Jan Oblak
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Oblak warming up for Atlético Madrid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Oblak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Škofja Loka, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Ločan | ||
| 2003–2005 | Olimpija | ||
| 2005–2009 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 34 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Benfica | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Olhanense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → União de Leiria (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2013 | Benfica B | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Atlético Madrid | 373 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Slovenia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Slovenia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Slovenia U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2012– | Slovenia | 79 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Jan Oblak (born 7 January 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and captains the Slovenia national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.[2]
Oblak signed for Portuguese club Benfica at the age of 17, and was part of the team that won the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. In 2014 he moved to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €16 million, becoming La Liga's most expensive goalkeeper at the time. In the 2015–16 season, he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper, conceding an all-time record low of 18 goals. He won the award again in the next three seasons, and two more in 2021 and 2025 for a record six trophies.[3] Oblak was also nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Ballon d'Or awards, following his consistent performances with his club.[4][5]
With over 450 appearances for Atlético Madrid, Oblak has won four trophies with the club, including the 2020–21 edition of La Liga.
Oblak made his senior international debut for Slovenia in 2012, and has been named Slovenian Footballer of the Year on eight occasions. He was also part of Slovenia's national youth teams, from the under-15 to under-21 sides. He represented the senior side at UEFA Euro 2024.
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Atlético De Madrid (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (9 April 2020). "The 25 Greatest Goalkeepers of All Time – Ranked". 90min. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Postal je rekorder: Jan Oblak je znova osvojil priznanje Zamora za najboljšega vratarja v Španiji!" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Lowe, Sid (7 December 2017). "Cristiano Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d'Or to equal Lionel Messi's record". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob; McVeigh, Niall (3 December 2018). "Ballon d'Or 2018: Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win awards – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2025.