Raúl Villar

Raúl Villar
Villar with FC Barcelona in 2025
No. 4 – Charlotte 49ers
PositionPoint guard
LeagueAmerican Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (2007-10-13) 13 October 2007
Barcelona, Spain
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
CollegeCharlotte (2025–present)
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2025FC Barcelona
2022–2025→FC Barcelona B
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Spain
FIBA U20 EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place2026 SloveniaTeam
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place2025 SerbiaTeam

Raúl Villar Cornago (born 13 October 2007), is a Spanish college basketball player for Charlotte 49ers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He has also played in the Spanish national team's youth ranks. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m), Villar plays in the point guard position.

His older brother Rafa Villar is a professional basketball player for Baskonia.

Early life and youth career

Growing up in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Raúl Villar started playing basketball in the youth ranks of a local team, CB L'Hospitalet.[1] He would later join the FC Barcelona youth ranks in 2018, starting at Barcelona's mini category.[2] He made his way through the team's youth categories until reaching FC Barcelona B in 2022, playing in the Liga EBA.[3]

Professional career

Villar made his professional debut in February 2025, while still a FC Barcelona B player. He played his first minutes for the FC Barcelona first team in a EuroLeague game against traditional rivals Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season. He was the first player in FC Barcelona's history to start in the mini team and to play in each youth category until reaching the first team.[4]

Villar would go on to make his Liga ACB debut only a few days later, in March, 2025. It would be in a 2024-25 season win against CB Breogán at the Palau Blaugrana.[5]

National team career

Villar has played in several international tournaments with the youth ranks of the Spanish national team, playing for the U17 team in the 2024 U17 World Cup.[6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2025–26 Charlotte 32111.9.388.296.8151.61.20.60.03.3

References

  1. ↑ Rubio, Andrés (28 February 2025). "L'hospitalenc Raúl Villar debuta a l'Eurolliga amb el FC Barcelona". lhdigital.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Raul Villar debuta amb el primer equip del Barça en un Clàssic". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ del Río, Marc (27 February 2025). "Raul Villar y Sayon Keita, los júniors del Barça que pueden debutar ante el Real Madrid". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Rodellar, Eloy (28 February 2025). "El canterano Raúl Villar hace historia con el Barça: el único en alcanzar este récord". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "La gran tarda de la base al Palau". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Huesca, Luis (8 July 2024). "España séptima del mundo U17". zonadebasquet.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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