David Raya

David Raya Martín (born 15 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Brentford. He began his senior career with Blackburn Rovers and transferred to Brentford in 2019.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Raya and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
David Raya
Raya warming up for Blackburn Rovers
Personal information
Full name David Raya Martín[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2012 UE Cornellà
2012–2014 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Blackburn Rovers 98 (0)
2014–2015 → Southport (loan) 16 (0)
2019– Brentford 64 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:59, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

A goalkeeper, Raya began his career in his native Spain with UE Cornellà, before moving to England to join Blackburn Rovers on a scholarship in July 2012.[4][2] He progressed through the club's academy and signed a professional contract on 26 February 2014.[5] Raya gained his first senior experience with a four-month spell on loan at Conference Premier club Southport during the first half of the 2014–15 season and made 24 appearances.[6] After his return to Ewood Park, he made two late-season Championship appearances and signed a new three-year contract in April 2015.[7][8]

Despite making just 13 appearances during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons,[9][10] Raya was Rovers' second-choice goalkeeper behind Jason Steele and was a frequent member of the matchday squad.[2][11][12] Rovers' relegation to League One at the end of the 2016–17 season saw Raya take over as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.[13][14] He made 47 appearances during the 2017–18 season and helped the club to automatic promotion straight back to the Championship.[13][15] He retained in his place during 2018–19 and made 46 appearances during a season of consolidation in the Championship.[13][16] Raya departed Rovers in July 2019,[6] after making 108 appearances for the club.[17]

Brentford

On 6 July 2019, Raya transferred to Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[6] reported to be in the region of £3 million.[18] Raya's performances during the first half of the 2019–20 season earned him a nomination for Goalkeeper of the Year at the 2020 London Football Awards and his 16 clean sheets in league matches during the season saw him share the EFL Golden Glove award with Bartosz Białkowski.[19][20]

Injury and transfer speculation led to Raya being left out of head coach Thomas Frank's matchday squads during the 2020–21 pre-season and early in the regular season.[21][22][23][24][25][26] After being reintegrated with two EFL Cup appearances and captaining the team in both matches,[27][28] he signed a new four-year contract on 2 October 2020.[29]

Personal life

Raya is a Real Madrid supporter.[30]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2014–15[8] Championship 20—00—20
2015–16[9] Championship 500000—50
2016–17[10] Championship 501020—80
2017–18[15] League One 450002000470
2018–19[16] Championship 4102030—460
Total 9803070001080
Blackburn Rovers U23 2016–17[10] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Southport (loan) 2014–15[23] Conference Premier 16060—2[lower-alpha 2]0240
Brentford 2019–20[31] Championship 46000003[lower-alpha 3]0490
2020–21[27] Championship 18 0 0 0 3 0 — 21 0
Total 64 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 70 0
Career total 178090100802050
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 12. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "David Raya". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "David Raya Martin – Goalkeeper – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012". The Football Association. p. 49. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. "Raya pens pro deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. "David Raya signs for Brentford". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. "Hard work pays off for David". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. "Games played by David Raya in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  9. "Games played by David Raya in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  10. "Games played by David Raya in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. "David Raya". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  12. "David Raya". ESPN FC. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. Blackburn Rovers F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  14. "David Raya pens long-term Rovers deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  15. "Games played by David Raya in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  16. "Games played by David Raya in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  17. David Raya at Soccerbase
  18. "Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper David Raya completes Brentford move". Lancashire Telegraph. Blackburn. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  19. "Bees up for London Football Awards prizes". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  20. "David Raya presented with EFL Golden Glove prize". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  21. Fisher, Ben; Ames, Nick (17 September 2020). "Brentford reject multiple bids from Arsenal for goalkeeper David Raya". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  22. Westbrook, Ian (12 September 2020). "Raya set for return to training, says Frank". West London Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  23. David Raya at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  24. "Brentford 2 Oxford United 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  25. "Pre-season: Brentford 3–0 Derby County". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  26. "West Ham United vs Brentford on 29 Aug 20 – Match Centre – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  27. "Games played by David Raya in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  28. Verrall, John (23 September 2020). "Club now give player captain's armband, after reports Arsenal have bid for him". HITC. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  29. "David Raya signs new long-term contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  30. "Get to Know: David Raya". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  31. "Games played by David Raya in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  32. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
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