Who is Joselu, Real Madrid’s hero against Bayern in the Champions League | Champions League

In addition to qualifying Real Madrid for their 18th Champions League final, Joselu reached an impressive milestone in this Wednesday’s match. At 34 years old, he was the oldest reserve player to come off the bench and score two goals in a Champions League knockout game, all with just 10 touches of the ball in his playing time in the match.

Despite his advanced age, Joselu is still a character unknown to many people in football. The Real Madrid striker plays for the Spanish national team, but was born in Germany. Son of Spanish parents, Real Madrid’s number 14 decided to defend La Fúria’s shirt.

Joselu moved with his parents to Spain when he was just four years old. He began his career as a football player at Celta de Vigo and arrived at Real Madrid in 2010. The striker didn’t have much space in the main team and only played twice for the club, scoring two goals in his first spell.

After leaving Real, he spent time at Hoffenheim, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hannover, in Germany and Stoke City and Newcastle, in England. The striker returned to Spain in 2019 to play for Deportivo Alavés, spending three seasons at the club. With good numbers, Joselu went to Espanyol in 2022, where he scored 17 goals in 38 games. The club was relegated, but the striker was called up to the Spain national team.

With Benzema’s departure from the Merengue club and the need to find a replacement for the position, Joselu was the name chosen by Real and made his debut for Carlo Ancelotti’s team in August 2023. Since then, Joselu has played 46 games and scored 17 goals for Real Madrid, a club he has supported since childhood.

Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in the grand final of the Champions League, on 1/6. The decision will be played at Wembley Stadium, England and the ge Follows all the behind-the-scenes information from the confrontation until the day of the decision.