	Liiga	51	11	13	24	20	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	JYP	Liiga	59	30	11	41	54	—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL	39	5	2	7	8	—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	JYP	Liiga	59	11	12	23	24	—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals			420	89	57	146	154	18	0	3	3	4
KHL totals			39	5	2	7	8	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009	Estonia	WJC18-D2	26th	5	3	4	7	2
2009	Estonia	WJC-D1	22nd	5	0	1	1	6
2010	Estonia	WJC18-D2	31st	1	2	1	3	0
2010	Estonia	WJC-D2	31st	5	3	0	3	16
2010	Estonia	WC-D2	29th	5	3	2	5	0
2011	Estonia	WJC-D2	31st	5	4	6	10	2
2011	Estonia	WC-D1	27th	5	0	0	0	4
2012	Estonia	WJC-D2	30th	5	13	6	19	0
2012	Estonia	WC-D2	29th	5	3	5	8	6
2013	Estonia	WJC-D2	29th	5	7	14	21	4
2013	Estonia	WC-D1	28th	5	1	3	4	0
2014	Estonia	WC-D2	29th	5	6	8	14	2
2015	Estonia	WC-D1	27th	5	1	3	4	0
2016	Estonia	WC-D1	27th	5	4	4	8	0
2016	Estonia	OGQ	NQ	6	12	16	28	2
2017	Estonia	WC-D1	26th	5	4	3	7	25
2018	Estonia	WC-D1	25th	4	3	0	3	2
2019	Estonia	WC-D1	26th	5	4	1	5	0
2022	Estonia	WC-D1	25th	4	4	0	4	0
2023	Estonia	WC-D1	26th	5	3	0	3	2
Junior totals				31	32	32	64	30
Senior totals				64	48	45	93	43