Antonio Raíllo

Antonio José Raíllo Arenas (born 8 October 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Mallorca, whom he captains.

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

Antonio Raíllo
Personal information
Full name Antonio José Raíllo Arenas[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 21
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pozoblanco 33 (1)
2011–2012 Betis B 12 (0)
2012–2013 Córdoba B 30 (1)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 65 (6)
2015–2016 Espanyol 4 (0)
2016 → Ponferradina (loan) 16 (1)
2016– Mallorca 231 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Raíllo graduated from local Séneca CF's youth system, and made his debut as a senior with CD Pozoblanco in the 2010–11 season, in Tercera División. On 8 March 2011, he signed for Real Betis with the deal being made effective in June,[2] and was subsequently assigned to their reserves in the Segunda División B.[3]

In August 2012, Raíllo joined another reserve team, Córdoba CF B of the fourth division.[4] On 9 July of the following year he transferred to RCD Espanyol on a one-year contract, moving to its B side in the third tier after achieving promotion with the former.[5]

Raíllo agreed to a new deal with the Catalans on 22 May 2015, until 2018,[6] being promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[7] He first appeared in the competition on 22 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[8]

On 27 January 2016, having totalled just six appearances, Raíllo was loaned to Segunda División club SD Ponferradina until June.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 29 May, equalising the 1–1 away draw with CD Tenerife.[10]

Raíllo signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca on 29 June 2016.[11] Under Vicente Moreno, he was part of the squad that won two consecutive promotions to the reach the top flight in 2019.[12]

In the 2023–24 campaign, Raíllo helped Mallorca to reach the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time in 21 years.[13] A longtime captain,[14] on 18 February 2024 he became the club's ninth player with the most appearances (242), but also the one with the most ejections (eight, tied with Sergio Ballesteros).[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pozoblanco 2010–11[16] Tercera División 331—4[lower-alpha 1]0371
Betis B 2011–12[17] Segunda División B 120——120
Córdoba B 2012–13[16] Tercera División 301—3[lower-alpha 1]0331
Espanyol B 2013–14[17] Segunda División B 314——314
2014–15[17] Segunda División B 342——342
Total 6560000656
Espanyol 2015–16[17] La Liga 4020—60
Ponferradina (loan) 2015–16[17] Segunda División 16100—161
Mallorca 2016–17[17] Segunda División 29200—292
2017–18[17] Segunda División B 330102[lower-alpha 1]1361
2018–19[17] Segunda División 352004[lower-alpha 1]0392
2019–20[17] La Liga 32120—341
2020–21[17] Segunda División 36200—362
2021–22[17] La Liga 17200—172
2022–23[17] 31220—332
2023–24[17] 18340—223
Total 23114906124615
Career total 3892211013141323
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. "Raíllo". Diario AS. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. "Raíllo firma con el Betis, a pesar de tener contrato con el CD Pozoblanco" [Raíllo signs with Betis, despite having contract with CD Pozoblanco] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. Murillo, Óscar (9 March 2023). "Un jugador de LaLiga confiesa su beticismo y elige a su favorito: "Con el tiempo, cada vez me gusta más"" [LaLiga player admits to being a Betis fan and chooses his favourite: "As time goes by, I like him more"]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. Luque, José Juan (30 August 2012). "El Córdoba renueva a Fernández por cinco temporadas" [Córdoba renew Fernández for five seasons]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. Farrés, Héctor (9 July 2013). "Antonio Raíllo se convierte en la segunda incorporación del filial espanyolista" [Antonio Raíllo becomes the second addition of Espanyol's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. "Raillo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2018" [Raillo renews with Espanyol until 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. "Raillo renueva y asciende al primer equipo" [Raillo renews and is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. Martínez, Jonathan (22 August 2015). "Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol" [Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. Navarro, Cristina (27 January 2016). "Raillo, cedido a El Toralín" [Raillo, loaned to El Toralín]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. Cerezales Franco, Cristóbal (29 May 2016). "La Ponferradina puntúa en Tenerife y depende de sí misma" [Ponferradina add in Tenerife and now rely on themselves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. "Raillo ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Raillo signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  12. "Seis titulares del Mallorca repitieron ascenso un año después" [Six Mallorca starters repeated promotion one year later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. Lorenzo, José Luis (28 February 2024). "Greif y Aguirre llevan al Mallorca a una final 21 años después" [Greif and Aguirre take Mallorca to a final 21 years later] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  14. Cercós, Alberto (24 April 2023). "Raíllo, capitán de la cabeza a los pies" [Raíllo, captain from head to toe]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  15. Maura, Tomeu (21 February 2024). "Raíllo entra en la historia del Mallorca por lo bueno… y por lo malo" [Raíllo makes Mallorca history books for good reasons… and bad ones]. Okdiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. Antonio Raíllo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  17. Antonio Raíllo at Soccerway
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