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Roberto Soldado

Spanish footballer (born 1985)

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

Roberto Soldado Rillo (Spanish pronunciation:[roˈβeɾtosolˈdaðoˈriʎo]; born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches for the first team (four goals). However, he became a more regular La Liga player and scorer for Osasuna, Getafe and Valencia, and secured a £26 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two unsuccessful seasons in England, he returned to the Spanish top division with Villarreal;[3] over 13 seasons in the latter competition, he recorded figures of 325 games and 129 goals.[4]

An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Valencia, Soldado joined Real Madrid at the age of 15 from native region small club CF Don Bosco.[

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Roberto Soldado

Date of birth

27 May 1985

Debut

Crystal Palace (A), 18/08/2013, 0-1 W

Last match

Everton (A), 24/05/2015, 0-1 W

First goal

Crystal Palace (A), 18/08/2013, 0-1 W

Last goal

Fiorentina (H), 19/02/2015, 1-1 D

Joined from

Valencia, 01/08/2013, £26,000,000

Roberto Soldado Rillo (born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Valencia agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of Soldado on 1 August 2013, for a fee of £26 million, which would break the English club's previous record of £17 million paid for Paulinho earlier in the summer. The transfer was completed four days later after a successful medical.

On his Premier League debut on 18 August, Soldado scored Tottenham's winning goal with a penalty kick in a 1–0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Four days later, he scored his first goals in European competition for Spurs, netting a brace in a 5–0 win at FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the Europa League playoff round.

On 20 October, Soldado scored his first Premier League goal from open p

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Roberto Soldado Rillo (born 27 May 1985) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

After emerging through Real Madrid's youth system, he went on to appear in only 27 official matches for the first team (four goals). However, he became a more regular La Liga player and goalscorer for Osasuna, Getafe and Valencia, and secured a £26 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. After two unsuccessful seasons in England, he returned to the Spanish top division with Villarreal.

An international since 2007, Soldado represented Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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