Antonio Raíllo

Antonio Raíllo
Personal information
Full name	Antonio José Raíllo Arenas
Date of birth	8 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	21
Youth career
	Séneca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Pozoblanco
2011–2012	Betis B
2012–2013	Córdoba B
2013–2015	Espanyol B
2015–2016	Espanyol
2016	→ Ponferradina (loan)
2016–	Mallorca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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 26 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pozoblanco	2010–11^[16]	Tercera División	33	1	—		4^[a]	0	37	1
Betis B	2011–12^[17]	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		12	0
Córdoba B	2012–13^[16]	Tercera División	30	1	—		3^[a]	0	33	1
Espanyol B	2013–14^[17]	Segunda División B	31	4	—		—		31	4
	2014–15^[17]	Segunda División B	34	2	—		—		34	2
	Total		65	6	0	0	0	0	65	6
Espanyol	2015–16^[17]	La Liga	4	0	2	0	—		6	0
Ponferradina (loan)	2015–16^[17]	Segunda División	16	1	0	0	—		16	1
Mallorca	2016–17^[17]	Segunda División	29	2	0	0	—		29	2
	2017–18^[17]	Segunda División B	33	0	1	0	2^[a]	1	36	1
	2018–19^[17]	Segunda División	35	2	0	0	4^[a]	0	39	2
	2019–20^[17]	La Liga	32	1	2	0	—		34	1
	2020–21^[17]	Segunda División	36	2	0	0	—		36	2
	2021–22^[17]	La Liga	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	2022–23^[17]		31	2	2	0	—		33	2
	2023–24^[17]		26	3	5	0	—		31	3
	Total		239	14	10	0	6	1	255	15
Career total			397	22	12	0	13	1	422	23

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in promotion playoffs

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Raíllo". Diario AS. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Raillo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2018" [Raillo renews with Espanyol until 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Navarro, Cristina (27 January 2016). "Raillo, cedido a El Toralín" [Raillo, loaned to El Toralín]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Lorenzo, José Luis (27 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Antonio Raíllo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Antonio Raíllo at Soccerway