Sergi Roberto

Barcelona

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Roberto began playing football with local UE Barri Santes Creus at the age of 8, arriving in Barcelona's youth academy six years later from neighbours Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In the 2009–10 season, at only 17, he first appeared with Barça's reserves, contributing 29 appearances as they returned to the Segunda División after 11 years. On 10 November 2010, Roberto made his debut for the first team, playing the second half of a 5–1 home win against Ceuta in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate). On 27 April of the following year he made his first UEFA Champions League appearance, coming on as a substitute for David Villa in the last minute of a 2–0 away victory over Real Madrid in the competition semi-finals' first leg. Roberto first appeared in La Liga on 21 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win at Málaga in the season's last round. His first start for the main squad came on 6 December of that year, against BATE Borisov in the Champions League group stage, as manager Pep Guardiola rested all his starters for the upcoming El Clásico: in the 35th minute, he opened the scoring in an eventual 4–0 home win. In only his third official appearance for Barcelona's first team, on 12 January 2012, Roberto scored his second goal, helping the visitors come from behind to win 2–1 against Osasuna in the domestic cup (6–1 on aggregate). On 16 December 2014, also in that competition, he netted another,…

In October 2009, shortly after making his Barcelona B debut, Roberto was called by the Spain under-17 team for the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria. On 5 November, before being substituted by Javier Espinosa in the 88th minute, he scored a hat-trick against Burkina Faso at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Spain eventually finished third in the tournament, with him and Atlético Madrid's Borja Bastón accounting for eight of the team's total goals. Roberto made his debut for the under-21 side on 5 September 2011, playing the last four minutes of the 2–0 win in Lugo over Georgia for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. He received his first call up to the senior squad in March 2016, for friendlies against Romania and Italy. His debut took place in the former match on the 27th, as he started in a 0–0 draw in Cluj-Napoca. Roberto was selected by Luis Enrique to the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals. He featured in the 2–1 semi-final win over Italy for the runners-up.

Роберто в основном играет на позиции полузащитника, но также отлично справляется с ролью защитника. В сезоне 2015–16 под руководством Луиса Энрике он играл на семи разных позициях в "Барселоне". Эта универсальность, в сочетании с его скоростью, силой, строгой работоспособностью и точной передачей, заслужила похвалу от тренера: "В команде, как наша, кроме вратаря, он может играть на любой позиции, это не удивительно. Самое сложное — это хорошо выполнять свою работу на всем поле, и Серги Роберто это делает." Его лучше всего использовать как игрока, который может играть от штрафной до штрафной.

В 2014 году Роберто начал встречаться с израильской моделью Корав Симанович (падчерица израильской бизнесвумен Пнины Розенблюм). Они обручились в начале сентября 2017 года и поженились в Тель-Авиве 30 мая 2018 года. Их первый ребенок, Кая, родился в 2019 году.