Raúl Vallejo Suárez (born 25 August 1996) is a Spanish

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who plays for CA Bembibre as a

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Club career

Born in León, Vallejo finished his formation with CD Fútbol Peña, as a

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. In 2015 he signed for

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side CD La Virgen del Camino, moving to the

role during the pre-season; he made his senior debut on 23 August of that year, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

Villaralbo CF Club Deportivo Villaralbo is a List of football clubs in Spain, football team based in Villaralbo in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1952, it plays in . Its stadium is ''Ciudad Deportiva Fernández García'' with a capacit ...

. Vallejo scored his first senior goal on 31 October 2015, netting the first in a 4–1 home routing of Ciudad Rodrigo CF. The following 9 July, after being an undisputed starter, he moved to fellow fourth division club

Atlético Astorga FC Atlético Astorga Fútbol Club is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Astorga, Spain, Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1969, it plays in the Tercera División RFEF, Tercera Divisió ...

. On 15 August 2017 Vallejo joined

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

, being assigned to the reserves still in the fourth tier. He made his first team debut on 6 September, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer

Marc Mateu Marc Mateu Sanjuán (born 16 June 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Huesca. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a winger. Club career Mateu was born in Valencia. Having emerged through local Levante UD's youth academy ...

in a 1–0 away win against

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

, for the season's

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. On 4 July 2019, Vallejo signed for

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...

, still in the fourth tier.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Raul 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from León, Spain Spanish footballers Footballers from Castile and León Association football midfielders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Atlético Astorga FC players CD Numancia B players CD Numancia players Zamora CF footballers