Stheven Adán Robles Ruiz (born 12 November 1995), nicknamed El Pelón ("The Hairless Man"), is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones and the Guatemala national team.
 Robles training with Comunicaciones in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stheven Adán Robles Ruiz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Galácticos | ||
| 2011–2015 | Comunicaciones | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Comunicaciones | 253 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | → Carchá (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Guatemala U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019– | Guatemala | 32 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Early life
editRobles was born in Zone 18 in Guatemala City, in the Villas neighborhood, a place controlled by gangs where children run and enjoy the alleys. They all know each other, they know the movements of the neighbors and they know who is in the organized groups.
Robles, the youngest of three siblings, was looked after by his mother, Sandra, who was afraid that he would be called into the gang, so everytime he went to the dirt courts, she was with him and they returned home together.
His first team was Galácticos, which played in the league of Zone 18. His friend Walfredo Cruz always told him: "I'm sure you'll play in one of the best teams," so he never stopped insisting that he go to tryouts with the clubs because he knew the time would come.
By the time he was 12, no one could stop him. "I would run away from home to play," says Robles, who started out as a striker, but later moved to a right wing-back or full-back.
Walfredo always accompanied him, paid for his public transportation and food, because the Robles family had no means of traveling to distant places.
At the age of 15, Robles went to a tryout for Comunicaciones where the Argentine coach Jorge Miguel Sumich chose him to stay in the under-17 category, which at that time was managed by Mario Acevedo, but he only stayed for two days, as he was promoted to train with the senior team.
At that time, Robles was in his fourth year of high school, but he decided to drop out.[4]
Club career
editComunicaciones
editAfter progressing through all the youth categories, Robles made his debut for the first team under coach Willy Coito Olivera on 8 February 2015 in a 1–0 win over Halcones. He would go on to win the 2015 Clausura with the club.
International career
editHe debuted internationally on 9 January 2015, with the Guatemala U20 team during the participation at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica.
On 9 June 2019, he made his senior debut in a friendly match against Paraguay in a 2–0 defeat.
On 10 September 2019, Robles scored his first goal for Guatemala against Puerto Rico in a 5–0 victory in the CONCACAF Nations League.[5]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Guatemala's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2019 | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 24 April 2022 | PayPal Park, San Jose, United States |  El Salvador |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editComunicaciones
References
edit- ^ "Guatemala - S. Robles - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Guatemala - S. Robles - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Steven Robles". Comunicaciones FC. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Stheven Robles ilusionado con clasificar a la Copa Oro con Guatemala". Concacaf. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
edit- Stheven Robles at National-Football-Teams.com
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