Raúl Blanco Juncal (born 31 July 2001) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

currently playing as an

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

for

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...

, on loan from Portuguese club Casa Pia AC.

Club career

Blanco joined the youth academy of

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

at the age of eight, and worked his way up their youth categories. In December 2020, he was promoted to the reserves in the

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...

. On 26 August 2021, Blanco joined

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Fede ...

side

CD Arenteiro Club Deportivo Arenteiro is a football team based in O Carballiño in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1958, it plays in . Its stadium is '' Espiñedo'' with a capacity of 4,500 seats. Between 1990 and 2005 the club was known as ...

on loan for the season. He returned to Celta Fortuna for the 2022–23 season, being given the number 10 shirt and named captain. On 12 June 2023, he extended his contract with Celta until 2027. In March 2024, he started training with the senior Celta Vigo squad. On 4 July 2024, Blanco transferred to the Portuguese

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

club Casa Pia AC. He made his professional debut on 10 August, in a 1–0 home loss to

Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Estádio do Bessa. It is one of the oldest clubs ...

. On 9 January 2025, after being rarely used, Blanco returned to his home country after agreeing to a six-month loan spell with

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

Personal life

Blanco is the cousin of the Spanish footballers

Adrián Cruz Adrián Cruz Juncal (born 18 July 1987) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays for CD Arenteiro, Arenteiro as a midfielder. Football career Born in Moaña, Province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain), Galic ...

, Jonathan and

Iago Aspas Iago Aspas Juncal (; born 1 August 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Celta, which he captains. He has spent most of his career with Celta, appearing in 524 official games across 16 seasons and ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Raul Living people 2001 births Footballers from Moaña Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players RC Celta Fortuna players CD Arenteiro players Racing de Ferrol footballers Primeira Liga players Casa Pia A.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriates in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal 21st-century Spanish sportsmen