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

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who is a

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. He plays 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

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

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. Vallejo scored his first senior goal on 31 October 2015, netting the first in a 4–1 home routing of

Ciudad Rodrigo CF Club Deportivo Ciudad Rodrigo Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1953, they play in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Francisco M ...

. 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 Spanish football team based in Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1944, it plays in the . Its stadium is '' Estadio La Eragudina'' with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History In A ...

. 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 , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

, 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 in a 1–0 away win against

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

, for the season's

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

. 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 , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

, still in the fourth tier.

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* * * 1996 births Living people Footballers from León, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's 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 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub