Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos

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.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández-Cavada and the second or maternal family name is Mateos.
Raúl
Personal information
Full name Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos
Date of birth (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2019

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
  1. Raúl Fernández, cedido al Conquense (Raúl Fernández, loaned to Conquense); El Correo, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. 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)
  3. Atheltic [sic] claim derby spoils; ESPN Soccernet, 23 April 2011
  4. Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Numancia (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Numancia); Marca, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. 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)
  6. Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Real Valladolid (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Real Valladolid); Real Valladolid, 22 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. 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)
  8. El Levante ficha a los guardametas Raúl Fernández y Remiro (Levante sign goalkeepers Raúl Fernández and Remiro)‚ Super Deporte, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. 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)
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