Raúl Lizoain

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lizoain and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Raúl Lizoain
Lizoain with Las Palmas in 2015
Personal information
Full name Raúl Lizoain Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 13
Youth career
Las Palmas
2006–2009 Unión Viera
2009–2010 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Las Palmas B 4 (0)
2011–2018 Las Palmas 58 (0)
2018–2019 Alcorcón 12 (0)
2020–2022 Mirandés 84 (0)
2022–2024 Andorra 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Cartagena (loan) 19 (0)
2024– Albacete 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Raúl Lizoain Cruz (born 27 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albacete Balompié.

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Lizoain came through the youth ranks of local UD Las Palmas, playing one season with the B team in the Tercera División. He was promoted to the main squad for the 2011–12 campaign.

Lizoain made his official debut with the first team on 26 November 2011, coming off the bench for field player Javier Portillo in a 2–0 Segunda División away loss against SD Huesca.[2] He was mainly used as a backup to Mariano Barbosa in the following years.

After Barbosa's departure to Sevilla FC, Lizoain battled for the first-choice status with new signing Casto. He began the season as a starter, but returned to the bench in December 2014; in May of the following year, after Casto's injury, he retained his place in the starting XI and also appeared in the play-offs.[3]

Lizoain made his debut in La Liga on 22 August 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[4] On 2 August 2018, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.[5]

Alcorcón

On 13 August 2018, Lizoain signed a two-year deal with second division club AD Alcorcón.[6] On 27 August of the following year, after playing second-fiddle to Dani Jiménez, he was released.[7]

Mirandés

Days after his release from Alcorcón, Lizoain signed for Málaga CF, but the transfer was invalidated by the league as his wage was considered above the Andalusian club's limit.[8] He remained without a team until 26 January 2020, when he arrived at CD Mirandés to compete with veteran Limones.[9]

Andorra

On 7 July 2022, free agent Lizoain agreed to a two-year contract at second-tier newcomers FC Andorra.[10] A backup to Nico Ratti during the campaign,[11] he was loaned to FC Cartagena of the same league in August 2023.[12]

Later career

On 1 July 2024, Lizoain signed a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié also in the second division.[13]

Personal life

Lizoain is the nephew of blind singer Serafín Zubiri.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played on 2 June 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas 2010–11 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2011–12 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013–14 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
2014–15 12 0 3 0 3 0 18 0
2015–16 La Liga 8 0 6 0 — 14 0
2016–17 13 0 4 0 — 17 0
2017–18 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Total 55 0 18 0 3 0 76 0
Alcorcón 2018–19 Segunda División 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
2019–20 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
Mirandés 2019–20 Segunda División 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2020–21 36 0 0 0 — 36 0
2021–22 39 0 0 0 — 39 7
Total 84 0 0 0 — 84 0
Andorra 2022–23 Segunda División 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
2023–24 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Cartagena (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 19 0 3 0 — 22 0
Career total 186 0 23 0 3 0 212 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lizoain". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ "El Huesca al fin gana en casa y ya no es colista" [Huesca finally get a home win and are not last anymore]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ^ Mendoza, José (5 June 2015). "Raúl Lizoain: "Antes pecaba de novato pero ya no, no volverá a ocurrir"" [Raúl Lizoain: "I used to make rookie mistakes but not anymore, it will not happen again"]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Raúl Lizoain se desvincula de la UD Las Palmas" [Raúl Lizoain cuts ties with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Raúl Lizoain nuevo portero de la AD Alcorcón" [Raúl Lizoain new goalkeeper of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Raúl Lizoain se desvincula de la AD Alcorcón" [Raúl Lizoain cuts ties with AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ^ Suárez, César (5 September 2019). "LaLiga prevent Lizoain from signing for Malaga". Marca. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ^ Castillo, Aitor (26 January 2020). "Raúl Lizoain refuerza la portería del Mirandés y Cristian se va" [Raúl Lizoain bolsters Mirandés' goal and Cristian leaves]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Raúl Lizoain, el primer fichaje" [Raúl Lizoain, the first signing] (in Spanish). FC Andorra. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ^ Bernad Suelves, Marc (14 March 2023). "Nico Ratti se adueña de la portería del Andorra" [Nico Ratti takes over Andorra's goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Raúl Lizoain, cedit al Cartagena" [Raúl Lizoain, loaned to Cartagena] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Raúl Lizoain, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Raúl Lizoain, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ^ Borrego, Manuel (26 April 2011). ""Mi padre es espectacular"" ["My father is awesome"] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ^ Raúl Lizoain at Soccerway