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David Raya

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David Raya

David Raya Martín (born 15 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team. Known for his consistency, distribution, shot-stopping abilities, and box command, he is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Raya began his senior career in England with Blackburn Rovers. He made his professional breakthrough as part of the team that was promoted from League One in 2018. He transferred to Championship club Brentford in 2019 and was a part of the team that was promoted to the Premier League in 2021. In 2023, Raya joined Arsenal, and has since gone onto win the Premier League Golden Glove three times in a row, from 2023–24 to 2025–26. Raya made his international debut for Spain in 2022, playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and winning UEFA Euro 2024.

Infobox

Full name
David Raya Martín
Date of birth
(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Place of birth
Barcelona, Spain
Height
1 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
Current team
Arsenal
Number
1
2012–2014
Blackburn Rovers
Years
Team
2014–2019
Blackburn Rovers
2014–2015
→ Southport (loan)
2019–2024
Brentford
2023–2024
→ Arsenal (loan)
2024–
Arsenal
2022–
Spain

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
EFL Cup
Apps
EFL Cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Club
Blackburn Rovers
Season
2014–15
League
Championship
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
2
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Championship
League
5
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
5
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Championship
League
5
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
8
Other
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
League One
League
45
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
47
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Championship
League
41
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
46
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
98
League
0
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
7
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
108
Other
0
Blackburn Rovers U23
Blackburn Rovers U23
Club
Blackburn Rovers U23
Season
2016–17
League
—
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
3
Europe
0
Southport (loan)
Southport (loan)
Club
Southport (loan)
Season
2014–15
League
Conference Premier
League
16
League
0
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
—
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
24
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
2019–20
League
Championship
League
46
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
3
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Championship
League
42
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
48
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
25
Other
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
39
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
150
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
—
EFL Cup
6
Europe
0
Europe
161
Other
0
Arsenal (loan)
Arsenal (loan)
Club
Arsenal (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Premier League
League
32
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
Europe
9
Europe
0
Other
0
Arsenal
Arsenal
Club
Arsenal
Season
2024–25
League
Premier League
League
38
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
3
EFL Cup
0
Europe
13
Europe
0
Other
—
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Premier League
League
37
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
0
EFL Cup
13
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
50
Arsenal total
Arsenal total
Club
Arsenal total
Season
107
League
0
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
35
EFL Cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
146
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
371
League
0
League
11
League
0
FA Cup
14
FA Cup
0
EFL Cup
35
EFL Cup
0
Europe
11
Europe
0
Other
442
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Blackburn Rovers
2014–15
Championship
2
0
—
0
0
—
—
2
0
2015–16
Championship
5
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
5
0
2016–17
Championship
5
0
1
0
2
0
—
—
8
0
2017–18
League One
45
0
0
0
2
0
—
0
0
47
2018–19
Championship
41
0
2
0
3
0
—
—
46
0
Total
98
0
3
0
7
0
—
0
0
108
0
Blackburn Rovers U23
2016–17
—
—
—
—
3
0
3
0
Southport (loan)
2014–15
Conference Premier
16
0
6
0
—
—
2
0
24
Brentford
2019–20
Championship
46
0
0
0
0
0
—
3
0
2020–21
Championship
42
0
0
0
3
0
—
3
0
48
2021–22
Premier League
24
0
1
0
0
0
—
—
25
0
2022–23
Premier League
38
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
39
0
Total
150
0
1
0
4
0
—
6
0
161
0
Arsenal (loan)
2023–24
Premier League
32
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
Arsenal
2024–25
Premier League
38
0
1
0
3
0
13
0
—
2025–26
Premier League
37
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
—
50
Arsenal total
107
0
1
0
3
0
35
0
0
0
146
Career total
371
0
11
0
14
0
35
0
11
0
442
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Spain
Spain
National team
Spain
Year
2022
Apps
2
Goals
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
1
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
0
Apps
0
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
1
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
12
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Spain
2022
2
0
2023
1
0
2024
8
0
2025
0
0
2026
1
0
Total
12
0

References

  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford"
    https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf
  6. "David Raya"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190707175140/https://www.rovers.co.uk/teams/first-team/goalkeeper/david-raya-martin/
  7. "David Raya: Overview"
    https://www.premierleague.com/players/7975/David-Raya/overview
  8. "David Raya"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221003171438/https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/teams/profile/david-raya
  9. FourFourTwo
    https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-the-10-best-goalkeepers-in-the-world
  10. 90 min
    https://www.90min.com/posts/best-goalkeepers-world-football-ranked
  11. "Golden Glove winner Raya's incredible rise to the top"
    https://www.premierleague.com/news/4018980
  12. Brentford FC
    https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/the-long-read-david-raya-630187
  13. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191023232130/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/2FC380172F88401482C3994AF130D59B.ashx
  14. Blackburn Rovers F
    https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2014/february/raya-pens-pro-deal/
  15. "David Raya signs for Brentford"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220629043820/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/july/david-raya-signs/
  16. Blackburn Rovers F
    https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2015/april/hard-work-pays-off-for-david/
  17. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=74248&season_id=144
  18. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=74248&season_id=145
  19. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=74248&season_id=149
  20. David Raya at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
    https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/330279/
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