Raúl Fernández-Cavada Mateos

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Fernández joined Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth system, Lezama, at the age of 10. He made his senior debut with the reserve side in the Segunda División B, then went on to spend two seasons on loan in the same tier, first with UB Conquense then Granada CF; with the latter club, he was the most utilised player in his position in a return to Segunda División after an absence of more than two decades. Fernández was definitely promoted to Athletic's first team for 2010–11, following the retirement of veteran Armando. On 23 April 2011, as longtime starter Gorka Iraizoz was suspended following his fifth booking of the campaign, he made his La Liga debut, performing well in a 2–1 home win against Basque neighbours Real Sociedad. On 10 July 2013, Fernández was loaned to CD Numancia from the second division. On 18 July of the following year, he moved to Racing de Santander of the same league on a one-year deal. Fernández terminated his contract with the Cantabrians on 22 January 2015, and moved to Real Valladolid hours later. On 30 June, after acting as a backup to Javi Varas, he signed for CD Mirandés also in the second tier. Having appeared in 49 competitive games in his only season, the free agent Fernández joined fellow second-division Levante UD in July 2016. On 23 July 2018, he signed for UD Las Palmas on a three-year contract. In April 2019, Fernández suffered an injury during a match against Cádiz CF. Initially expected to miss the remainder of the…

As of match played 4 February 2026

Granada

Segunda División: 2022–23 Segunda División B: 2009–10 Levante

Segunda División: 2016–17 Individual

Ricardo Zamora Trophy (Segunda División): 2016–17, 2022–23