Raúl Llorente

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llorente and the second or maternal family name is Raposo.

Raúl Llorente Raposo (born 2 April 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Raúl Llorente

Llorente with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Llorente Raposo[1]
Date of birth	(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
2002–2005	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Atlético Madrid B	92	(1)
2008–2010	Alavés	60	(2)
2010–2011	Xerez	34	(0)
2012–2014	Tenerife	53	(2)
2014–2016	Kalloni	49	(1)
2016–2017	Platanias	16	(0)
2017–2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	42	(0)
2021	Villarrobledo	12	(0)
International career
2002–2003	Spain U17	15	(0)
2005	Spain U19	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Spain Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2003 Finland UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2003 Portugal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Madrid, Llorente graduated from the Atlético Madrid youth system, playing three seasons with the reserve side in the Segunda División B.^[2] In 2008–09 he first appeared in the Segunda División, starting and being relegated with Alavés.^[3][4]

After one more year with the Basques, Llorente returned to the second tier and signed a two-year contract with Xerez.^[5] In January 2012, however, he moved back to division three and joined Tenerife,^[6] helping the club to achieve promotion at the end of the 2012–13 campaign by contributing 29 games and two goals (play-offs included).^[7]

In another January transfer window, in 2014, Llorente moved abroad for the first time, going on to spend several seasons in the Super League Greece with Kalloni^[8] and Platanias.^[9] On 28 August 2017, the 31-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian A-League.^[10]

Llorente returned to football on 25 December 2020, joining third division club Villarrobledo.^[11]

International career

Llorente represented Spain at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship,^[12][13] making five appearances in the competition for the runners-up.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 22 December 2017

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2005–06[15]	Segunda División B	27	0	—		—		27	0
	2006–07[15]	Segunda División B	32	0	—		—		32	0
	2007–08[15]	Segunda División B	33	1	—		—		33	1
	Total		92	1	—		—		92	1
Alavés	2008–09[15]	Segunda División	30	0	1	0	—		31	0
	2009–10[15]	Segunda División B	30	2	1	0	—		31	2
	Total		60	2	2	0	—		62	2
Xerez	2010–11[15]	Segunda División	30	0	3	0	—		33	0
	2011–12[15]	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		34	0	3	0	—		37	0
Tenerife	2011–12[15]	Segunda División B	18	1	0	0	6[a]	0	24	1
	2012–13[15]	Segunda División B	27	1	0	0	2[a]	1	29	2
	2013–14[15]	Segunda División	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		53	2	0	0	8	1	61	3
Kalloni	2013–14[16]	Super League Greece	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2014–15[16]	Super League Greece	26	1	1	0	—		27	1
	2015–16[16]	Super League Greece	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	Total		49	1	1	0	—		50	1
Platanias	2016–17[16]	Super League Greece	16	0	7	1	—		23	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	2017–18[16]	A-League	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Career total			314	6	13	0	8	1	335	7

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs