Dani Raba

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Raba and the second or maternal family name is Antolín.
Dani Raba
Personal information
Full name Daniel Raba Antolín[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Number 12
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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2022

Daniel "Dani" Raba Antolín (born 29 October 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Granada CF.

Club career[]

Villarreal[]

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Raba joined Villarreal CF in July 2014 at the age of 19, from Club Bansander.[2] He was immediately 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 his team's only in a 1–3 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] His first in the league arrived ten days later, but in a 3–1 away defeat to CD Leganés.[8]

On 5 August 2019, Raba joined recently relegated club SD Huesca on a season-long loan deal.[9] He returned to Villarreal in July 2020, but featured rarely until terminating his contract on 31 January 2022.[10][11]

Granada[]

On 2 February 2022, Raba signed a short-term contract with Granada CF.[12]

Personal life[]

Raba's younger brother, , is also a footballer. A defender, he was developed at Racing de Santander.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 January 2022[14][15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 2 18 5
Total 35 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 39 6
Villarreal 2017–18 La Liga 21 2 4 1 4[b] 1 – 29 4
2018–19 8 0 4 1 5[b] 1 – 17 2
2020–21 5 0 4 1 2[b] 0 – 11 1
2021–22 7 0 3 1 1[c] 0 1[d] 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours[]

Villarreal

Huesca

References[]

  1. ^ "Raba". Villarreal CF. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Daniel Raba ficha por el Villarreal CF" [Daniel Raba signs for Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). Contrameta. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Villarreal C "1" – Castellón 3" (in Spanish). Castellón Diario. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Rodríguez, M. Á. (25 October 2017). "La Ponferradina atiza al Villarreal" [Ponferradina fuel Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Astana 2–3 Villarreal". UEFA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Raba, loaned to SD Huesca". Villarreal CF. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Official announcement: Dani Raba". Villarreal CF. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Dani Raba at WorldFootball.net
  15. ^ Dani Raba at Soccerway
  16. ^ Dani Raba – UEFA competition record (archive)
  17. ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  18. ^ Montaner, Fran (21 July 2020). "El Huesca, campeón" [Huesca, champions] (in Spanish). Radio Huesca. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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