Raúl Blanco (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Blanco Juncal | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Moaña, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Casa Pia | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2020 | Celta Vigo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Celta Fortuna | 83 | (17) |
| 2021–2022 | → Arenteiro (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2024– | Casa Pia | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Raúl Blanco Juncal (born 31 July 2001) is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Casa Pia.
Club career
[edit]Blanco joined the youth academy of Celta Vigo at the age of 8, and worked his way up their youth categories. In December 2020, he was promoted to their reserves Celta Fortuna in the Primera Federación.[2] On 26 August 2021, he joined Arenteiro on loan in Segunda Federación for the season.[3] He returned to Fortuna for the 2022–23 season and was given the number 10 and was named captain. On 12 June 2023, he extended his contract with Celta until 2027.[4] In March 2024, he started training with the senior Celta Vigo squad.[5]
On 4 July 2024, Blanco transferred to the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Blanco is the cousin of the Spanish footballers Adrián Cruz, Jonathan and Iago Aspas.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iago Aspas otorga DO a su primo Raúl Blanco". www.sport.es. 16 May 2020.
- ^ Garrido, Clemente (7 October 2023). "Alerta en Riazor: llegan el primo de Aspas y el verdugo Alfon". Diario AS.
- ^ "Raúl Blanco jugará cedido en el Arenteiro".
- ^ "El Celta de Vigo renueva a su canterano Raúl Blanco Juncal hasta el 2027". El Español. 12 July 2023.
- ^ Conde, Jaime (23 March 2024). "Crece la familia de Aspas en el Celta". Faro de Vigo.
- ^ "Raúl Blanco finaliza su etapa en el Celta y ficha por el Casa Pia". La Voz de Galicia. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "La saga Aspas Juncal continúa". MARCA. 6 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Raúl Blanco at Soccerway
- Raúl Blanco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Moaña
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- CD Arenteiro players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Primeira Liga players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen