Raúl Fernández (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Colegio Francés | ||
| 1998–2006 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Basconia | 29 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Bilbao Athletic | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Conquense (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Granada (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Numancia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Racing Santander | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Valladolid | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mirandés | 41 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Levante | 44 | (0) |
| 2018– | Las Palmas | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2019 | |||
Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos (born 13 March 1988), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Raúl joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, Lezama, at the age of only 10. He made his senior debut with the reserve side in the third division, then went on to spend two seasons on loan in the same tier, first with UB Conquense[1] then Granada CF;[2] with the latter club, he was the most utilized player in his position in a return to the second level after an absence of more than two decades.
Raúl was definitely promoted to Athletic's first team for 2010–11, following the retirement of veteran Armando. On 23 April 2011, as longtime starter Gorka Iraizoz was suspended following his fifth booking of the campaign, he made his La Liga debut, performing well in a 2–1 home win against Basque neighbours Real Sociedad.[3]
On 10 July 2013, Raúl was loaned to CD Numancia from division two.[4] On 18 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander also in that tier, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[5]
On 22 January 2015, Raúl terminated his contract with the Cantabrians and moved to fellow league team Real Valladolid hours later.[6] On 30 June, after acting as a backup to Javi Varas, he signed for CD Mirandés also in the second division.[7]
On 1 July 2016, after appearing in 49 competitive games during his first and only season, free agent Raúl joined fellow league club Levante UD.[8] On 23 July 2018, he signed for UD Las Palmas on a three-year contract.[9]
References
- ^ Raúl Fernández, cedido al Conquense (Raúl Fernández, loaned to Conquense); El Correo, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El portero rojiblanco Raúl Fernández jugará cedido esta campaña en el Granada (Red-and-white goalkeeper Raúl Fernández will play on loan this season in Granada); El Correo, 3 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Atheltic [sic] claim derby spoils; ESPN Soccernet, 23 April 2011
- ^ Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Numancia (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Numancia); Marca, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl Fernández-Cavada refuerza la portería del Racing 2014/15 (Raúl Fernández-Cavada bolsters Racings's goal for 2014/15); Racing Santander, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Real Valladolid (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Real Valladolid); Real Valladolid, 22 January 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El portero Raúl Fernández-Cavada es desde hoy nuevo jugador del Club Deportivo Mirandés (Goalkeeper Raúl Fernández-Cavada is new player of Club Deportivo Mirandés as of today); CD Mirandés, 30 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Levante ficha a los guardametas Raúl Fernández y Remiro (Levante sign goalkeepers Raúl Fernández and Remiro)‚ Super Deporte, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero de la UD Las Palmas (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of UD Las Palmas); UD Las Palmas, 23 July 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
- Raúl at Athletic Bilbao
- Raúl at BDFutbol
- Raúl at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Raúl at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bilbao
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Basconia footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- UB Conquense footballers
- Granada CF footballers
- CD Numancia players
- Racing de Santander players
- Real Valladolid players
- CD Mirandés footballers
- Levante UD footballers
- UD Las Palmas players