Roberto Jiménez Gago

Benfica On 25 June 2010, it was confirmed that S.L. Benfica signed Roberto for a fee of €8.5 million. In his first three official matches – the first against FC Porto in the season's Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira – his performances were poor overall, as the Lisbon club suffered three defeats and he conceded six goals; he was benched for the third Primeira Liga game of the season, at home against Vitória de Setúbal, but had to be brought in after Júlio César was sent off for a foul in the box at the 20-minute mark, and saved the ensuing penalty from Hugo Leal in a 3–0 win.

Subsequently, Roberto fell out of favour at Benfica after the off-season signings of Artur and Eduardo.

Zaragoza return On 1 August 2011, Roberto returned to Zaragoza, being transferred for a fee of €8.6 million in a purchase which was almost totally funded by a parent company of Zaragoza, who retained 99% of the player's economic rights. However, it was later reported that a football investment fund was involved in that deal.

In his first season in his second spell, he played all 38 league games as the team again avoided top-flight relegation in the last round. He again started in the 2012–13 campaign, but they returned to the second tier after a four-year stay.

Olympiacos

Roberto returned to Atlético Madrid on 26 July 2013, signing a four-year contract after an arrangement with Benfica and being immediately loaned to Greek side Olympiacos FC. The transfer was questioned by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission, with Benfica explaining that BE Plan, the parent company who originally funded his transfer, defaulted on its obligations, so Zaragoza and Benfica agreed to revert the player's sporting and economic rights, with the latter immediately selling him to Atlético Madrid for €6 million.

On 5 November 2013, Roberto put on a player of the match performance against his former club Benfica, in a 1–0 win in Piraeus in the season's UEFA Champions League. In February of the following year, Olympiacos and Atlético reached an agreement for a permanent €2.5 million transfer, and he signed a four-year contract with the former; prior the official announcement, news regarding the move were announced through the Karaiskakis Stadium loudspeakers during a match against Panionios FC.

Roberto saved several shots in a 1–0 home win over Juventus FC in the Champions League on 22 October 2014, but his team eventually did not progress from the group stage.

Espanyol On 22 June 2016, Roberto became new manager Quique Sánchez Flores' first signing at RCD Espanyol, penning a three-year contract for €3 million. On 5 July of the following year, after playing second-fiddle to Diego López, he moved to fellow top-tier club Málaga CF on loan.

Upon his return to the RCDE Stadium, Roberto did not take part in any more league games as López was present in all 38 fixtures.

West Ham United On 31 May 2019, Roberto signed for West Ham United on a two-year deal for a free transfer commencing on 1 July. He made his full debut on 27 August, in a 2–0 win against Newport County in the second round of the EFL Cup. His maiden Premier League appearance took place on 28 September, when he replaced the injured Łukasz Fabiański 34 minutes into an eventual 2–2 away draw to AFC Bournemouth. He retained his place in goal with Fabianski's injury predicted to keep him out for up to two months, and several of his performances attracted criticism after he was deemed to be at fault for goals by Everton, Sheffield United, Newcastle United and Burnley, the latter where he pushed the ball into his own net for the opposition's third goal in a 3–0 victory. Following yet more poor form he was dropped to the bench, with third-choice David Martin playing the fixture against Chelsea on 30 November. In February 2020, former team manager Manuel Pellegrini blamed the player's form as part of the reason for his sacking the previous December.

After only ten competitive games for West Ham, on 20 January 2020 Roberto joined Deportivo Alavés on loan until the end of the season. During his brief tenure, in which he was praised for his professional approach even though he played second-fiddle to Fernando Pacheco, he conceded 19 goals.

Valladolid In late August 2020, Roberto joined Real Valladolid on a free transfer and a three-year contract. He made his debut on 20 September in a 2–0 loss at Real Betis after Jordi Masip tested positive for COVID-19, and played roughly a third of the season's fixtures despite contracting the same virus in March. In 2021–22, with Pucela in the second division, new manager Pacheta played him for the first 19 games before switching to Masip.

Roberto announced his retirement on 5 September 2022 at the age of 36, through his social media.

International career Roberto won the first of his six caps for Spain at under-21 level on 5 June 2007, in a 1–0 away victory over Georgia for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Career statistics

Honours Benfica Taça da Liga: 2010–11 2015–16

Individual Super League Greece Goalkeeper of the Season 2013–14, 2015–16 Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2015–16