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Dani Raba
Spanish footballer
Daniel "Dani" Raba Antolín (born 29 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for CD Leganés.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Raba Antolín[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leganés | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Calasanz | |||
| Bansander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Villarreal C | 54 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Villarreal B | 35 | (4) |
| 2017–2022 | Villarreal | 41 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Huesca (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2022 | Granada | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Leganés | 49 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Villarreal
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Raba joined Villarreal CF in July 2014 at the age of 19, from Club Bansander.[3] He was assigned to the C team, and made his senior debut on 30 August of that year by coming on as a substitute for Mario González and scoring in a 1–3 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.[4]
On 3 January 2016, Raba first appeared with the reserves by replacing Alfonso Pedraza in a 2–2 Segunda División B home draw with RCD Espanyol B. Definitely promoted to the B side ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, he scored his first goal for them on 28 August in a 1–1 home draw against CF Gavà, and renewed his contract on 4 June 2017.[5]
Raba made his first-team debut on 25 October 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Leo Suárez in a 1–0 loss at SD Ponferradina in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[6] His first match in La Liga took place on 5 November, when he came in for Carlos Bacca late into a 2–0 home win over Málaga CF.[7]
On 23 November 2017, Raba scored his first professional goal, his team's first in a 3–2 victory against FC Astana in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[8] His first in the league arrived ten days later, but in a 3–1 away defeat to CD Leganés.[9]
On 5 August 2019, Raba joined recently relegated club SD Huesca on a season-long loan deal.[10] He returned to Villarreal in July 2020, but featured rarely until terminating his contract on 31 January 2022.[11][12]
Granada
On 2 February 2022, Raba signed a short-term contract with Granada CF.[13] He totalled only 24 minutes during his spell, also being relegated from the top flight.[14]
Leganés
On 24 June 2022, Raba agreed to a two-year deal at CD Leganés in the Segunda División.[15]
Raba's younger brother, Pablo, is also a footballer. A defender, he was developed at Racing de Santander.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 3 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Villarreal | 2017–18 | La Liga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 29 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
| Huesca (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 132 | 19 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
Villarreal
Huesca
- "Raba". Villarreal CF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Daniel Raba ficha por el Villarreal CF" [Daniel Raba signs for Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). Contrameta. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- "Villarreal C "1" – Castellón 3" (in Spanish). Castellón Diario. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Roca, Juan Francisco (4 June 2017). "Dani Raba, tres temporadas más defendiendo la elástica amarilla" [Dani Raba, three more seasons defending the yellow jersey]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- Rodríguez, M. Á. (25 October 2017). "La Ponferradina atiza al Villarreal" [Ponferradina fuel Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- Camacho, Ignacio (5 November 2017). "Resumen Villarreal 2 – Málaga 0: Sansone hunde aun más a Míchel" [Villarreal 2 – Málaga 0 summary: Sansone sinks Míchel even more]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Astana 2–3 Villarreal". UEFA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- Picó, Diego (3 December 2017). "El Leganés sale de la espiral negativa ante un Villarreal... Lesionado" [Leganés exit negative spiral against... Injured Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Raba, loaned to SD Huesca". Villarreal CF. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Dani Raba, extremo del Villarreal, suena para el Cádiz CF" [Dani Raba, Villarreal winger, Cádiz CF taking notice]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Official announcement: Dani Raba". Villarreal CF. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "El extremo Dani Raba, nuevo refuerzo del Granada" [Winger Dani Raba, new addition of Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- Leyva, Fabián (30 May 2022). "Un Granada CF con el motor gripado" [A Granada CF with blocked engine]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Dani Raba, new signing for the 2022/23 season". CD Leganés. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- Roca, Juan Francisco (29 July 2018). "Pablo Raba es el séptimo fichaje del Roda" [Pablo Raba is the seventh signing of Roda]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Montaner, Fran (21 July 2020). "El Huesca, campeón" [Huesca, champions] (in Spanish). Radio Huesca. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
