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Rober
Personal information
Full name	Roberto González Bayón
Date of birth	8 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Mérida, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	NEC Nijmegen
Number	7
Youth career
	Mérida
2013–2017	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Betis B
2018–2024	Betis
2020–2021	→ Las Palmas (loan)
2022	→ Las Palmas (loan)
2022–2023	→ Alavés (loan)
2023–2024	→ NEC Nijmegen (loan)
2024–	NEC Nijmegen
International career
2017	Spain U16
2017–2018	Spain U17
2018	Spain U18
2019	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024

Roberto González Bayón (born 8 January 2001), commonly known as Rober, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen.

Club career

Born in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Rober joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2013, from Mérida CF. On 8 June 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the latter club, running until 2020.^[3]

On 20 August 2017, aged just 16, Rober made his senior debut with the reserves by starting and scoring the opener in a 4–1 Segunda División B home routing of CF Lorca Deportiva.^[4] He was a regular starter for the B's during the campaign, which ended in relegation.

On 1 November 2018, Rober made his first team debut at the age of 17, coming on as a late substitute for Takashi Inui in a 1–0 away defeat of Racing de Santander, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[5] The following 18 January, he renewed his contract until 2024, with a release clause set on €25 million.^[6]

On 3 September 2020, Rober was loaned to Segunda División side UD Las Palmas, for one year.^[7] He made his professional debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 1–0 away loss against CD Leganés.^[8]

Rober scored his first professional goal on 3 October 2020, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win against UD Logroñés. The following 1 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 home routing of CD Lugo, and returned to Betis in July 2021 after scoring eight goals in 30 appearances.

Rober made his La Liga debut on 14 August 2021, replacing fellow youth graduate Rodri in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca.^[9] The following 14 January, he returned to Las Palmas on loan for the remainder of the season.^[10]

On 1 September 2022, Rober was loaned to second division side Deportivo Alavés, for one year.^[11] On 14 July 2023, Rober moved on a new loan to NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.^[12] On 20 June 2024, NEC exercised the purchase option and signed a three-year contract with Rober.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Betis B	2017–18	Segunda División B	26	5	—		—		—		26	5
	2018–19	Tercera División	35	17	—		—		—		35	17
	2019–20	Tercera División	21	9	—		—		2^[a]	1	23	10
	Total		82	31	0	0	0	0	2	1	84	32
Betis	2018–19	La Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2021–22	La Liga	4	0	0	0	3^[b]	0	—		7	0
	2022–23	La Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Las Palmas (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	30	8	1	0	—		—		31	8
Las Palmas (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	18	2	0	0	—		2^[c]	0	20	2
Alavés (loan)	2022–23	Segunda División	28	2	4	0	—		1^[c]	0	32	2
NEC (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	3	1	0	0	—		—		3	1
Career total			168	45	5	0	3	0	5	1	180	46

^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References

^ "Rober". UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Rober". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ "El Betis blinda a la gran joya de su cantera: Roberto González" [Betis tie up the great pearl of their youth setup: Roberto González] (in Spanish). El Correo de Andalucía. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Betis Deportivo 4–1 Lorca Deportiva: Retorno a lo grande" [Betis Deportivo 4–1 Lorca Deportiva: Return through the big door] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Demasiado premio para un Betis sin brillo" [Too much prize for a lacklustre Betis] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Robert renueva con el Betis y su cláusula sube a 25 millones" [Robert renews with Betis and his clause goes up to 25 million] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "El Real Betis y la UD Las Palmas acuerdan la cesión de Rober" [Real Betis and UD Las Palmas agree the loan of Rober] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "Buen inicio del nuevo Leganés de Martí" [Good start of Martí's new Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "La sonrisa de sumar el primer punto" [The smile of getting the first point] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Real Betis and UD Las Palmas reach an agreement for the loan of Rober". Real Betis. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Real Betis and Deportivo Alavés reach an agreement for the loan of Rober". Real Betis. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Rober González op huurbasis met koopoptie naar N.E.C." (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 14 July 2023.
^ "N.E.C. licht koopoptie in contract Rober González" [NEC exercises purchase option in Rober González contract] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ Rober at Soccerway