Raúl Blanco Juncal (born 31 July 2001) is a Spanish footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Casa Pia.
| 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) | |||
Club career
editBlanco 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
editBlanco 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. May 16, 2020.
- ^ Garrido, Clemente (October 7, 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. July 12, 2023.
- ^ Conde, Jaime (March 23, 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. July 4, 2024.
- ^ "La saga Aspas Juncal continúa". MARCA. May 6, 2021.
External links
edit- Raúl Blanco at Soccerway
- Raúl Blanco at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)