Dani Raba

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 29)[2]
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 10
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 2 (0)
2022– Leganés 65 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

Villarreal

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Raba joined Villarreal CF in July 2014 at the age of 19, from Club Bansander.[3] He was 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 in a 1–3 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] His first in the league arrived ten days later, but in a 3–1 away defeat to CD Leganés.[9]

On 5 August 2019, Raba joined recently relegated club SD Huesca on a season-long loan deal.[10] He returned to Villarreal in July 2020, but featured rarely until terminating his contract on 31 January 2022.[11][12]

Granada

On 2 February 2022, Raba signed a short-term contract with Granada CF.[13] He totalled only 24 minutes during his spell, also being relegated from the top flight.[14]

Leganés

On 24 June 2022, Raba agreed to a two-year deal at CD Leganés in the Segunda División.[15]

Personal life

Raba's younger brother, Pablo, is also a footballer. A defender, he was developed at Racing de Santander.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 June 2024[17][18][19]
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
Granada 2021–22 La Liga 2 0 – – – 2 0
Leganés 2022–23 Segunda División 31 4 1 0 – – 32 4
2023–24 34 8 0 0 – – 34 8
Total 65 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 66 12
Career total 166 22 17 5 12 2 5 2 200 31
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Villarreal

Huesca

Leganés

References

  1. ^ "Raba". Villarreal CF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Raba". Diario AS. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Daniel Raba ficha por el Villarreal CF" [Daniel Raba signs for Villarreal CF] (in Spanish). Contrameta. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Villarreal C "1" – Castellón 3" (in Spanish). Castellón Diario. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Rodríguez, M. Á. (25 October 2017). "La Ponferradina atiza al Villarreal" [Ponferradina fuel Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Astana 2–3 Villarreal". UEFA. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Raba, loaned to SD Huesca". Villarreal CF. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Official announcement: Dani Raba". Villarreal CF. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Leyva, Fabián (30 May 2022). "Un Granada CF con el motor gripado" [A Granada CF with blocked engine]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Dani Raba, new signing for the 2022/23 season". CD Leganés. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Dani Raba at WorldFootball.net
  18. ^ Dani Raba at Soccerway
  19. ^ Dani Raba – UEFA competition record (archive)
  20. ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  21. ^ Montaner, Fran (21 July 2020). "El Huesca, campeón" [Huesca, champions] (in Spanish). Radio Huesca. Retrieved 20 December 2021.