Arboleda battles injuries in rollercoaster São Paulo season | OneFootball

Defender Robert Arboleda completed his eighth season with São Paulo. As the longest-serving player on the team, he also felt the effects of the instability that marked the tricolor's year.

Arboleda's season can be divided into two distinct phases. In the first half, the defender maintained consistency and established himself as one of the team's pillars. Even after suffering a muscle overload in his left thigh, which sidelined him for about 20 days between April and May, he returned at a high level and even made it to the Paulistão team of the tournament.

The second half of 2025, however, was marked by physical difficulties. In August, tests revealed an injury to the rectus femoris muscle in his left leg, which kept him out of six matches. In November, he felt pain again in the same area as the first injury of the year, missing another three games.

Arboleda's Numbers

Throughout the season, Arboleda played 45 matches for São Paulo, being the tenth player with the most appearances on the field, and scored four goals. Even so, he couldn't prevent the high number of goals conceded by the team: 73 in total, an average of 1.11 per game.

For comparison, since the defender's arrival, only in his debut season in 2017 (80 goals), and in the years 2021 (87) and 2022 (82) did São Paulo end the year with worse numbers.

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