Raúl Llorente
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Llorente|Raposo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Raúl Llorente
|image = Llorente-20171008.jpg
|image_size = 150
|caption = Llorente with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2017
|fullname = Raúl Llorente Raposo{{cite news|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/deportes/futbol/jugadores/raul-llorente-raposo-8429/2017/estadisticas-sd.html|title=Raul Llorente Raposo|newspaper=El Norte de Castilla|language=es|access-date=12 August 2019}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = Madrid, Spain
|position = Left-back
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 2002–2005
|youthclubs1 = Atlético Madrid
|years1 = 2005–2008
|clubs1 = Atlético Madrid B
|caps1 = 92
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2008–2010
|clubs2 = Alavés
|caps2 = 60
|goals2 = 2
|years3 = 2010–2011
|clubs3 = Xerez
|caps3 = 34
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2012–2014
|clubs4 = Tenerife
|caps4 = 53
|goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2014–2016
|clubs5 = Kalloni
|caps5 = 49
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2016–2017
|clubs6 = Platanias
|caps6 = 16
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2017–2019
|clubs7 = Western Sydney Wanderers
|caps7 = 42
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2021
|clubs8 = Villarrobledo
|caps8 = 12
|goals8 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2002–2003
|nationalteam1 = Spain U17
|nationalcaps1 = 15
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2005
|nationalteam2 = Spain U19
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|ESP}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2003 Finland|}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2003 Portugal|}}
|club-update = 11:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
}}
Raúl Llorente Raposo (born 2 April 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Llorente graduated from the Atlético Madrid youth system, playing three seasons with the reserve side in the Segunda División B.{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2005/12/03/mas_futbol/1133594842_850215.html?omnil=resrelart|title=Raúl Llorente: Un zurdo veloz e internacional indiscutible|trans-title=Raúl Llorente: speedy lefty and undisputed international|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=3 December 2005|access-date=9 January 2017}} In 2008–09 he first appeared in the Segunda División, starting and being relegated with Alavés.{{cite news|url=http://www.elcorreo.com/alava/20080701/deportes/alaves/lateral-zurdo-raul-llorente-20080701.html|title=El lateral zurdo Raúl Llorente firma con el Alavés por dos temporadas|trans-title=Left-back Raúl Llorente signs with Alavés for two seasons|newspaper=El Correo|first=Fernando|last=Ruiz de Esquide|language=es|date=1 July 2008|access-date=9 January 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2009/06/20/futbol/2adivision/1245524928.html|title=El Alavés consumó su definitivo descenso a Segunda B|trans-title=Alavés mathematically relegated to Segunda B|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=20 June 2009|access-date=9 January 2017}}
After one more year with the Basques, Llorente returned to the second tier and signed a two-year contract with Xerez.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2010/07/19/futbol/equipos/xerez/1279565942.html|title=Raúl Llorente, nuevo jugador del Xerez|trans-title=Raúl Llorente, new player of Xerez|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=19 July 2010|access-date=9 January 2017}} In January 2012, however, he moved back to division three and joined Tenerife,{{cite news|url=http://alaves.elcorreo.com/noticias/2012-01-02/raul-llorente-cambia-xerez-20120102.html|title=Raúl Llorente cambia el Xerez por el Tenerife|trans-title=Raúl Llorente changes Xerez for Tenerife|newspaper=El Correo|language=es|date=2 January 2012|access-date=9 January 2017}} helping the club to achieve promotion at the end of the 2012–13 campaign by contributing 29 games and two goals (play-offs included).{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/05/26/futbol/mas_futbol/1369573274.html|title=El Tenerife pone pie y medio en Segunda división|trans-title=Tenerife are all but promoted to the second division|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=26 May 2013|access-date=14 January 2016}}
In another January transfer window, in 2014, Llorente moved abroad for the first time, going on to spend several seasons in the Super League Greece with Kalloni{{cite web|url=http://www.todomercadoweb.es/mercado/oficial-kalloni-raul-llorente-firma-hasta-2015-70437|title=Oficial: Kalloni, Raúl Llorente firma hasta 2015|trans-title=Official: Kalloni, Raúl Llorente signs until 2015|publisher=Todo Mercado Web|first=José M.|last=Díaz|language=es|date=21 January 2014|access-date=9 January 2017}} and Platanias.{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Platanias/ekleise-giorente-o-platanias.4247000.html|title=Έκλεισε Γιορέντε ο Πλατανιάς|trans-title=Done deal: Llorente to Platanias|publisher=Sport 24|first=Dimitris|last=Samolis|language=el|date=5 September 2016|access-date=9 January 2017}} On 28 August 2017, the 31-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian A-League.{{cite web|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/08/28/wanderers-sign-former-spain-youth-international|title=Wanderers sign former Spain youth international|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|date=28 August 2017|access-date=28 August 2017}}
Llorente returned to football on 25 December 2020, joining third division club Villarrobledo.{{cite news|url=https://www.elespanol.com/eldigitalcastillalamancha/deportes/futbol/20201225/villarrobledo-regala-navidad-lateral-experiencia-segunda-division/546195906_0.html|title=El Villarrobledo se regala por Navidad un lateral que tiene experiencia en Segunda División|trans-title=Villarrobledo offer themselves full-back with Segunda División experience for Christmas|newspaper=El Español|language=es|date=25 December 2020|access-date=8 September 2022}}
International career
Llorente represented Spain at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship,{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/08/27/futbol_internacional/1062013279.html|title=Un gol de oro mete a los sub'17 en la final del Mundial|trans-title=Golden goal puts the under-17 in World Cup final|newspaper=El Mundo|language=es|date=27 August 2003|access-date=9 January 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2003/08/28/mas_futbol/1062021623_850215.html|title=Raúl Llorente estará varios meses de baja|trans-title=Raúl Llorente to be several months out|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=28 August 2003|access-date=9 January 2017}} making five appearances in the competition for the runners-up.{{FIFA player|200166}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 22 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Atlético Madrid B
|27 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07
|Segunda División B |32 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08
|Segunda División B |33 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 92 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Alavés
|30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10
|Segunda División B |30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Xerez
|Segunda División |30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|Segunda División |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Tenerife
|Segunda División B |18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=PRO|Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2012–13
|Segunda División B |27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=PRO}} | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2013–14
|Segunda División |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 3 | |
| rowspan="4"|Kalloni
|2013–14{{Soccerway|raul-llorente-raposo/58890}} |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Super League Greece |26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16
|Super League Greece |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 50 | 1 | ||
| Platanias
|Super League Greece |16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!314 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 335 | 7 |
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References
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External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Llorente, Raul}}
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Madrid
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Segunda División players
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Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:CP Villarrobledo players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:AEL Kalloni F.C. players
Category:Platanias F.C. players
Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia