 Roberto playing forBarcelona in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sergi Roberto Carnicer[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (age 33)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Reus, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Como | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Santes Creus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Gimnàstic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Barcelona B | 106 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2024 | Barcelona | 245 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Como | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Spain U21 | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Spain | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Catalonia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 5 April 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergi Roberto Carnicer (Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsɛɾʒiruˈβɛɾtukəɾniˈse], born 7 February 1992) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays forSerie A clubComo. Mainly acentral midfielder, he can also operate as adefensive midfielder,full-back orwinger.[3][4]
He spent most of his career withBarcelona after making his first-team debut at the age of 18, going on to win several accolades with the club including sevenLa Liga championships and twoChampions Leagues.
Roberto made his first full appearance forSpain in 2016.
Born inReus,Tarragona,Catalonia, Roberto began playing football with local UE Barri Santes Creus at the age of 8,[5][6] arriving inBarcelona's youth academy six years later from neighboursGimnàstic de Tarragona.[7] In the2009–10 season, at only 17, he first appeared withBarça'sreserves, contributing 29 appearances as they returned to theSegunda División after 11 years.[8]
On 10 November 2010, Roberto made his debut for the first team, playing the second half of a 5–1 home win againstCeuta forthe campaign'sCopa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate).[9] On 27 April of the following year he made his firstUEFA Champions League appearance, coming on as asubstitute forDavid Villa in the last minute of a 2–0 away victory overReal Madrid in thecompetition semi-finals' first leg.[10]
Roberto first appeared inLa Liga on 21 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 win atMálaga inthe season's last round.[11] His first start for the main squad came on 6 December of that year, againstBATE Borisov in theChampions League group stage, as managerPep Guardiola rested all his starters for the upcomingEl Clásico: in the 35th minute, he opened the scoring in an eventual 4–0 home win.[12]
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 againstOsasuna in thedomestic cup (6–1 on aggregate).[13] On 16 December 2014, also inthat competition, he netted another, contributing to an 8–1 demolition ofHuesca at theCamp Nou.[14]
In the2015–16 season, after being reconverted by managerLuis Enrique and merely months after nearly being deemed surplus to requirements,[15][16] Roberto appeared as aright-back in several games.[17][18] In two consecutive matches againstAthletic Bilbao in January 2016, one inthe league and another inthe Spanish Cup, he featured on the other flank in the place of injuredJordi Alba,[19] going on to play in as many as seven different positions.[3]
On 20 August 2016, Roberto started as a right-back and provided twoassists in a 6–2 home defeat ofBetis in the opening match ofthe campaign.[20] On 24 September, from the same position, he again contributed two decisive passes in a 5–0 away rout ofSporting de Gijón.[21]
On 8 March 2017, Roberto scored the final goal in the 95th minute as part of a decisive6–1 home victory againstParis Saint-Germain in the second leg of theChampions League round-of-16, making Barcelona the first club to overcome a four-goal deficit in the competition.[22][23] On 22 February 2018, he extended his contract until 2022.[24]
In injury time of the first half of the fixture with Real Madrid on 6 May 2018, Roberto was shown a straightred card after punchingMarcelo, in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[25] He was first-choice right-back duringthe season ahead of newly signedNélson Semedo, and his side won the national championship after a one-year wait.[26]
Roberto suffered a quadriceps strain injury in late October 2021 and was successfully operated in December by surgeon Lasse Lempainen inTurku, Finland.[27] On 3 March 2023, he agreed to an extension until 2024.[28] In spite of dealing with several physical problems, he scored a career-best four goals for theleague champions.[29][30][31][32]
On 30 June 2024, with 373 competitive appearances to his credit, Roberto left Barcelona as afree agent.[33][34]
On 23 August 2024, Roberto signed forSerie A clubComo on a two-year deal.[35] On 24 September, as thenewly promoted side, coached by his former Barcelona teammateCesc Fàbregas, won 3–2 atAtalanta, he assistedGabriel Strefezza in the first goal afterbackheeling a pass fromIgnace Van Der Brempt.[36]
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In October 2009, shortly after making his Barcelona B debut, Roberto was called by theSpain under-17 team for the2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria. On 5 November, before beingsubstituted byJavier Espinosa in the 88th minute, he scored ahat-trick againstBurkina Faso at theSani Abacha Stadium inKano.[37][38] Spain eventually finished third in the tournament, with him andAtlético Madrid'sBorja Bastón accounting for eight of the team's total goals.[39]
Roberto made his debut forthe under-21 side on 5 September 2011, playing the last four minutes of the 2–0 win inLugo overGeorgia for the2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championshipqualifiers.[40] He received his first call up to thesenior squad in March 2016, forfriendlies againstRomania andItaly.[41] His debut took place in the former match on the 27th, as he started in a 0–0 draw inCluj-Napoca.[42]
Roberto was selected by Luis Enrique to the2021 UEFA Nations League Finals.[43] He featured in the 2–1 semi-final win over Italy for the runners-up.[44][45]
Roberto plays predominantly as a midfielder, but also excels as afull-back. In the2015–16 season, under Luis Enrique, he played in seven different positions with Barcelona. This versatility, combined with his pace, strength, rigorous work rate and accurate passing earned the praise of the manager: "In a team like ours, except in goal, he could play in any position, it's no surprise. The most difficult thing is doing it well all over the field and Sergi Roberto does that."[46][3] He is best utilised as a box-to-box player.[47]
In 2014, Roberto started dating Israeli modelCoral Simanovich (step-daughter of Israeli businesswomanPnina Rosenblum).[48] They became engaged in early September 2017,[49][50] and got married inTel Aviv on 30 May 2018.[51] Their first child, Kaia, was born in 2019.[52]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 106 | 7 | — | — | — | 106 | 7 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2010–11 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 245 | 12 | 52 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 373 | 19 | ||
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 363 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 491 | 26 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September 2016 | Estadio Reino de León, León, Spain |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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