Rafael Robayo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Fernando Robayo Marroquín | ||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Escuela de Fútbol Vida | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Once Caldas | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Millonarios | 229 | (26) |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Millonarios | 156 | (12) |
| 2017 | Patriotas | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | Deportes Tolima | 45 | (2) |
| 2019 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2019 | |||
Rafael Robayo (born April 24, 1984) is a former Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career[edit]
Atletico Nacional[edit]
Robayo began his youth career at Escuela de Fútbol Vida. In 2003, he joined top Colombian club Atlético Nacional and made his first team debut.
Millonarios FC[edit]
In early 2005 Robayo joined Millonarios and on May 15 of that year scored his first professional goal in a 1-1 draw with Atlético Nacional in Medellín.[1]
In 2006 Robayo lost his place for Millonarios but in 2007 he bounced back to claim a starting role in midfield as a result of his fine form during the Copa Sudamericana 2007 in which the club advanced to the semifinal stage.[2] After the departure of Gerardo Bedoya in early 2010, Robayo has served as club captain alternating with José Mera.[3] On October 24, 2010 Robayo recorded his first two-goal game as Millonarios defeated Deportivo Pereira by a 2-1 score.[4]
Robayo continued his fine form in 2011 as he helped the club win the 2011 Copa Colombia by a 2-0 aggregate score over Boyacá Chicó. After seven seasons at the club on January 4, 2012 Robayo announced that he would be leaving the club.[5]
Chicago[edit]
A day later it was revealed that Robayo would be joining Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.[6]
Millonarios FC[edit]
On July 26, 2012, after half a season in Chicago, Robayo was loaned back to Millonarios for the remainder of the 2012 season.[7]
On May 3, 2015 he scored the final goal on a 3-1 win against Medellin on the 92nd minute scoring by avoiding the opponent goalkeeper, making him Man of the Match.[8] He also scored in a 1-3 win against Santa Fe in the last game of the season, thus eliminating them from the quarterfinals and qualifying his team.[9]
He is currently the eighth player with more presences in Millonarios with over 300 games where converted 31 goals.
- Fact: He is the player from Bogota with more matches on the team and eighth all time with 334.
Statistics[edit]
(As of September 16, 2015)
| Year | Team | League Matches | Goals | Cup Matches | Goals | Inter Matches | Goals | Total Matches | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Atlético Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Once Caldas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Millonarios | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2006 | Millonarios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Millonarios | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 2008 | Millonarios | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| 2009 | Millonarios | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2010 | Millonarios | 24 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 2011 | Millonarios | 38 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | Millonarios | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2013 | Millonarios | 38 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 5 |
| 2014 | Millonarios | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2015 | Millonarios | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Total | 326 | 30 | 54 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 402 | 38 |
References[edit]
- ^ Robayo scores in 1-1 draw with Nacional Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Millonarios advance to semis
- ^ Robayo captain of Millonarios
- ^ Robayo leads Millonarios to 2-1 victory over Pereira
- ^ Robayo confirms that he will be leaving Millonarios
- ^ Robayo to join Chicago Fire
- ^ "Fire Loan Rafael Robayo to Club Deportivo Millonarios". chicago-fire.com. 26 July 2012.
- ^ Rafael Robayo, the date figure.
- ^ Millonarios Santa Fe champion eliminates the quarterfinals.
External links[edit]
- Rafael Robayo at Major League Soccer
- Official Webpage
- Rafael Fernando Robayo at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Rafael Robayo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafael Robayo at ESPN FC
- Rafael Robayo at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Atlético Nacional footballers
- Once Caldas footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Patriotas Boyacá footballers
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- Atlético Bucaramanga footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Categoría Primera A players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Bogotá