Joselu is a new Real Madrid player!

The forward returns to our club after winning the Nations League with Spain and finishing last season as the top Spanish scorer in LaLiga.

Joselu Mato (Stuttgart, 27/03/1990) is a new Real Madrid player. The forward is back at our club after winning the Nations League 2023 with the Spanish national team, where he played a key role thanks to his winning goal against Italy in the semi-finals, and after being the top Spanish goal scorer in the last LaLiga campaign (16 goals for Espanyol).

Ancelotti's squad is strengthened with an experienced player, who has scored goals in the three big leagues in which he has played. With 58 goals in Spain, 22 in the Bundesliga and 10 in the Premier League.

Joselu joined Real Madrid's youth academy in 2010 and played for Castilla. In the two seasons with our reserve team, he was the top scorer in the team. In the second of them, the 2011-12, he proved to be instrumental in winning promotion to the Second Division as champion of the division. He scored 19 goals in the regular league and 7 more in the promotion play-offs.

His performances for Castilla saw him make his debut for Real Madrid on 21 May 2011, against Almería at the Bernabéu. And just three minutes after coming off the bench in that LaLiga match, he was on the scoresheet. After his time with our youth team, Joselu pursued his career in two challenging leagues such as Germany and England and then returned to the Spanish league. His last two clubs before joining Real Madrid were Alavés and Espanyol.

Champion with Spain

A Spain international since March this year, he scored a brace on his debut against Norway. The forward played a pivotal role in winning the Nations League 2023, scoring the winning goal in the semi-final against Italy and converting his spot-kick in the final against Croatia during the penalty shoot-out.

Career:

Celta Vigo (2009-10)

Castilla (2010-12)

Hoffenheim (2012-13)

Eintracht (2013-14)

Hannover 96 (2014-15)

Stoke City (2015-16)

Deportivo de La Coruña (2016-17)

Newcastle (2017-19)

Alavés (2019-22)

Espanyol (2022-23)

Real Madrid (2023-)

 

Honours

1 Nations League (2023)