Raúl Uche

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

Raúl Uche Rubio (born 8 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tercera Federación club Cala Pozuelo.

Raúl Uche

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Uche Rubio
Date of birth	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cala Pozuelo
Youth career
	Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Rayo Vallecano B	5	(0)
2016–2020	Leicester City	0	(0)
2018	→ Betis Deportivo (loan)	15	(4)
2020–2021	Valladolid Promesas	22	(7)
2021	Atlético Ottawa	11	(0)
2022	Salamanca	13	(0)
2022	Waterford	6	(3)
2023	Guadalajara	2	(0)
2023	Tres Cantos	12	(2)
2024	San Agustín del Guadalix
2024–	Cala Pozuelo	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2024

Early life

Uche was born in Madrid and developed in the youth system of Rayo Vallecano.^[1][2] In 2015, he joined the club's reserve side in the Tercera División, making five appearances that season.^[1]

Club career

Leicester City

In 2016, Uche signed a four-year contract with Premier League champions Leicester City.^[3] In 2018, he went on loan with Betis Deportivo in Segunda División B, scoring four goals in fifteen league appearances, and making another two appearances in the promotion play-offs.^[1]

Valladolid Promesas

On 13 January 2020, after playing very little with Leicester's U-23 squad over his time at the club, Uche returned to Spain and signed with Segunda División B side Valladolid Promesas.^[4] That season, he made six league appearances, scoring one goal, and made one appearance in the promotion play-offs.^[1] The following year, he scored six goals in sixteen appearances.^[1]

Atlético Ottawa

On 28 July 2021, Uche signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.^[2] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2021 in a 2–1 loss to HFX Wanderers.^[5] Ottawa announced in January 2022 that they would not be exercising Uche's contract option, ending his time at the club after one season.^[6]

Salamanca

On 28 January 2022, Uche returned to Spain, signing with Segunda División RFEF side Salamanca UDS.^[7]

Waterford

On 1 September 2022, it was announced that Uche had signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford until the end of their season in November.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played on 11 November 2022^[1][9]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rayo Vallecano B	2015–16	Tercera División	5	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Betis Deportivo (loan)	2017–18	Segunda División B	15	4	—		2	0	—		0	0	17	4
Real Valladolid Promesas	2019–20	Segunda División B	6	1	—		0	0	—		1	0	7	1
	2020–21	Segunda División B	16	6	—		0	0	—		0	0	16	6
	Total		22	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	7
Atlético Ottawa	2021	Canadian Premier League	4	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Salamanca	2021–22	Segunda Federación	13	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Waterford	2022	League of Ireland First Division	6	3	1	0	—		—		4[c]	0	11	3
Career total			65	14	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	74	14

1. Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.
2. Includes appearances in the Copa Federación de España.
3. Appearances in 2022 League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs