On this day in 2014, Jan Oblak completed his move to Atletico Madrid from Benfica for €16 million. The Slovenian shot-stopper has made over 400 appearances for Atletico Madrid, keeping 207 clean sheets.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn 2014 Oblak moved to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €16 million, becoming La Liga’s most expensive goalkeeper at the time. Oblak has won four trophies with the club, including La Liga in 2020/21.
In 2015–16 he won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for best goalkeeper, and won the award again in the following three seasons, and for a fifth time in 2021. During his time at the club, Oblak has won 12 other individual honours.
Embed from Getty ImagesOblak holds the record for fewest league goals conceded in a 38-game season with 18. He achieved that feat in 2015/16 to match the record set by Deportibo La Coruna’s Francisco Liano in 1993/94.
He was nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Ballon d’Or awards, following his consistent performances with his club.
On 6 December 2019, Oblak kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against Villarreal. By doing so, he broke the club record of Abel Resino for most clean sheets with his 96th clean sheet in his 169th league game.
Embed from Getty ImagesHe later became the first non-Spanish goalkeeper to keep 100 clean sheets in La Liga history. He reached this landmark in his 182nd league game, becoming the fastest goalkeeper to achieve 100 clean sheets, beating an almost 50-year-old record held by Miguel Reina.
Last season, Oblak kept 13 clean sheets in La Liga whilst making 102 saves, maintaining a 70.3% save percentage. He is currently the clubs most capped foreign player after breaking Diego Godin’s record in May 2023.
Embed from Getty ImagesWritten by Isabelle Newnham
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