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Raúl Blanco (footballer, born 2001)

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Raúl Blanco
Personal information
Full name Raúl Blanco Juncal
Date of birth (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23)
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)
2021–2022Arenteiro (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

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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

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Blanco is the cousin of the Spanish footballers Adrián Cruz, Jonathan and Iago Aspas.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Iago Aspas otorga DO a su primo Raúl Blanco". www.sport.es. 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ Garrido, Clemente (7 October 2023). "Alerta en Riazor: llegan el primo de Aspas y el verdugo Alfon". Diario AS.
  3. ^ "Raúl Blanco jugará cedido en el Arenteiro".
  4. ^ "El Celta de Vigo renueva a su canterano Raúl Blanco Juncal hasta el 2027". El Español. 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ Conde, Jaime (23 March 2024). "Crece la familia de Aspas en el Celta". Faro de Vigo.
  6. ^ "Raúl Blanco finaliza su etapa en el Celta y ficha por el Casa Pia". La Voz de Galicia. 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "La saga Aspas Juncal continúa". MARCA. 6 May 2021.
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