| Rubén Lobato | |
| Fullname: | Rubén Lobato Cabal |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Rayo Vallecano |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Pontevedra (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps7: | 68 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps10: | 33 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Caps11: | 9 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Caps12: | 14 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Caps13: | 10 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 December 2023 |
Rubén Lobato Cabal (born 9 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a left winger.
Lobato was born in Madrid, and was a Rayo Vallecano youth graduate. On 5 August 2013 he signed for Tercera División side RSD Alcalá,[1] and made his senior debut on 25 August in a 1–0 away win against CD San Fernando.
In 2014 Lobato joined Atlético Madrid and was assigned to the C-team also in the fourth division. The following 22 January he was loaned to fellow league team Pontevedra CF,[2] and on 31 July 2015 he moved to Segunda División B side CD Lealtad in a permanent deal.[3]
On 1 July 2016, Lobato agreed to a contract with CF Fuenlabrada in the third division.[4] On 16 January of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Mérida AD.[5]
In 2017, Lobato moved to Real Oviedo and was assigned to the reserves. On 3 July 2019, after two seasons as a starter, he moved straight to La Liga side SD Eibar on a three-year contract,[6] but left the club just one-and-a-half-month later[7] and subsequently signed for third division side Getafe CF B.[8]
On 3 January 2020, Lobato signed for Burgos CF also in the third division.[9] He helped the side to achieve promotion to Segunda División in the 2020–21 season, before terminating his contract on 15 July 2021.[10]
On 1 February 2022, after six months of inactivity, Lobato moved abroad and agreed to a contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side GKS Górnik Łęczna.[11] He made his professional debut on 9 May, replacing Daniel Dziwniel in a 1–1 home draw against Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. On 1 December 2022, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent.[12]