Raúl Fernández (footballer, born 1988)

Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos (born 13 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Granada as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández-Cavada and the second or maternal family name is Mateos.
Raúl Fernández
Personal information
Full name Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988[1]
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Granada
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)
2018–2022 Las Palmas 60 (0)
2022– Granada 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Fernández joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, Lezama, at the age of 10. He made his senior debut with the reserve side in the Segunda División B, then went on to spend two seasons on loan in the same tier, first with UB Conquense[2] then Granada CF;[3] with the latter club, he was the most utilised player in his position in a return to Segunda División after an absence of more than two decades.

Fernández 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.[4]

On 10 July 2013, Fernández was loaned to CD Numancia from division two.[5] On 18 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander also in that tier, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[6]

Fernández terminated his contract with the Cantabrians on 22 January 2015, and moved to Real Valladolid hours later.[7] On 30 June, after acting as a backup to Javi Varas, he signed for CD Mirandés also in the second division.[8]

On 1 July 2016, after appearing in 49 competitive games in his only season, free agent Fernández joined fellow league club Levante UD.[9] On 23 July 2018, he signed for UD Las Palmas on a three-year contract.[10]

In April 2019, Fernández suffered an injury during a match against Cádiz CF. Initially expected to miss the remainder of the campaign due to a hand and a left-knee injury, he spent the entire 2019–20 sidelined as well.[11] After suffering a setback in his recovery he was subject to layoff by his club, which left him unregistered until January 2021;[12] this decision was later revoked.[13]

Honours

Granada

Levante

Individual

References
  1. Raúl Fernández at AS.com (in Spanish)
  2. Raúl Fernández, cedido al Conquense (Raúl Fernández, loaned to Conquense); El Correo, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. 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)
  4. Atheltic [sic] claim derby spoils; ESPN Soccernet, 23 April 2011
  5. Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Numancia (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Numancia); Marca, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. 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)
  7. Raúl Fernández, nuevo portero del Real Valladolid (Raúl Fernández, new goalkeeper of Real Valladolid); Real Valladolid, 22 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. 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)
  9. El Levante ficha a los guardametas Raúl Fernández y Remiro (Levante sign goalkeepers Raúl Fernández and Remiro)‚ Super Deporte, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. 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)
  11. "El calvario de Raúl Fernández: cae otra vez lesionado y lleva más de un año de baja" [The ordeal of Raúl Fernández: injured again and out for more than a year] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. "La UD Las Palmas aplica el ERTE a los jugadores Raúl Fernández y Christian Rivera" [UD Las Palmas apply ERTE to players Raúl Fernández and Christian Rivera] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  14. "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. "Día de homenajes y despedidas" [Day of honours and goodbyes] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. "Raúl Fernández bate los números de su Zamora" [Raúl Fernández betters his Zamora stats] (in Spanish). Ideal. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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