| Rúper | |
| Fullname: | Roberto López Esquiroz |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Estella, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Izarra |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | Izarra |
| Youthclubs2: | Osasuna |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Years2: | 2009–2013 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Years5: | 2013–2014 |
| Years6: | 2014 |
| Years7: | 2014–2019 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Years9: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Osasuna |
| Clubs3: | → Elche (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Mirandés (loan) |
| Clubs5: | Sabadell |
| Clubs6: | Jaén |
| Clubs7: | Mirandés |
| Clubs8: | → Tudelano (loan) |
| Clubs9: | Izarra |
| Caps1: | 68 |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Caps7: | 150 |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Caps9: | 124 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 15 May 2024 |
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.
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]
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |||