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Jan Oblak
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Jan Oblak is a Slovenian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Born on January 7, 1993, in Kranj, he holds Slovenian citizenship and speaks Slovene. His professional career began in 2009. He has been a member of several sports teams, including S.C. Olhanense, U.D. Leiria, S.L. Benfica, and the Slovenia men's national football team. According to Thesportsdb, he also plays for Atletico Madrid.
Oblak stands 186 centimeters tall and weighs 87 kilograms. He is known by the nickname "El Guardián" and wears the number 13. He resides in Škofja Loka and has a sibling named Teja Oblak.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1988
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Stosunek niemieckich władz kościelnych do ludności polskiej w Diecezji Warmińskiej w latach 1800-1870
- Katedra we Fromborku
- Gietrzwałd
- Katalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego Metropolii Warmińskiej "Hosianum" w Olsztynie
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 6
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Oblak">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
· 2012 · cited 29,211x
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,132x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,620x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,790x
- The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
· 2007 · cited 17,575x
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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
Show 10 more facts
- 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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