R. Arboleda · career
Robert Abel Arboleda Escobar
Center Back · Sao Paulo · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 1 club — 135 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Sao Paulo — Season rating 33, 2 goals and 0 assists in 31 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at Sao Paulo. Form has slipped 19 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 11 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Sao Paulo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025/26 | Sao Paulo | 24 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | Sao Paulo | 31 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Sao Paulo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Sao Paulo | 17 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Sao Paulo | 21 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 22 |
| 2019/20 | Sao Paulo | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sao Paulo | 26 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Sao Paulo | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Universidad Catolica | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Universidad Catolica | 37 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Universidad Catolica | 39 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | LDU Loja | 41 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | LDU Loja | 23 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 3 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Copa America | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Copa America | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification South America | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017/18 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Copa do Brasil×2Paulista A1×2Supercopa do Brasil×2Paulista A1×3CONMEBOL Sudamericana×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulista - A1 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Serie A | 6 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| World Cup - Qualification South Americaat Ecuador | 3 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
Schedule · 2026/27
14 played2 unused sub32 not in squad· 1016 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | Paulista - A1 | A Mirassol | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 16 | Paulista - A1 | H São Bernardo | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Paulista - A1 | A Corinthians | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Paulista - A1 | H Portuguesa | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Paulista - A1 | A Palmeiras | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 29 | Serie A | H Flamengo | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Paulista - A1 | H Santos | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 4 | Serie A | A Santos | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | Paulista - A1 | H Primavera SP | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 12 | Serie A | H Gremio | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Paulista - A1 | A Ponte Preta | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Paulista - A1 | A RB Bragantino | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 25 | Serie A | A Coritiba | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 1 | Paulista - A1 | A Palmeiras | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 12 | Serie A | H Chapecoense-sc | 2-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 15 | Serie A | A RB Bragantino | 2-1 | Played | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 18 | Serie A | A Atletico-MG | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 22 | Serie A | H Palmeiras | 0-1 | Played | 55 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 1 | Serie A | A Internacional | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | Serie A | H Cruzeiro | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 8 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Boston River | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Serie A | A Vitoria | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H O'Higgins | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Serie A | A Vasco DA Gama | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | Copa Do Brasil | H Juventude | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Serie A | H Mirassol | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 29 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Millonarios | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Serie A | H Bahia | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 7 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A O'Higgins | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Serie A | A Corinthians | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 13 | Copa Do Brasil | A Juventude | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Serie A | A Fluminense | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 20 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Millonarios | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | Serie A | H Botafogo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 26 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Boston River | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 31 | Serie A | A Remo | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Serie A | H Atletico Paranaense | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Jul 26 | Serie A | A Flamengo | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 8 | Serie A | A Gremio | 1-2 | Played | 97 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 12 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Bolívar | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Aug 16 | Serie A | H Coritiba | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Bolívar | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Serie A | A Chapecoense-sc | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Serie A | H RB Bragantino | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 5 | Serie A | H Atletico-MG | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 9 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Boca Juniors | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.1 | ||
| Sep 12 | Serie A | A Palmeiras | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.4 | ||
| Sep 16 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Boca Juniors | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |