 Oblak warming up for Atlético Madrid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Oblak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Škofja Loka, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Ločan | ||
| 2003–2005 | Olimpija | ||
| 2005–2009 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 34 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Benfica | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Olhanense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → União de Leiria (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2013 | Benfica B | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Atlético Madrid | 345 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Slovenia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slovenia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Slovenia U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2012– | Slovenia | 74 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Jan Oblak (born 7 January 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and captains the Slovenia national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.[3]
Oblak signed for Portuguese club Benfica at the age of 17, and was part of the team that won the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. In 2014 he moved to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €16 million, becoming La Liga's most expensive goalkeeper at the time. In 2015–16 he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper, conceding an all-time record low of 18 goals. He won the award again in the following three seasons, and for a fifth time in 2021. Oblak was also nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Ballon d'Or awards, following his consistent performances with his club.[4][5]
With over 450 appearances for Atlético Madrid, Oblak has won four trophies with the club, including the 2020–21 edition of La Liga.
Oblak made his senior international debut for Slovenia in 2012, and has been named Slovenian Footballer of the Year on seven occasions. He was also part of Slovenia's national youth teams, from the under-15 to under-21 sides. He represented the senior side at UEFA Euro 2024.
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 27 de abril de 2019, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 27 April 2019, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Jan Oblak". Atlético Madrid. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (9 April 2020). "The 25 Greatest Goalkeepers of All Time – Ranked". 90min. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d'Or to equal Lionel Messi's record". The Guardian. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". The Guardian. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.