Joselu

For another Spanish footballer, see José Luis Moreno Barroso. For another Spanish footballer, see José Luis Gómez Pérez.
Joselu

Joselu in action for Real Madrid in 2011
Personal information
Full name José Luis Sanmartín Mato
Date of birth (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2002 SD Silleda
2002–2008 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Celta B 21 (3)
2009 Celta 2 (0)
2009–2012 Real Madrid B 72 (40)
2009–2010 → Celta (loan) 24 (4)
2011 Real Madrid 1 (1)
2012–2014 1899 Hoffenheim 25 (5)
2013–2014 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 24 (9)
2014–2015 Hannover 96 30 (8)
2015– Stoke City 22 (4)
2016– → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Spain U19 11 (3)
2009 Spain U20 1 (0)
2009–2010 Spain U21 4 (1)
2016– Galicia 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 11 September 2016 (UTC).


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sanmartín and the second or maternal family name is Mato.

José Luis Sanmartín Mato (born 27 March 1990), commonly known as Joselu, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Deportivo La Coruña, on loan from Stoke City.

Joselu began his career with Celta Vigo being purchased by Real Madrid in the summer of 2009. He was a prolific goalscorer for B Team, scoring 40 goals in 72 appearances but he was unable to break into the first team and was sold to German Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2012, being loaned out to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013–14. Joselu joined Hannover 96 in June 2014, then English Premier League side Stoke City a year later for a fee of £5.75 million.

Early life

Joselu was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and attended school in the country for four years, when his family returned to Galicia, Spain.[1] He has two older sisters.

Football career

Celta Vigo

Joselu played his two first professional games for local Celta de Vigo, with the Galicians in the second division, late in the 2008–09 season. Since the age of 18, at about the same time he made his debuts with the main squad, he played with the B-team in the third level.

Late in the 2009 summer Joselu was purchased by Real Madrid, being immediately loaned to his former team for a further campaign.[2] He was relatively used during the division two campaign, but only scored four goals as the team finished in 12th position.

Real Madrid

Joselu was Real Madrid Castilla's top scorer in the 2010–11 season, alongside Álvaro Morata, but the team failed to win promotion in the playoffs. On 21 May 2011 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema for the last ten minutes of a home fixture against UD Almería: he scored almost immediately from a Cristiano Ronaldo cross, making it 8–1 to the hosts.[3]

On 20 December 2011, in his second official appearance for the main squad, Joselu replaced Benzema in the 77th minute of the home match against SD Ponferradina, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored the goal to make the game 4–1 two minutes later, in an eventual 5–1 win.[4]

In his second season with Castilla, Joselu became an essential offensive unit for manager Alberto Toril, and responded by netting 26 goals (19 in the regular season and seven in the playoffs) which made him the competition's top scorer, as his team were promoted to division two after five years, as champions. He subsequently attracted the attention of several European clubs.[5]

Hoffenheim

On 8 August 2012, Joselu signed a four-year contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made his Bundesliga debut on 16 September, playing 30 minutes in a 3–5 away loss against SC Freiburg,[7] and scored his first goal for his new club ten days later, contributing to a 3–0 success at VfB Stuttgart.[8] He scored a brace against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 19 October 2012.[9] He played 25 times for the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena side scoring five goals as they finished in 16th position.[10]

Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)

At the end of his first season with Hoffenhiem Joselu admitted that he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings and was loaned out to Bundesliga rivals Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2013–14 season.[10] He rediscovered his form under Armin Veh at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances as they finished in 13th position and reached the knock-out stages of the UEFA Europa League.[10]

Hannover 96

On 9 June Joselu joined Hannover 96 on a four-year deal for a fee of €5 million.[11] He spent the 2014–15 season with Hannover where made 32 appearances scoring 10 goals.[12]

Stoke City

On 16 June 2015 Joselu joined Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £5.75 million,[13][14] therefore fulfilling a lifelong ambition to play in England's top division.[15] He made his debut on 15 August away to Tottenham Hotspur, as a 59th-minute substitute for Jonathan Walters; he won a penalty when fouled by Toby Alderweireld, converted by Marko Arnautović as Stoke came from 2–0 down to draw 2–2.[16][17] On 28 December, after coming on in place of compatriot Bojan Krkić, he scored his first goal for the Potters in a 4–3 win at Everton.[18] He played 27 times for Stoke in 2015–16, scoring four goals as the team finished in ninth position.[19][20][21] Towards the end of the campaign Hughes stated that Joselu had made a slow start to life in English football.[22]

Deportivo La Coruña (loan)

On 31 August 2016, Joselu joined Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña on a season-long loan deal.[23]

Style of play

Joselu plays as a striker and has been described by Mark Hughes as a "technically adept forward".— "He's a good technical player, he's got good ability and I like his movement. His link-up play is very good and with the finishing we've done so far in training I've been very pleased. You can see technically he's very adept, getting his body in the right position to take chances".[24]

Club statistics

As of match played 29 November 2016[25][26]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celta Vigo B 2008–09[26] Segunda División B 213———213
Celta Vigo 2008–09[26] Segunda División 2000——20
2009–10[26] Segunda División 24440——284
Total 26440——304
Real Madrid B 2010–11[26] Segunda División B 3614———3614
2011–12[26] Segunda División B 3626———3626
Total 7240———7240
Real Madrid 2010–11[26] La Liga 1100—0011
2011–12[26] La Liga 0011—0011
Total 1111—0022
Hoffenheim 2012–13[27] Bundesliga 25500——255
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2013–14[28] Bundesliga 24924—713314
Hannover 96 2014–15[12] Bundesliga 30822—003210
Stoke City 2015–16[29] Premier League 2242030—274
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2016–17[30] La Liga 1010——20
Career total 22274127307124482

References

  1. ↑ "Joselu: "Somos el mejor equipo de la segunda vuelta"" [Joselu: "We're the best team of the second round] (in Spanish). Real Madrid. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "El Real Madrid ficha y cede a Joselu al Celta de Vigo" [Real Madrid buys from and loans Joselu to Celta de Vigo] (in Spanish). El País. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ronaldo breaks record in rout". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "El Madrid ficha hacia octavos" [Madrid signs to last-16] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "El West Ham viene a por Joselu, joya del Castilla" [West Ham comes for Joselu, Castilla's gem] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Joselu joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "SC Freiburg 5–3 TSG Hoffenheim". ESPN Soccernet. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "VfB Stuttgart 0–3 TSG Hoffenheim". ESPN Soccernet. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "HOFFENHEIM VS. GREUTHER FÜRTH 3 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "Joselu scouting report: All you need to know about Stoke City's new striker". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Hannover 96 verpflichtet Joselu" [Hannover 96 acquires Joselu] (in German). Hannover 96. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Joselu in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Potters Land Joselu". Stoke City. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Mark Hughes delighted at £5.75m Joselu signing". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Joselu - 'This Is A Dream'". Stoke City. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Abraham, Timothy (15 August 2015). "Tottenham 2–2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tottenham 2, Stoke City 2: Jinking Joselu delighted with good first impression". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  18. ↑ Reddy, Luke (28 December 2015). "Everton 3–4 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Stoke 3-1 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Bournemouth 1-3 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Watford 1-2 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Slow burner Joselu back in manager's good books". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Joselu Joins Deportivo". Stoke City F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Mark Hughes already impressed by Joselu's goal instinct". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Joselu". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Joselu". BD Futbol. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Joselu in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Joselu in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Joselu in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Joselu in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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