Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar (born 22 October 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo and the Ecuador national team.[2]
On 21 June 2017, São Paulo signed Arboleda from Universidad Católica del Ecuador in a US$2 million transfer.[3][4]
Arboleda made his debut for Ecuador on 26 May 2016 in a match against the United States.[5]
Arboleda was selected in the 23 player Ecuador squad for the Copa América Centenario.[6]
Arboleda was selected in the 23-man Ecuador squad for the 2019 Copa América.[7]
Arboleda was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[8]
Arboleda was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[9]
In his childhood days, Arboleda was fan of international Brazilian players Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Juninho Pernambucano. He almost became a policeman before he decided to pursue his football career.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Municipal Cañar | 2011 | Segunda Categoría | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 10[a] | 4 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Grecia | 2011 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||||
| LDU Loja | 2013 | Serie A | 20 | 4 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 5 | |||||
| Universidad Católica del Ecuador | 2015 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 33 | 7 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||||
| 2017 | 17 | 4 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 11 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 11 | |||||
| São Paulo | 2017 | Série A | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | 11[c] | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 13[c] | 3 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3[d] | 2 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 171 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 327 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 71 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 490 | 43 | ||
| Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 2 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 22 February 2017 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador |  Honduras |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador |  Colombia |
1–0 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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