Rúper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto López Esquiroz | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Estella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Izarra | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Izarra | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Osasuna B | 68 | (5) |
| 2009–2013 | Osasuna | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Elche (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Mirandés (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Sabadell | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Jaén | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Mirandés | 150 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Tudelano (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019– | Izarra | 157 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 | |||
Roberto López Esquiroz (born 4 June 1987), commonly known as Rúper, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Izarra as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Rúper was born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, he made his first-team debut on 26 April 2009, playing the last two minutes of a 0–0 away draw against Real Valladolid.[1] During his first full season, as they easily avoided La Liga relegation, he provided rest for longtime incumbent holding midfielder Francisco Puñal (12 years his senior).[2]
Rúper spent 2011–12 on loan to Elche CF of Segunda División, appearing in less than half of the games during the campaign – 12 starts, 1,190 minutes of action. He was released by Osasuna in the summer of 2013 after a loan to CD Mirandés in the same league,[3] and continued competing at that level with CE Sabadell FC,[4] Real Jaén[5] and Mirandés again.[6]
Rúper signed for CD Tudelano on 17 January 2019, on a six-month loan.[7][8] In the ensuing off-season, the free agent joined his former youth club CD Izarra also in the third tier.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osasuna B | 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 24 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 32 | 4 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
| Osasuna | 2008–09 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Elche (loan) | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
| Mirandés (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Sabadell | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Jaén | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Mirandés | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 150 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 4 | ||
| Total Mirandés | 177 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6 | ||
| Tudelano (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Izarra | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 351 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 376 | 14 | ||
References
- ^ Pasito a pasito (Step by step); Marca, 26 April 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rúper, con Puñal como ejemplo (Rúper, with Puñal as an example); Navarra Sport, 19 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Osasuna cede a Rúper al Mirandés (Osasuna loan Rúper to Mirandés); Marca, 20 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El ex rojillo Rúper ficha por el Sabadell (Former red Rúper signs for Sabadell); El Correo, 20 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Jaén ficha al delantero Álvaro Montero por lo que queda de campaña (Real Jaén sign forward Álvaro Montero for the rest of the season); La Información, 1 February 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El ex centrocampista blanco Rúper ficha por el CD Mirandés (Former white midfielder Rúper signs for CD Mirandés); Ideal, 10 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rúper" ficha por el Tudelano: "Tenía muchas ofertas, pero el proyecto de Tudela me ha convencido" ("Rúper" signs for Tudelano: "I had several offers, but Tudela's project convinced me"); Navarra.com, 17 January 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El C.D. Mirandés 2019/20 echa a rodar (2019/20 C.D. Mirandés get going); CD Mirandés, 16 July 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rúper, nuevo fichaje del Izarra (Rúper, new Izarra signing); Be Soccer, 30 July 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rúper at BDFutbol
- ^ Rúper at Soccerway