Dani Raba

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

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
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 17
Youth career
Calasanz
Bansander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Villarreal C 54 (9)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 35 (4)
2017– Villarreal 34 (2)
2019–2020 → Huesca (loan) 23 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:13, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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 for 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 against 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, netting his team's first in a 3–2 victory against FC Astana in the UEFA Europa League.[7] His first in the league arrived ten days later, but in a 1–3 away defeat to CD Leganés.[8]

On 5 August 2019, Raba joined recently relegated club SD Huesca on a season-long loan deal.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 August 2021[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2015–16 Segunda División B 10–––10
2016–17 201–––201
2017–18 143––4[lower-alpha 1]2185
Total 354000042396
Villarreal 2017–18 La Liga 212414[lower-alpha 2]1–294
2018–19 80415[lower-alpha 2]1–172
2020–21 50412[lower-alpha 2]0–111
2021–22 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 34212311210587
Huesca (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 23411––245
Career total 92101341125212118
  1. Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 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 at WorldFootball.net
  11. Dani Raba at Soccerway
  12. Dani Raba – UEFA competition record (archive)
  13. Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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