Antonio José Raíllo Arenas (born 8 October 1991) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, whom he captains.

Club career

Born in Córdoba,

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, Raíllo graduated from local Séneca CF's youth system, and made his debut as a senior with

CD Pozoblanco Club Deportivo Pozoblanco is a Spanish football team based in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1926, it plays in Tercera División – Group 10, holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pozoblan ...

in the 2010–11 season, in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 8 March 2011, he signed for

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

with the deal being made effective in June, and was subsequently assigned to their reserves in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. In August 2012, Raíllo joined another

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Córdoba CF B Córdoba Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as Club Atlético Almagro, it is the reserve team of Córdoba CF and currently plays in Tercera División RFEF ...

of the fourth division. On 9 July of the following year he transferred to

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

on a one-year contract, moving to its B side in the third tier after achieving promotion with the former. Raíllo agreed to a new deal with the

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on 22 May 2015, until 2018, being promoted to the main squad in

. He first appeared in the competition on 22 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against

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. On 27 January 2016, having totalled just six appearances, Raíllo was loaned to

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club

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

until June. He scored his first professional goal on 29 May, equalising the 1–1 away draw with

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

. Raíllo signed a three-year contract with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

on 29 June 2016. Under

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, he was part of the squad that won two consecutive promotions to the reach the top flight in

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. In the 2023–24 campaign, Raíllo helped Mallorca to

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the

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of the

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for the first time in 21 years. A longtime

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, 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 Sergio Martínez Ballesteros (born 4 September 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He started and finished his 19-year professional career with Levante, amassing La Liga totals of 387 games and e ...

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raillo, Antonio 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Pozoblanco players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Córdoba CF B players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers SD Ponferradina players RCD Mallorca players