Joselu
José Luis Mato Sanmartín (born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Madrid, on loan from Segunda División club Espanyol, and the Spain national team.
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Joselu with Espanyol in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Luis Mato Sanmartín | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Real Madrid (on loan from Espanyol) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | SD Silleda | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Celta | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Celta B | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Celta | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid B | 67 | (33) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Celta (loan) | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | TSG Hoffenheim | 25 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 24 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 | 30 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Stoke City | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Deportivo (loan) | 20 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Newcastle United | 46 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Alavés | 110 | (36) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Espanyol | 34 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | → Real Madrid (loan) | 29 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Galicia | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Spain | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Joselu began his career with Celta de Vigo before being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for their B-team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million. In 2017, he moved to Newcastle United for £5 million, where he spent two seasons before moving to Alavés for an undisclosed fee. He then signed for Espanyol at an undisclosed fee, before joining Real Madrid on loan for the 2023–24 season.