Raúl Lizoain

Raúl Lizoain
Personal information
Full name Raúl Lizoain Cruz
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Number 1
Youth career
Las Palmas
2006–2009 Unión Viera
2009–2010 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Las Palmas B 4 (0)
2011– Las Palmas 36 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lizoain and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.

Raúl Lizoain Cruz (born 27 January 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Lizoain came through the youth ranks of local UD Las Palmas, playing one season with the B-team in Tercera División. He was promoted to the main squad for the 2011–12 campaign.

Lizoain made his official debut with the first team on 26 November 2011, coming off the bench for field player Javier Portillo in a 0–2 away loss against SD Huesca.[1] He was mainly used as a backup to Mariano Barbosa in the following years, only appearing sparingly.

After Barbosa's departure to Sevilla FC, Lizoain battled for the first-choice status with new signing Casto. He began the season as a starter, but returned to the bench in December 2014; in May of the following year, after Casto's injury, he retained his place in the starting XI and also appeared in the play-offs.[2]

Lizoain made his debut in La Liga on 22 August 2015, in a 0–1 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[3]

Personal life

Lizoain is the nephew of blind singer Serafín Zubiri.[4]

References

  1. ↑ El Huesca al fin gana en casa y ya no es colista (Huesca finally gets a home win and is not last anymore); Marca, 26 November 2011 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Raúl Lizoain: "Antes pecaba de novato pero ya no, no volverá a ocurrir" (Raúl Lizoain: "I used to make silly mistakes but not anymore, it will not happen again"); La Provincia, 5 June 2015 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Al Atlético le falta (Atlético lacks something); Marca, 22 August 2015 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Mi padre es espectacular" ("My father is awesome"); Tinta Amarilla, 26 April 2011 (Spanish)
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