Rubén Lobato (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lobato and the second or maternal family name is Cabal.

Rubén Lobato
Personal information
Full name Rubén Lobato Cabal
Date of birth (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Villanovense
Number 3
Youth career
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Alcalá 31 (1)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid C 16 (1)
2015 → Pontevedra (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Lealtad 27 (0)
2016–2017 Fuenlabrada 10 (0)
2017 Mérida 2 (0)
2017–2019 Oviedo B 68 (2)
2019 Eibar 0 (0)
2019–2020 Getafe B 11 (1)
2020–2021 Burgos 33 (0)
2022 Górnik Łęczna 9 (0)
2023 Alcoyano 14 (0)
2023 Sestao River 10 (0)
2024– Villanovense 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Rubén Lobato Cabal (born 9 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villanovense.[1] Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a left winger.

Club career

Lobato was born in Madrid, and was a Rayo Vallecano youth graduate. On 5 August 2013 he signed for Tercera División side RSD Alcalá,[2] and made his senior debut on 25 August in a 1–0 away win against CD San Fernando.

In 2014 Lobato joined Atlético Madrid and was assigned to the C-team also in the fourth division. The following 22 January he was loaned to fellow league team Pontevedra CF,[3] and on 31 July 2015 he moved to Segunda División B side CD Lealtad in a permanent deal.[4]

On 1 July 2016, Lobato agreed to a contract with CF Fuenlabrada in the third division.[5] On 16 January of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Mérida AD.[6]

In 2017, Lobato moved to Real Oviedo and was assigned to the reserves. On 3 July 2019, after two seasons as a starter, he moved straight to La Liga side SD Eibar on a three-year contract,[7] but left the club just one-and-a-half-month later[8] and subsequently signed for third division side Getafe CF B.[9]

On 3 January 2020, Lobato signed for Burgos CF also in the third division.[10] He helped the side to achieve promotion to Segunda División in the 2020–21 season, before terminating his contract on 15 July 2021.[11]

On 1 February 2022, after six months of inactivity, Lobato moved abroad and agreed to a contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side GKS Górnik Łęczna.[12] He made his professional debut on 9 May, replacing Daniel Dziwniel in a 1–1 home draw against Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. On 1 December 2022, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.[13]

References

  1. ^ Rubén Lobato at Soccerway
  2. ^ "ALCALÁ | Lobato refuerza la banda zurda del Alcalá" [ALCALÁ | Lobato bolsters the left wing of Alcalá] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "El Pontevedra refuerza la zaga con el lateral zurdo Rubén Lobato" [Pontevedra bolster the defense with left back Rubén Lobato] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Dos incorporaciones para el Lealtad" [Two additions for Lealtad] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Sangre azul desde la cuna" [Blue blood from birth] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. ^ "El Mérida se refuerza con Rubén Lobato" [Mérida bolster with Rubén Lobato] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. ^ "El Eibar firma a Rubén Lobato como jugador fidelizado" [Eibar sign Rubén Lobato as an affiliate player] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "El Eibar y Rubén Lobato alcanzan un acuerdo de rescisión de contrato" [Eibar and Rubén Lobato reach an agreement of contract rescision] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Rubén Lobato debuta con el Getafe B tras su fugaz paso por el Eibar" [Rubén Lobato debuts with Getafe B after his brief period at Eibar] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Rubén Lobato, nuevo jugador del Burgos" [Rubén Lobato, new player of Burgos] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. ^ "El Burgos rescinde a Lobato y Cerrajería" [Burgos rescind Lobato and Cerrajería] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Kolejny Hiszpan w Górniku Łęczna" [Another Spaniard in Górnik Łęczna] (in Polish). Weszlo.com. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Rubén Lobato odchodzi z Górnika Łęczna". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 December 2022.