Raúl Albiol
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Albiol playing for Spain in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vilamarxant, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Ribarroja | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Vilamarxant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Valencia B | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Valencia | 131 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Getafe (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Real Madrid | 81 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Napoli | 180 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Villarreal | 165 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Spain U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2021 | Spain | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 22 December 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Raúl Albiol Tortajada (born 4 September 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
He spent most of his career with Valencia, Real Madrid and Villarreal, winning five major titles between the first two teams and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League with the third. He amassed La Liga totals of 394 matches and eight goals over 16 seasons, and also played several years in the Italian Serie A with Napoli.
A Spain international since 2007, Albiol represented the country in two World Cups and as many European Championships, winning three tournaments including the 2010 World Cup.