Raúl Caballero (footballer, born 2001)

Raúl Caballero
Personal information
Full name	Raúl Caballero Ramírez
Date of birth	16 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Martos, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Conquense
Number	20
Youth career
2014–2017	Jaén
2017–2019	Córdoba
2019–2020	Almería
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	Córdoba B
2019–2022	Almería B
2021–2022	Almería
2022–2023	San Fernando
2023–2024	Estepona
2024	Numancia
2024–	Conquense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

Raúl Caballero Ramírez (born 16 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Conquense.

Club career

Born in Martos, Jaén, Andalusia, Caballero joined Córdoba CF's youth setup in 2017, from hometown side Real Jaén. He made his debut with the former's reserves on 7 January 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 Tercera División home loss against Écija Balompié.^[1]

In the 2019 summer, Caballero moved to UD Almería and returned to the youth setup.^[2] He scored his first senior goal with the B-side on 22 November 2020, netting the third of a 4–0 home routing of Loja CD.^[3]

Caballero scored ten times for the B's during the 2020–21 season, and spent the 2021 pre-season with the main squad.^[4] He made his professional debut on 29 August, replacing Largie Ramazani late into a 1–2 away loss against SD Amorebieta in the Segunda División.^[5]

Personal life

Caballero's older brother Antonio is also a footballer.^[6] A midfielder, he made his debut with Martos CD.

Honours

Almería

Segunda División: 2021–22

References

^ "En caída libre (1–2)" [Free falling (1–2)] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Caballero: "Nunca olvidaré el partido ante el Benfica"" [Caballero: "I will never forget the match against Benfica"] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "4–0: UD Almería B win big to stun Loja CD". UD Almería. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "El único almeriense de la lista" [The only almeriense of the list] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "El Amorebieta, una cuadrilla feliz por su primera victoria" [Amorebieta, a happy gang for their first win] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Raúl Caballero y el brasileño Marcelo son refuerzos para el ataque del San Fernando CD" [Raúl Caballero and the Brazilian Marcelo are additions for the attack of San Fernando CD] (in Spanish). Deporte de la Isla. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

External links

Raúl Caballero at BDFutbol
Raúl Caballero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Raúl Caballero at Soccerway

[1] "En caída libre (1–2)" [Free falling (1–2)] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[2] "Caballero: "Nunca olvidaré el partido ante el Benfica"" [Caballero: "I will never forget the match against Benfica"] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[3] "4–0: UD Almería B win big to stun Loja CD". UD Almería. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[4] "El único almeriense de la lista" [The only almeriense of the list] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[5] "El Amorebieta, una cuadrilla feliz por su primera victoria" [Amorebieta, a happy gang for their first win] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[6] "Raúl Caballero y el brasileño Marcelo son refuerzos para el ataque del San Fernando CD" [Raúl Caballero and the Brazilian Marcelo are additions for the attack of San Fernando CD] (in Spanish). Deporte de la Isla. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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