David Raya
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Raya with Arsenal in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | David Raya Martín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Arsenal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2014 | Blackburn Rovers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 98 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Southport (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Brentford | 150 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Arsenal (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Arsenal | 38 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 25 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 15 November 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his distribution, box command, and shot-stopping abilities.
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 fellow Premier League side Arsenal F.C. on loan, winning the Golden Glove award in his debut season and earning a permanent transfer the following summer. The following season he won the golden glove for the second time in a row, the first goalkeeper to do that since Ederson. At the end of the season, Arsenal announced that Raya would wear the number 1 shirt for the 25/26 season
Raya made his international debut for Spain in 2022, and was part of the squads for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2024, which Spain won.