José Raúl Gutiérrez Parejo (born 30 December 1996), known as Raúl Guti, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

, on loan from

Elche Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

, Guti joined

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's youth setup in 2013, from AD Stadium Casablanca. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Gil in a 0–0

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home draw against

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. Guti scored his first senior goal on 10 January 2016, in a 5–0 home routing of UD Fraga. On 26 February of the following year, he scored a brace in a 6–0 thrashing of CD Sariñena. Guti made his professional debut on 10 June 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Jorge Pombo and scoring his team's only goal in a 2–1 home loss against CD Tenerife in the

. A regular starter during the 2017–18 season, he scored his first professional goal on 6 January 2018 by netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona B. On 20 September 2020, Guti signed a five-year contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to

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. He made his debut in the category six days later in a 3–0 home loss to

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

, and scored his first goal the following 11 January, in a 3–1 home defeat to

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. On 1 February 2024, after losing his starting spot, Guti returned to his first club Zaragoza on loan for the remainder of the season.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guti, Raul 1996 births Living people Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players Elche CF players