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
 Alcorcón
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)
2011–2018 Las Palmas 58 (0)
2018– Alcorcón 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2018

Raúl Lizoain Cruz (born 27 January 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Las Palmas

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] On 2 August 2018, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.[4]

Alcorcón

On 13 August 2018, Lizoain signed a two-year contract with second division club AD Alcorcón.[5]

Personal life

Lizoain was the nephew of blind singer Serafín Zubiri.[6]

References

  1. ↑ El Huesca al fin gana en casa y ya no es colista (Huesca finally get a home win and are not last anymore); Marca, 26 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Raúl Lizoain: "Antes pecaba de novato pero ya no, no volverá a ocurrir" (Raúl Lizoain: "I used to make rookie mistakes but not anymore, it will not happen again"); La Provincia, 5 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Al Atlético le falta (Atlético lack something); Marca, 22 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain se desvincula de la UD Las Palmas" [Raúl Lizoain cuts ties with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain nuevo portero de la AD Alcorcón" [Raúl Lizoain new goalkeeper of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mi padre es espectacular" ("My father is awesome"); Tinta Amarilla, 26 April 2011 (in Spanish)
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