Raúl Llorente


Raúl Llorente Raposo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers as a left back.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Llorente graduated from the Atlético Madrid youth system, playing three seasons with the reserve side in Segunda División B. In 2008–09 he first appeared in Segunda División, starting and being relegated with Alavés.
After one more year with the Basques, Llorente returned to the second level and signed a two-year contract with Xerez. In January 2012, however, he moved back to division three and joined Tenerife, helping the club achieve promotion at the end of the 2012–13 campaign by contributing with 29 games and two goals.
In another January transfer window, in 2014, Llorente moved abroad for the first time, going on to spend several seasons in the Superleague Greece with Kalloni and Platanias. On 28 August 2017, the 31-year-old agreed to a one-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers of the Australian A-League.

International career

Llorente represented Spain at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, making five appearances in the competition for the runners-up.

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