Raúl Albentosa
Spanish footballer (born 1988)
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Raúl Albentosa Redal (born 7 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club Antequera.
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Albentosa with CSKA Sofia in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Albentosa Redal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Alzira, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antequera | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Alzira | ||
| 2003–2007 | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Elche | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Caravaca (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Murcia B | 34 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | San Roque | 31 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Cádiz | 33 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Eibar | 50 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Derby County | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Málaga (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 47 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (2) |
| 2021 | Dinamo București | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Vejle | 72 | (7) |
| 2025– | Antequera | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Alzira, Valencian Community, Albentosa played youth football with local Elche CF, making his senior debut in 2007–08 season with the B team in the Tercera División. On 15 June 2008 he played his first official game with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Xerez CD.[3]
In August 2009, Albentosa was loaned to Caravaca CF.[4] He returned to Elche in January of the following year, however, and appeared in a further two matches in the Segunda División until the end of the campaign.[5]
In the following years, Albentosa did not settle with any team. He competed in the fourth tier with Real Murcia Imperial, representing CD San Roque de Lepe[6] and Cádiz CF in the Segunda División B.[7]
On 21 July 2013, Albentosa signed with SD Eibar, recently promoted to the second division.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 2 March of the following year, the last in a 3–0 home victory over Sporting de Gijón.[9]
Albentosa made 33 appearances in 2013–14, helping the Armeros achieve promotion to La Liga for the first time ever.[10] He made his debut in the competition on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home defeat of Real Sociedad.[11] On 19 September, through a header, he scored his first goal in the top flight, his being the second of the 2–0 win at Elche.[12]
On 16 January 2015, Albentosa signed for Derby County on a 2+1⁄2-year deal, after the English club paid the €600,000 of his buyout clause.[13] He made his competitive debut for his new team eight days later, playing the first half of a 2–0 home victory against Chesterfield in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[14]
Albentosa returned to Spain and its top division in the summer of 2015, agreeing to a one-year loan deal at Málaga CF.[15] On 9 July 2016, he signed a permanent four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña in the same league.[16]
On 31 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Albentosa was loaned to second-tier Gimnàstic de Tarragona for one year.[17] He was recalled the following January,[18] terminating his contract shortly after.[19]
Albentosa moved abroad again in late July 2019, with the 30-year-old joining PFC CSKA Sofia of the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).[20] He played his first competitive match on 2 August in a 1–0 away loss to NK Osijek in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League,[21] and scored his first goal two months later in the 2–2 Eternal Derby draw against PFC Levski Sofia.[22]
In April 2020, Albentosa left the Stadion Balgarska Armia by mutual consent.[23] He moved to Romania with FC Dinamo București one year later,[24] scoring his only Liga I goal on 2 May against FC Viitorul Constanța[25] and leaving at the end of the season.[26]
On 12 January 2022, Albentosa signed with Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub.[27] His link expired in June 2024, and he was not offered a new deal.[28]
On 7 August 2025, after one year of inactivity, the 37-year-old Albentosa returned to Spanish football and joined Antequera CF of Primera Federación.[29]
Honours
Eibar