Chen Jan Oblak He landed in the Vicente Caldern offices in the summer of 2014 and no one could have expected that eight seasons later, the Slovenian goalkeeper would be one of the club’s greatest legends. He arrived to make up for the loss of a Courtois who by then had won the hearts of the rojiblancos. As we said, eight years later, that heart is Jan’s own right.
When the next course starts, 22-23, it will be the Slovenian’s ninth season defending the Atlético shirt. With 354 games behind him and in the 17th position of players who played the most times with the rojiblanca in history, the top 10 colchonero can be seen in the background. It is precisely a former partner of his who occupies that position. Diego Godn, with 389 games as an Atlético player, is the one who has the honor of being the tenth player with the most games.
At the rate of games per season that he has played, that position in the top 10 seems destined for Oblak. With a single season below 41 games, the first in which it took months to gain ownership, the Slovenian’s climb does not stop. If these figures are maintained, the rojiblanco goalkeeper will be in tenth place and would be placed as the foreigner with the most games played with the rojiblanca around 400 games.
Far away will still be the first positions of a ranking led by Adelardo (553), Koke (545) and Toms (483). What is clear is that once he surpassed Abel (303) It seems impossible for another goalkeeper to come close to the Slovenian’s records. Oblak, whose contract ends precisely at the end of next year, will continue to expand his legend as a rojiblanco for at least one more season. Its renewal is one of the open fronts of the red and white sports management. For now, his legend continues to grow.
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