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Raúl Fernández (footballer, born 1988)

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Raúl
Personal information
Full name Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos
Date of birth (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988 (age 36)
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)
2008–2009Conquense (loan) 24 (0)
2009–2010Granada (loan) 22 (0)
2010–2014 Athletic Bilbao 5 (0)
2013–2014Numancia (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]

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