Rafael Obrador Burguera (born 18 November 2004) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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for
Real Madrid Castilla
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.
Club career
Born in
Campos,
Majorca
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The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bale ...
,
Balearic Islands, Obrador began playing football at the youth academy of
CE Campos at the age of four, and joined
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 ...
's youth setup in 2014, aged ten. On 10 October 2019, while still a youth, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until 2024.
On 19 July 2020, before even having appeared with
the reserves, Obrador made his first team – and
La Liga
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– debut for the ''Bermellones'', coming on as a late
substitute for
Iddrisu Baba in a 2–2 away draw against
CA Osasuna
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, as his side was
already relegated. On 5 October, he moved to
Real Madrid
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and returned to youth football.
International career
Obrador represented the
Spain under-16s in a 3–3 tie against Mexico on 4 December 2019, where he scored the equalizer.
Career statistics
Club
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References
External links
Real Madrid profile*
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrador, Rafael
2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Mallorca
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
La Liga players
RCD Mallorca players
Spain men's youth international footballers
Real Madrid CF players