Nicolás Martín Gorobsov (born 25 November 1989) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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. After starting out in Argentina, he went on to compete professionally in

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and

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. Gorobsov operates primarily as a

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, but is also comfortable at playing both in attack and

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Early life

As a child, Gorobsov lived in San Pedro, north of

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, before his family decided to move out of Argentina and settle in Italy. He is of

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n origin from the paternal line, making him eligible to represent

alongside

and

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Club career

Early years / Vicenza

Gorobsov, who started as a

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in Argentina, switched to a position in the center of the field in Italy. During the 2007–08 season, he played 22 matches for

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza S.p.A. (acronym for ''Lanerossi Vicenza''), better known as Vicenza or Lanerossi, is an Italian football club based in the city of Vicenza. It plays in Serie C, the third division of the Italian football league. Founded on 9 March ...

's Primavera team, scoring two goals, as well playing once for the seniors in

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. After being promoted to the first team before the 2008–09 season, he came to prominence, earning himself 15 caps and a reputation of hot prospect for the future.

Torino and loans

In June 2009,

Torino F.C. Torino Football Club (), colloquially referred to as Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont that currently plays in the Serie A, the highest football league of Italy. Founded in 1906 as ''Foot-Ball Club Torin ...

acquired half of player's rights for €800,000 (€100,000 plus

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). On 31 August 2010, he was loaned out to

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. On 5 September 2011, he was loaned out again, this time to

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club

FC Politehnica Timișoara Fotbal Club Politehnica Timișoara (), commonly known as Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, was a Romanian Association football, football club from Timișoara, Timiș County, established in 1921 and dissolved in 2012. During its ex ...

. In June 2012, Gorobsov was signed fully by Torino for free. Gorobsov was deemed surplus to requirements and never included into the first team squad for

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. In January 2013, he moved on loan to

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club Nocerina. On 25 July 2013, he signed with

ACS Poli Timișoara Asociația Club Sportiv Poli Timișoara (), commonly known as ACS Poli Timișoara, Poli Timișoara or simply ACS Poli, was a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Timișoara, Timiș County. The team was founded in 2012, the ye ...

, the team considered to be the successor of the dissolved FC Politehnica Timișoara.

ASA Târgu Mureș

In July 2014, Gorobsov was released by Torino and joined ASA Târgu Mureș. His side ended the Liga I season second place, therefore playing the 2015 Romanian Supercup against

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, a match they won 1–0. Eventually, he made 67 appearances and scored 6 goals all competitions comprised during his two years with "The Red-Blues".

Hapoel Tel Aviv

In June 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with

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from the

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Voluntari

On 29 June 2019, Gorobsov signed a one-year contract with

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side

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Sūduva

In September 2020 he became a member of Lithuanian

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Žalgiris

In January 2022 he signed with

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Personal life

Gorobsov's passions, besides football, are cars and tattoos. He has written every name of his family members on the arm.

Honours

Club

; Politehnica Timișoara *

: 2011–12 ; ASA Târgu Mureș *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

References

External links

AIC Football profile
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorobsov, Nicolas 1989 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers LR Vicenza players Torino FC players AC Cesena players ASG Nocerina players FC Politehnica Timișoara players ACS Poli Timișoara players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Voluntari players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Liga I players Liga II players Israeli Premier League players A Lyga players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Israel Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Romania Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Men's association football midfielders Argentine people of Russian descent Italian people of Russian descent 21st-century Argentine sportsmen