Jan Oblak is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Atletico Madrid and the Slovenia national team. He was born on 7th January 1993 (age 27 years) in Škofja Loka, Slovenia.
He is considered by several pundits to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. His athleticsm, quick reflexes, outstanding positioning, agility, as well as his reading of the game, composure, shot-stopping abilities and ability to instill a sense of confidence in his team's back-line as garnered him a lot of praises even from opposition fans and managers.
Youth Career
Locan (1998 - 2003)
Olimpija (2003 - 2004)
Olimpija Ljubljana (2005 - 2009).
He signed for Portuguese club Benfica at the age of 17, and was part of the team that won the domestic treble in the 2013/14 season but he made only 16 appearances for the team because he had loan spells at Beira-Mar, Olhanense, Uniao de Leiria and Rio Ave all between 2010 to 2013 while being a player of Benfica.
He joined Atletico Madrid for a fee of 16 million euros in 2014 becoming La liga's most expensive goalkeeper at the time, and he is estimated to worth about 90 million euros presently.
In 2015/16 season he conceded an all time record low of 18 goals in 38 league games.
He has over 250 appearances in all competitions for the Rojiblancos and became the fastest goalkeeper to achieve 100 clean sheets - first non-Spanish goalkeeper to do so - in La Liga history in his 182nd Liga game in June, breaking an almost 50-year old record of Miguel Reina who did the same in 222 league appearances.
National team
He represented Slovenia at various age grade tournaments and made his debut for Slovenia national team in 2012 with 28 appearances till date.
Honours
Primeira Liga (2013/14)
Taca da Liga (2013/14)
Taca de Portugal (2013/14)
UEFA Europa League runner-up (2013/14)
Supercopa de Espana (2014)
UEFA Champions League runner-up (2015/16)
UEFA Europa League title (2017/18)
2018 UEFA Super Cup title.
Individual Honours
Primeira Liga Best Goalkeeper award (2013/14)
La Liga Zamora trophy (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19).
La Liga Best Goalkeeper award (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19).
UEFA Champions League squad of the season (2015/16 and 2016/17).
La Liga Team of the season (2015/16 and 2016/17).
Slovenian Footballer of the year (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
He was also nominated for the 2017 and 2018 Ballon d'Or awards.
Will Oblak eventually leave Atletico Madrid or stay with the team is a question that resonates with everyone during any transfer window.
Fabiyi Ridwan
Sports Writer and Analyst
