Raúl Parra Artal (born 26 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Iraq Stars League club

Al-Minaa Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...

Club career

Parra was born in Zaragoza,

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

, and finished his formation with EM El Olivar. On 28 June 2018, he moved to Tercera División side

CD La Almunia Club Deportivo La Almunia is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Monzón, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1947, they play in , holding home games at ''Campo Municipal de Fútbol de Tenerías'', with ...

. Parra made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against

CD Belchite 97 Club Deportivo Belchite 97 is a Spanish football team based in Belchite, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1997, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Campo de Fútbol Municipal de Belchite''. History Belchite were founded in ...

. After being a regular starter and scoring six goals for the side, he moved to

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 31 January of the following year, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 31 August 2020, Parra signed a one-year contract with

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 ...

side

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

. On 23 June of the following year, he agreed to a deal with

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

and was assigned to the B-side in the Segunda División RFEF. Parra made his first-team debut on 16 December 2021, starting in a 1–0 away win against Albacete Balompié in the season's Copa del Rey. His professional debut occurred the following 6 January, as he played the full 90 minutes in an away success over CF Fuenlabrada for the same scoreline, also in the national cup. Parra made his La Liga debut on 18 January 2022, playing the last 12 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against RCD Espanyol. On 4 August, he was loaned to

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

side CD Mirandés for the season. On 26 December 2022, Parra's loan was cut short, and he was definitely assigned to Cádiz's main squad. The following 7 August, he moved abroad and was transferred to Portuguese

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

side GD Estoril Praia. On 26 August 2024, Parra signed a two-season contract with the Iraqi club

Personal life

Parra's older brother

Álvaro Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

is also a footballer. A central defender, he notably represented Deportivo Aragón and AE Prat.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parra, Raul 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players CD Guijuelo footballers Cádiz CF Mirandilla players Cádiz CF players CD Mirandés footballers G.D. Estoril Praia players Al-Minaa SC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq