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Raúl
Raúl in 2011
Personal information
Full name Raúl Ruiz Matarín
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hércules (loan from AEK Larnaca)
Youth career
1998–2000 Sporting Plaza Argel
2000–2008 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Hércules B
2008–2009 Hércules 10 (1)
2009–2012 Real Madrid B 15 (0)
2011 → Halmstad (loan) 14 (1)
2012–2014 Albacete 31 (0)
2013 → S.S. Reyes (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2019 Guijuelo 167 (15)
2019– AEK Larnaca 12 (0)
2020– → Hércules (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2009 Spain U19 5 (1)
2008 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2020

Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as a right winger.

Club career

Raúl was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10[1] he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as they fell short of a La Liga promotion.

Raúl signed with Real Madrid in summer 2009, being immediately relocated to its reserve side.[2] On 1 February 2011, he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.[3]

In late January 2012, Raúl terminated his contract with Real Madrid and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division.[4] After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes of the same level,[5] he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.

On 1 August 2014, Raúl joined CD Guijuelo also in the third tier.[6]

International career

In November 2008, Raúl was summoned by the Spain under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Dani Parejo in the 80th minute of a 1–4 loss.[7]

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.[8]

References

  1. ^ «Estoy en una nube» ("I'm on a cloud"); Diario Información, 6 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Raúl Ruiz, feliz en su nueva casa (Raúl Ruiz, happy in his new home); Real Madrid CF, 20 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Castilla players loaned to Halmstad". Real Madrid CF. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  4. ^ "El Alba ya cuenta con Raúl Ruiz y Torres se incorporó al Alcoyano" [Albacete have Raul Ruiz and Torres joined Alcoyano] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Raúl Ruiz se marchará cedido al San Sebastián de los Reyes y deja hueco" [Raúl Ruiz will be loaned to San Sebastián de los Reyes and will leave a place] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Albacete. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Raúl Ruiz y Jonathan Ortiz, nuevos jugadores del Guijuelo" [Raúl Ruiz and Jonathan Ortiz, new players of Guijuelo] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ^ La Sub-21 naufraga en Portugal (Under-21s sink in Portugal); Diario AS, 18 November 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Exhibición de la Sub'19 en Inglaterra (Under-19 show in England); Diario AS, 10 February 2009 (in Spanish)
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