.jpg) Joselu with Espanyol in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Luis Mato Sanmartín[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | 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 La Coruña (loan) | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Newcastle United | 46 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Alavés | 110 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Espanyol | 34 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Real Madrid (loan) | 34 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Gharafa | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 17 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 31 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
José Luis Mato Sanmartín (born 27 March 1990), known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al Gharafa and the Spain national team.
Joselu began his career with Celta 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 was unable to break into the first team, and sold to Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim in August 2012. Following a loan spell at Eintracht Frankfurt, Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, and 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 signing for Alavés for an undisclosed fee. Joselu then played for Espanyol, before rejoining Real Madrid on loan for the 2023–24 season, where he won the UEFA Champions League.
Joselu played for Spain at multiple youth levels, and made his debut for the senior national team in 2023. He was a member of the squad that won the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League and the UEFA Euro 2024.
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Joselu – Spain – European Qualifiers". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Joselu Mato". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 5 September 2023.