Antonio Raíllo

Antonio Raíllo
Personal information
Full name Antonio José Raíllo Arenas[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 21
Youth career
Séneca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pozoblanco 33 (1)
2011–2012 Betis B 12 (0)
2012–2013 Córdoba B 30 (1)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 65 (6)
2015–2016 Espanyol 4 (0)
2016 → Ponferradina (loan) 16 (1)
2016– Mallorca 301 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Antonio José Raíllo Arenas (born 8 October 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Mallorca.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Raíllo graduated from local Séneca CF's youth system, and made his debut as a senior with CD Pozoblanco in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División. On 8 March 2011, he signed for Real Betis with the deal being made effective in June,[2] and was subsequently assigned to their reserves in the Segunda División B.[3]

In August 2012, Raíllo joined another reserve team, Córdoba CF B of the fourth division.[4] On 9 July of the following year he transferred to RCD Espanyol on a one-year contract, moving to its B side in the third tier after achieving promotion with the former.[5]

Raíllo agreed to a new deal with the Catalans on 22 May 2015, until 2018,[6] being promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[7] He first appeared in the competition on 22 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[8]

On 27 January 2016, having totalled just six appearances, Raíllo was loaned to Segunda División club SD Ponferradina until June.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 29 May, equalising the 1–1 away draw with CD Tenerife.[10]

Raíllo signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca on 29 June 2016.[11] Under Vicente Moreno, he was part of the squad that won two consecutive promotions to the reach the top flight in 2019.[12]

In the 2023–24 campaign, Raíllo helped Mallorca to reach the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time in 21 years.[13] A longtime captain,[14] on 18 February 2024 he became the club's ninth player with the most appearances (242), but also the one with the most ejections (eight, tied with Sergio Ballesteros).[15]

Personal life

Raíllo's older brother, Manuel (born 1990), was also a footballer. The forward spent his entire career in the lower and amateur leagues.[16][17]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pozoblanco 2010–11[18] Tercera División 331—4[a]0371
Betis B 2011–12[19] Segunda División B 120——120
Córdoba B 2012–13[18] Tercera División 301—3[a]0331
Espanyol B 2013–14[19] Segunda División B 314——314
2014–15[19] Segunda División B 342——342
Total 6560000656
Espanyol 2015–16[19] La Liga 4020—60
Ponferradina (loan) 2015–16[19] Segunda División 16100—161
Mallorca 2016–17[19] Segunda División 29200—292
2017–18[19] Segunda División B 330102[a]1361
2018–19[19] Segunda División 352004[a]0392
2019–20[19] La Liga 32120—341
2020–21[19] Segunda División 36200—362
2021–22[19] La Liga 17200—172
2022–23[19] La Liga 31220—332
2023–24[19] La Liga 26350—313
2024–25[19] La Liga 362001[b]0372
2025–26[19] La Liga 24000—240
2026–27 Segunda División 2100—21
Total 301171007231819
Career total 4592512014148524
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in promotion playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Raíllo". Diario AS. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Raíllo firma con el Betis, a pesar de tener contrato con el CD Pozoblanco" [Raíllo signs with Betis, despite having contract with CD Pozoblanco] (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Murillo, Óscar (9 March 2023). "Un jugador de LaLiga confiesa su beticismo y elige a su favorito: "Con el tiempo, cada vez me gusta más"" [LaLiga player admits to being a Betis fan and chooses his favourite: "As time goes by, I like him more"]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Luque, José Juan (30 August 2012). "El Córdoba renueva a Fernández por cinco temporadas" [Córdoba renew Fernández for five seasons]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Farrés, Héctor (9 July 2013). "Antonio Raíllo se convierte en la segunda incorporación del filial espanyolista" [Antonio Raíllo becomes the second addition of Espanyol's reserves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Raillo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2018" [Raillo renews with Espanyol until 2018]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Raillo renueva y asciende al primer equipo" [Raillo renews and is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Martínez, Jonathan (22 August 2015). "Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol" [Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Navarro, Cristina (27 January 2016). "Raillo, cedido a El Toralín" [Raillo, loaned to El Toralín]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Cerezales Franco, Cristóbal (29 May 2016). "La Ponferradina puntúa en Tenerife y depende de sí misma" [Ponferradina add in Tenerife and now rely on themselves] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Raillo ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Raillo signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Seis titulares del Mallorca repitieron ascenso un año después" [Six Mallorca starters repeated promotion one year later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Lorenzo, José Luis (27 February 2024). "Greif y Aguirre llevan al Mallorca a una final 21 años después" [Greif and Aguirre take Mallorca to a final 21 years later] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Cercós, Alberto (24 April 2023). "Raíllo, capitán de la cabeza a los pies" [Raíllo, captain from head to toe]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Maura, Tomeu (21 February 2024). "Raíllo entra en la historia del Mallorca por lo bueno… y por lo malo" [Raíllo makes Mallorca history books for good reasons… and bad ones]. Okdiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  16. ↑ Molero, Iván (6 February 2023). "Raíllo, el escudo del Mallorca" [Raíllo, Mallorca's badge]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  17. ↑ García, Antonio (30 January 2024). "Manuel Raíllo, fichaje y debut con el Atlético Espeleño" [Manuel Raíllo, signing and debut with Atlético Espeleño]. El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  18. 1 2 Antonio Raíllo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Antonio Raíllo at Soccerway
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