Roberto Eslava

Roberto Eslava Suárez (born 22 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Indian club Chennai City as a centre back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Eslava and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Eslava
Personal information
Full name Roberto Eslava Suárez
Date of birth (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988
Place of birth Telde, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Chennai City
Number 4
Youth career
Telde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Telde
2008–2010 Las Palmas B 14 (0)
2010–2011 Universidad LP 10 (0)
2011–2012 Marino
2012–2013 Atlético Granadilla
2013–2015 Marino
2015–2017 San Fernando 6 (1)
2017–2018 Unionistas 29 (2)
2018– Chennai City 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Telde, Eslava made his senior debut in the 2007–08 season with UD Telde in Tercera Division. He spent the following two seasons with UD Las Palmas Atlético and Universidad de Las Palmas CF in the Segunda División B, before returning to the fourth tier in 2011 with CD Marino.

In 2012, Eslava joined Atlético Granadilla in the same tier. Although his team managed to reach the promotion play-offs, but was eliminated after losing to Gimnástica Segoviana.[1] After a stint with Marino, he signed for UD San Fernando on 25 July 2015.[2] On 2 October 2017, he moved to fellow league club Unionistas de Salamanca CF.[3] He played regularly for the team, with his side winning promotion to Segunda B.[4]

On 2 May 2018, Eslava moved abroad and joined Indian I-League club Chennai City.[5]

Honours

Club
Chennai City FC[6]

References
  1. "El Atlético Granadilla acaba con el sueño del ascenso" [Atlético Granadilla ends the dream of promotion] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. "El ruso Roberto Eslava vuelve a gran Canaria y ficha por el San Fernando" (in Spanish). Telde Deporte. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. "Unionistas ficha al defensa Roberto Eslava" [Unionists sign defender Roberto Eslava] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Roberto Eslava confirma su adiós a Unionistas para poner rumbo a la India" [Roberto Eslava confirms his farewell to Unionists to set course for India] (in Spanish). Tribuna Salamanca. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. "Chennai City FC ropes in two Spanish players". The Times of India. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. "Chennai City FC win I-League 2018-19 title, East Bengal finish second". Indiatoday.in. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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