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Jan Oblak
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Jan Oblak is a Slovenian association football player born on January 7, 1993, in Kranj. A male goalkeeper, he plays for Atletico Madrid and represents the Slovenia men's national football team. He wears the number 13 jersey and is known by the nickname El Guardián. Oblak has also been a member of S.L. Benfica, S.C. Olhanense, and U.D. Leiria during his career, which began in 2009.
He resides in Škofja Loka and speaks Slovene. His family includes his sibling, Teja Oblak. In his professional record, he has played one match, scored zero goals, and conceded two points.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Atletico Madrid
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- Slovenia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jan
- Family name
- Oblak
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Slovenia
- Place of birth
- Kranj
- Sibling
- Teja Oblak
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Slovene
- Native language
- Slovene
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Atlético Madrid
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- Country for sport
- Slovenia
- Mass
- 87
- Image
- Jan Oblak 2019.jpg
- Height
- 186
- Residence
- Škofja Loka
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- date of birth
- 1993-01-07
- Commons category
- Jan Oblak
- sport number
- 13
- nickname
- El Guardián
- name in native language
- Jan Oblak
- start of work period
- 2009-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- number of points/goals conceded
- 2
- social media followers
- 3628
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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. Oblak was also nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Ballon d'Or awards, following his consistent performances with his club.
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