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Joselu

Joselu

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Al-Gharafa SC
Age36
CitizenshipSpain Germany
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornMarch 27, 1990
at Al-Gharafa SC 691 days · joined 2024-07-02
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €4.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.33
goals / match
Deportivo Alavés
top club · 113 apps

Career highs

€8.00m
peak value · 2021
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
27
best season · 11/12
33 / 10
int'l caps / goals
557Appearances
185Goals
43Assists
63Yellow cards
1Red cards
66Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoselu
Name in home countryJosé Luis Mato Sanmartín
Date of birth1990-03-27 (36 yrs)
Place of birthStuttgart, Spain
CitizenshipSpain Germany
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubAl-Gharafa SC
Joined2024-07-02
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentMRH Football Agency
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
25/26 — Al-Gharafa SC
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Real Madrid → Al-Gharafa
24/25 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2024
24/25 — Al-Gharafa SC
35 matches · 18 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Espanyol → Real Madrid
24/25 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jun 2024
Transfer: Real Madrid → Espanyol
23/24 · Return from loan
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Real Madrid
49 matches · 17 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Espanyol → Real Madrid
23/24 · Loan
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona
38 matches · 17 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Alavés → Espanyol
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Deportivo Alavés
38 matches · 14 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Deportivo Alavés
38 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Newcastle → Alavés
19/20 · Transfer · €2.24m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Deportivo Alavés
37 matches · 11 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Newcastle United
20 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Stoke City → Newcastle
17/18 · Transfer · €5.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Newcastle United
32 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Dep. La Coruña → Stoke City
16/17 · Return from loan
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Stoke City → Dep. La Coruña
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Deportivo de La Coruña, Stoke City
24 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Stoke City
27 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Hannover 96 → Stoke City
15/16 · Transfer · €8.00m
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hannover 96
32 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → Hannover 96
14/15 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jun 2014
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → TSG Hoffenheim
13/14 · Return from loan
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
Transfer: TSG Hoffenheim → E. Frankfurt
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Eintracht Frankfurt
33 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: RM Castilla → TSG Hoffenheim
12/13 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
25 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Madrid Castilla, Real Madrid
38 matches · 27 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Real Madrid Castilla, Real Madrid
37 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Celta de Vigo → RM Castilla
09/10 · Return from loan
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2009
Transfer: RM Castilla → Celta de Vigo
09/10 · Loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Celta de Vigo → RM Castilla
09/10 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Celta de Vigo
28 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Celta Vigo B → Celta de Vigo
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Celta Vigo B, Celta de Vigo
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Celta U19 → Celta Vigo B
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Celta Vigo Yth. → Celta U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 1.36/90
98
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 1.36/90
98
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
5,945 min
Minutes played by club
Al-Gharafa SC 9.9%
Real Madrid 5.1%
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 7.1%
Deportivo Alavés 12.6%
Newcastle United 17.0%
Stoke City 4.6%
Deportivo de La Coruña 7.9%
Hannover 96 6.7%
Eintracht Frankfurt 8.3%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 5.4%
Real Madrid Castilla 5.3%
Celta de Vigo 6.7%
Celta Vigo B 3.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Al-Gharafa SC 2 24/25 25/26 38 20 3 590
Real Madrid 3 10/11 23/24 51 19 3 306
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 1 22/23 22/23 38 17 3 421
Deportivo Alavés 3 19/20 21/22 113 36 11 752
Newcastle United 2 17/18 18/19 52 7 2 1,008
Stoke City 2 15/16 16/17 27 4 3 273
Deportivo de La Coruña 1 16/17 16/17 24 6 1 470
Hannover 96 1 14/15 14/15 32 10 4 399
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 13/14 13/14 33 14 3 496
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 12/13 12/13 25 5 2 320
Real Madrid Castilla 2 10/11 11/12 73 40 8 313
Celta de Vigo 2 08/09 09/10 30 4 0 398
Celta Vigo B 1 08/09 08/09 21 3 0 199

