Robert Rooba

Robert Rooba (born 2 September 1993) is an Estonian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for JYP of the Liiga.
Rooba also represents Estonia in international hockey competitions, serving as team captain.
==Playing career==
Rooba began playing hockey with HC Purikad. In May 2008, he relocated to Finland where he played for Blues youth teams. Rooba made his SM-liiga debut on 5 January 2012, at the age of 18, in a 2–3 overtime loss to Lukko.
On 18 January 2016, Rooba signed for Hermes of the Mestis for the remainder of the season.
On 27 April 2016, Rooba signed a two-year contract, with an option of extension for another season, with JYP of the Liiga. He won the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League with JYP. On 7 March 2018, Rooba signed a one-year contract extension.
On 1 May 2021, Rooba signed a one-year contract with Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He scored in his KHL debut in Severstal Cherepovets' 2–3 loss to SKA Saint Petersburg on 2 September 2021, his 28th birthday.
On 12 May 2022, Rooba signed a two-year contract to return to JYP.
==International play==
Rooba debuted internationally for the Estonia junior team at the 2009 World Junior Championships. He recorded one assist as the team finished sixth in Division I and were relegated to Division II.
Rooba first played for the senior team at the 2010 World Championships. He finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists, helping Estonia to win the Division II Group B and promotion to Division I. Rooba was named captain for the 2022 World Championships.
==Personal life==
Rooba's father, Jüri Rooba, was also a hockey player and is the current general manager of the national team.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2007–08 	HC Purikad 	EST 		9 	1 	4 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Estonia Jr. Team 	EST 		5 	3 	1 	4 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Estonia Jr. Team 	EST 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Blues 	SM-l 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Blues 	SM-l 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	KooKoo 	Mestis 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Blues 	Liiga 		36 	1 	3 	4 	8 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Kiekko-Vantaa 	Mestis 		4 	3 	0 	3 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Blues 	Liiga 		48 	5 	3 	8 	6 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2014–15 	Kiekko-Vantaa 	Mestis 		1 	2 	0 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Blues 	Liiga 		30 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Hermes 	Mestis 		16 	5 	3 	8 	6 		7 	3 	3 	6 	8
2016–17 	JYP 	Liiga 		20 	3 	2 	5 	10 		6 	0 	2 	2 	0
2016–17 	JYP-Akatemia 	Mestis 		12 	3 	1 	4 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	JYP 	Liiga 		59 	11 	5 	16 	8 		4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2018–19 	JYP 	Liiga 		55 	17 	8 	25 	18 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2019–20 	JYP 	Liiga 		51 	11 	13 	24 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	JYP 	Liiga 		59 	30 	11 	41 	54 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2021–22 	Severstal Cherepovets	KHL 		39 	5 	2 	7 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		361 	78 	45 	123 	130 		18 	0 	3 	3 	4
KHL totals 	KHL totals 	KHL totals 		39 	5 	2 	7 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2009 	Estonia 	WJC18-D2 	26th 		5 	3 	4 	7 	2
2009 	Estonia 	WJC-D1 	22nd 		5 	0 	1 	1 	6
2010 	Estonia 	WJC18-D2 	31st 		1 	2 	1 	3 	0
2010 	Estonia 	WJC-D2 	31st 		5 	3 	0 	3 	16
2010 	Estonia 	WC-D2 	29th 		5 	3 	2 	5 	0
2011 	Estonia 	WJC-D2 	31st 		5 	4 	6 	10 	2
2011 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	27th 		5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2012 	Estonia 	WJC-D2 	30th 		5 	13	6 	19 	0
2012 	Estonia 	WC-D2 	29th 		5 	3 	5 	8 	6
2013 	Estonia 	WJC-D2 	29th 		5 	7 	14	21 	4
2013 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	28th 		5 	1 	3 	4 	0
2014 	Estonia 	WC-D2 	29th 		5 	6 	8 	14 	2
2015 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	27th 		5 	1 	3 	4 	0
2016 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	27th 		5 	4 	4 	8 	0
2016 	Estonia 	OGQ 	NQ 		6 	12	16	28 	2
2017 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	26th 		5 	4 	3 	7 	25
2018 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	25th 		4 	3 	0 	3 	2
2019 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	26th 		5 	4 	1 	5 	0
2022 	Estonia 	WC-D1 	25th 		4 	4 	0 	4 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		31	32	32	64 	30
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		59	45	45	90 	41
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Honours and achievements==
Award 	Year
Champions Hockey League champion	2018
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Estonian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:KooKoo players
Category:Kiekko-Vantaa players
Category:Kokkolan Hermes players
Category:JYP Jyväskylä players
Category:Severstal Cherepovets players