Full name Raul Ruiz Matarin Years Team Weight 56 kg Place of birth Alicante, Spain Name Raul Matarin | 1998–2000 Sporting Plaza Argel Role Footballer Current team CD Guijuelo 2000–2008 Hercules Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 25) | ||
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Raúl Ruiz Matarín (born 25 March 1990), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Guijuelo as a right winger.
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Club career
Raúl was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After reaching the club's youth system at the age of 10 he was promoted to hometown Hércules CF's first team for the 2008–09 season, appearing sparingly – but scoring once – as it fell short of a La Liga promotion.
In the 2009 summer, Raúl signed with Real Madrid, being immediately relocated to its reserve side. On 1 February 2011, he was loaned out to Swedish club Halmstads BK along with Castilla teammates Javi Hernández and José Zamora.
In late January 2012, Raúl terminated his contract with Real Madrid and signed until June 2013 with Albacete Balompié in the third division. After a loan stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the same level, he featured more regularly during the 2013–14 campaign, which ended in promotion.
On 1 August 2014, Raúl joined CD Guijuelo also in the third tier.
International career
In November 2008, Raúl was summoned by the Spanish under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Portugal in Cartaxo. He came on as a substitute for Daniel Parejo in the 80th minute of a 1–4 loss.
On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the under-19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.