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€2M16€4M23€6M31€8M08/09 — 3 goals (Celta Vigo B)308/0909/10 — 4 goals (Celta de Vigo)409/1010/11 — 15 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)10/11 — 4 assists1910/1111/12 — 27 goals (Real Madrid Castilla)11/12 — 4 assists3111/1212/13 — 5 goals (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)12/13 — 2 assists712/1313/14 — 14 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)13/14 — 3 assists1713/1414/15 — 10 goals (Hannover 96)14/15 — 4 assists1414/1515/16 — 4 goals (Stoke City)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 6 goals (Deportivo de La Coruña)16/17 — 1 assists716/1717/18 — 4 goals (Newcastle United)17/18 — 1 assists517/1818/19 — 3 goals (Newcastle United)18/19 — 1 assists418/1919/20 — 11 goals (Deportivo Alavés)19/20 — 3 assists1419/2020/21 — 11 goals (Deportivo Alavés)20/21 — 3 assists1420/2121/22 — 14 goals (Deportivo Alavés)21/22 — 5 assists1921/2222/23 — 17 goals (RCD Espanyol Barcelona)22/23 — 3 assists2022/2323/24 — 17 goals (Real Madrid)23/24 — 3 assists2023/2424/25 — 18 goals (Al-Gharafa SC)24/25 — 3 assists2124/2525/26 — 2 goals (Al-Gharafa SC)225/2609/10 — €900K10/11 — €1.4M12/13 — €7M13/14 — €6M14/15 — €5M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €6M17/18 — €5M18/19 — €4M19/20 — €5M20/21 — €7.5M21/22 — €8M22/23 — €6M23/24 — €6M24/25 — €5M25/26 — €4MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 3308/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 151510/1111/12: 272711/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 101014/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 111119/2020/21: 111120/2121/22: 141421/2222/23: 171722/2323/24: 171723/2424/25: 181824/2525/26: 2225/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Stars League Al-Gharafa SC 3 2 0 0 0 132
24/25 AFC Champions League Al-Gharafa SC 8 4 0 2 0 180
24/25 AFC CL Elite Qualif. Al-Gharafa SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Amir Cup Al-Gharafa SC 4 4 0 2 0 91
24/25 Qatar Cup Al-Gharafa SC 1 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 Stars League Al-Gharafa SC 21 10 3 3 0 187
23/24 Champions League Real Madrid 11 5 0 0 0 55
23/24 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 0 65
23/24 LaLiga Real Madrid 34 10 2 1 0 168
23/24 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Copa del Rey RCD Espanyol Barcelona 4 1 1 0 0 234
22/23 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 34 16 2 3 0 187
21/22 Copa del Rey Deportivo Alavés 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 37 14 5 0 0 223
20/21 Copa del Rey Deportivo Alavés 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 37 11 3 1 0 276
19/20 Copa del Rey Deportivo Alavés 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 36 11 3 6 0 253
18/19 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Newcastle United 3 1 1 0 0 300
18/19 Premier League Newcastle United 16 2 0 1 0 294
17/18 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Newcastle United 30 4 1 2 0 414
16/17 Copa del Rey Deportivo de La Coruña 4 1 0 2 0 292
16/17 EFL Cup Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 LaLiga Deportivo de La Coruña 20 5 1 7 0 178
15/16 FA Cup Stoke City 2 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Stoke City 3 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Stoke City 22 4 1 0 0 273
14/15 Bundesliga Hannover 96 30 8 4 4 0 309
14/15 DFB-Pokal Hannover 96 2 2 0 0 0 90
13/14 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 24 9 2 3 0 185
13/14 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 2 4 0 0 0 41
13/14 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 6 1 1 0 0 270
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 25 5 2 2 0 320
12/13 DFB-Pokal TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 33 19 2 11 0 131
11/12 Ascenso a 2ª Real Madrid Castilla 4 7 2 0 0 49
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 12
11/12 LaLiga Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 34 14 4 5 0 133
10/11 Ascenso a 2ª Real Madrid Castilla 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 6
09/10 2ª División Celta de Vigo 24 4 0 4 1 398
09/10 Copa del Rey Celta de Vigo 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 2ª B - Grupo I Celta Vigo B 21 3 0 1 0 199
08/09 2ª División Celta de Vigo 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Celta Vigo Yth. Celta U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Celta U19 Celta Vigo B Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Celta Vigo B Celta de Vigo Transfer 0
09/10 2009-08-30 Celta de Vigo RM Castilla Transfer 800000 €1.50m
09/10 2009-08-31 RM Castilla Celta de Vigo Loan 800000
09/10 2010-06-30 Celta de Vigo RM Castilla Return from loan 1400000
12/13 2012-08-08 RM Castilla TSG Hoffenheim Transfer 0 €6.00m
13/14 2013-07-02 TSG Hoffenheim E. Frankfurt Loan 4500000
13/14 2014-06-30 E. Frankfurt TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan 3000000
14/15 2014-07-01 TSG Hoffenheim Hannover 96 Transfer 3000000 €5.00m
15/16 2015-07-01 Hannover 96 Stoke City Transfer 6000000 €8.00m
16/17 2016-08-31 Stoke City Dep. La Coruña Loan 6000000
16/17 2017-06-30 Dep. La Coruña Stoke City Return from loan 3500000
17/18 2017-08-16 Stoke City Newcastle Transfer 3500000 €5.50m
19/20 2019-07-15 Newcastle Alavés Transfer 4000000 €2.24m
22/23 2022-07-01 Alavés Espanyol Transfer 5000000
23/24 2023-07-01 Espanyol Real Madrid Loan 6000000
23/24 2024-06-30 Real Madrid Espanyol Return from loan 5000000
24/25 2024-07-01 Espanyol Real Madrid Transfer 5000000 €1.50m
24/25 2024-07-02 Real Madrid Al-Gharafa Transfer 5000000 €1.50m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Torn lateral ankle ligament 2010-03-18 2010-04-07 21 3
13/14 Muscle strain 2014-04-26 2014-05-03 8 2
14/15 minor knock 2014-10-08 2014-10-17 10 4
14/15 flu 2015-04-03 2015-04-06 4 1
16/17 Knee injury 2016-09-12 2016-11-28 78 14
16/17 Achilles tendon problems 2017-04-27 2017-05-31 35 4
22/23 Muscle injury 2023-02-07 2023-02-24 18 2
23/24 Ankle injury 2024-02-23 2024-03-01 8 1
23/24 stomach problems 2024-03-16 2024-03-21 6 1
Current€4.00m
Peak€8.00m
Low
Δ since start+€3.10m
€2.00m€4.00m€6.00m€8.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #20911 1 0 former national player
Team #12609 11 3 former national player
Team #9567 4 1 former national player
Team #3375 #9 17 6 recent national player

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 19 33
22/23 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 16 34
10/11 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 14 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 LaLiga Deportivo Alavés 5 37
14/15 Bundesliga Hannover 96 4 30
10/11 2ª B - Grupo I Real Madrid Castilla 4 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
23/24 2024-06-30 Real Madrid Espanyol Return from loan €5.00m
23/24 2023-07-01 Espanyol Real Madrid Loan €6.00m
16/17 2017-06-30 Dep. La Coruña Stoke City Return from loan €3.50m
16/17 2016-08-31 Stoke City Dep. La Coruña Loan €6.00m
13/14 2014-06-30 E. Frankfurt TSG Hoffenheim Return from loan €3.00m
13/14 2013-07-02 TSG Hoffenheim E. Frankfurt Loan €4.50m
09/10 2010-06-30 Celta de Vigo RM Castilla Return from loan €1.40m
09/10 2009-08-31 RM Castilla Celta de Vigo Loan €800k

Teams faced most often by Joselu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Borussia Dortmund 74 18 14 42 100 156 -56 24%
VfL Wolfsburg 62 22 16 24 90 91 -1 35%
Manchester City 62 10 14 38 52 132 -80 16%
VfB Stuttgart 60 20 20 20 98 104 -6 33%
1. FSV Mainz 05 58 18 18 22 70 76 -6 31%
FC Schalke 04 57 24 11 22 94 84 +10 42%
Liverpool FC 56 21 12 23 73 90 -17 38%
FC Augsburg 55 21 19 15 81 61 +20 38%
Chelsea FC 54 15 9 30 58 98 -40 28%
SC Freiburg 54 18 20 16 83 72 +11 33%
Bayern München 51 14 5 32 60 116 -56 27%
Hamburger SV 46 20 12 14 68 60 +8 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
19/20 Goal #100 (career)
23/24 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 35 458 8 0 0 1.57
23/24 49 288 1 0 0 0.31
22/23 38 421 3 0 0 0.64
20/21 38 276 1 0 0 0.33
19/20 37 253 7 0 0 2.49
18/19 20 594 2 0 0 0.3
17/18 32 414 2 0 0 0.43
16/17 24 470 9 0 0 1.72
14/15 32 399 4 0 0 0.9
13/14 33 496 3 0 0 0.54
12/13 25 320 2 0 0 0.56
11/12 38 192 11 0 0 5.16
10/11 37 139 5 0 0 3.24
09/10 28 398 4 0 1 1.13
08/09 23 199 1 0 0 0.45

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
199 apps
68 G
16 A
2ª B - Grupo I
88 apps
36 G
6 A
Bundesliga
79 apps
22 G
8 A
Stars League
24 apps
12 G
3 A
Premier League
68 apps
10 G
2 A
Ascenso a 2ª
6 apps
7 G
2 A
DFB-Pokal
4 apps
6 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
18 apps
5 G
1 A
Champions League
11 apps
5 G
0 A
Amir Cup
4 apps
4 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Joselu

Who is Joselu?

Joselu is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Al-Gharafa SC.

How old is Joselu?

Joselu is 36 years old. He was born on March 27, 1990 in Stuttgart.

What position does Joselu play?

Joselu plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Joselu play for?

Joselu currently plays for Al-Gharafa SC.

How many career goals has Joselu scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Joselu has scored 185 goals in 557 appearances.

What is Joselu's market value?

Joselu's most recent reported market value is €4.00m.