Raúl Lizoain

Raúl Lizoain
Lizoain with Las Palmas in 2015
Personal information
Full name Raúl Lizoain Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991[1]
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 13
Youth career
Las Palmas
2006–2009 Unión Viera
2009–2010 Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Las Palmas B 4 (0)
2011–2018 Las Palmas 58 (0)
2018–2019 Alcorcón 12 (0)
2020–2022 Mirandés 84 (0)
2022–2024 Andorra 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Cartagena (loan) 19 (0)
2024–2026 Albacete 58 (0)
2026– Granada 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2026

Raúl Lizoain Cruz (born 27 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada.

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Lizoain came through the youth ranks of local side Las Palmas, playing one season with the B team in the Tercera División. He was promoted to the main squad for the 2011–12 campaign.

Lizoain made his official debut with the first team on 26 November 2011, coming off the bench for field player Javier Portillo in a 2–0 Segunda División away loss against Huesca.[2] He was mainly used as a backup to Mariano Barbosa in the following years.

After Barbosa's departure to Sevilla, Lizoain battled for the first-choice status with new signing Casto. He began the season as a starter, but returned to the bench in December 2014; in May of the following year, after Casto's injury, he retained his place in the starting XI and also appeared in the play-offs.[3]

Lizoain made his debut in La Liga on 22 August 2015, in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[4] On 2 August 2018, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.[5]

Alcorcón

On 13 August 2018, Lizoain signed a two-year deal with second division club Alcorcón.[6] On 27 August of the following year, after playing second-fiddle to Dani Jiménez, he was released.[7]

Mirandés

Days after his release from Alcorcón, Lizoain signed for Málaga, but the transfer was invalidated by the league as his wage was considered above the Andalusian club's limit.[8] He remained without a team until 26 January 2020, when he arrived at Mirandés to compete with veteran Limones.[9]

Andorra

On 7 July 2022, free agent Lizoain agreed to a two-year contract at second-tier newcomers Andorra.[10] A backup to Nico Ratti during the campaign,[11] he was loaned to Cartagena of the same league in August 2023.[12]

Later career

On 1 July 2024, Lizoain signed a two-year deal with Albacete also in the second division.[13] He remained in the league for 2026–27, joining Granada.[14]

Personal life

Lizoain is the nephew of blind singer Serafín Zubiri.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 2 June 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas 2010–11 Segunda División 0000—00
2011–12 6000—60
2012–13 30000030
2013–14 20300050
2014–15 1203030180
2015–16 La Liga 8060—140
2016–17 13040—170
2017–18 11020—130
Total 55018030760
Alcorcón 2018–19 Segunda División 12020—140
2019–20 00——00
Total 12020—140
Mirandés 2019–20 Segunda División 9000—90
2020–21 36000—360
2021–22 39000—397
Total 84000—840
Andorra 2022–23 Segunda División 16000—160
2023–24 00——00
Total 16000—160
Cartagena (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 19030—220
Career total 1860230302120

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lizoain". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "El Huesca al fin gana en casa y ya no es colista" [Huesca finally get a home win and are not last anymore]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Mendoza, José (5 June 2015). "Raúl Lizoain: "Antes pecaba de novato pero ya no, no volverá a ocurrir"" [Raúl Lizoain: "I used to make rookie mistakes but not anymore, it will not happen again"]. La Provincia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain se desvincula de la UD Las Palmas" [Raúl Lizoain cuts ties with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain nuevo portero de la AD Alcorcón" [Raúl Lizoain new goalkeeper of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain se desvincula de la AD Alcorcón" [Raúl Lizoain cuts ties with AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Suárez, César (5 September 2019). "LaLiga prevent Lizoain from signing for Malaga". Marca. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ↑ Castillo, Aitor (26 January 2020). "Raúl Lizoain refuerza la portería del Mirandés y Cristian se va" [Raúl Lizoain bolsters Mirandés' goal and Cristian leaves]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain, el primer fichaje" [Raúl Lizoain, the first signing] (in Spanish). FC Andorra. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Bernad Suelves, Marc (14 March 2023). "Nico Ratti se adueña de la portería del Andorra" [Nico Ratti takes over Andorra's goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain, cedit al Cartagena" [Raúl Lizoain, loaned to Cartagena] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Raúl Lizoain, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Raúl Lizoain, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial | Raúl Lizoain, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official statement | Raúl Lizoain, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Borrego, Manuel (26 April 2011). ""Mi padre es espectacular"" ["My father is awesome"] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Raúl Lizoain at Soccerway
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