Raí Nascimento de Oliveira

Raí Nascimento de Oliveira (born 18 May 1998), simply known as Raí, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Raí
Personal information
Full name Raí Nascimento de Oliveira
Date of birth (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2013 Stadium Casablanca
2013–2014 Stadium Venecia
2016–2017 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Alfindén 34 (24)
2016–2018 Zaragoza B 29 (6)
2017–2021 Zaragoza 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Ibiza (loan) 35 (5)
2021– Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Raí moved to Spain at the age of 14 and joined AD Stadium Casablanca's youth setup. In 2014, after representing Stadium Venecia, he moved to AD Alfindén in the regional leagues.[1][2]

Raí made his senior debut on 21 December 2014, aged just 16, by starting in a 2–2 Primera Regional away draw against El Gancho CF. His first goal came on the following 18 January, the last in a 2–0 win at CD Perdiguera; he finished the season with eleven goals in just 15 appearances.

Zaragoza

In August 2016, Raí joined Real Zaragoza,[1] but could not play until January due to the lack of international clearance.[3] Initially assigned to the youth teams,[4] he made his debut for the B-team on 8 January 2017 starting and scoring in a 2–4 Tercera División away loss against CD Belchite 97.[5] He also scored in his second appearance late in the month, netting the fifth in a 5–0 home routing of AD Sabiñánigo.[6]

Raí made his first team debut on 19 March 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rolf Feltscher in a 1–2 home loss against Sevilla Atlético for the Segunda División championship.[7] On 27 April he extended his contract until 2021,[8] and was definitely promoted to the main squad on 6 June.[9]

On 29 January 2019, Raí was loaned to Segunda División B side UD Ibiza until the end of the season.[10] On 11 July, his loan was renewed for a further year.[11]

After returning from loan, Raí was assigned in the main squad, and renewed his contract until 2023 on 28 September 2020.[12] The following 25 January, however, he terminated his contract after appearing rarely.[13]

On 27 January 2021, Raí agreed to a short-term deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in the third division.[14]

References
  1. "Raí Nascimento, una apuesta brasileña en edad juvenil" [Raí Nascimento, a Brazilian bet in a young age] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Radiografía a Raí" [X-ray to Raí] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "El Zaragoza inscribirá al brasileño Raí el 2 de enero" [Zaragoza will register the Brazilian Raí on 2 January] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "El Zaragoza inscribe a Raí y Raúl Agné ya puede contar con él" [Zaragoza register Raí and Raúl Agné already can count with him] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. "C.D. Belchite 97 4–2 Deportivo Aragón | Crónica" [C.D. Belchite 97 4–2 Deportivo Aragón | Report] (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "Deportivo Aragón 5–0 AD. Sabiñanigo | Crónica" [Deportivo Aragón 5–0 AD. Sabiñanigo | Report] (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "El Sevilla Atlético hunde al Zaragoza en el descuento y con un jugador de portero" [Sevilla Atlético sink Zaragoza in the stoppage time and with a field player as a goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. "Raí Nascimento renueva con el Real Zaragoza por cuatro temporadas" [Raí Nascimento renews with Real Zaragoza for four seasons] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. "Cinco futbolistas que iniciaron la campaña en el Deportivo Aragón estarán en el primer equipo" [Five players who started the season with Deportivo Aragón will be in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "Acuerdo para la cesión de Raí Nascimento al Ibiza" [Agreement for the loan of Raí Nascimento to Ibiza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. "Acuerdo con el UD Ibiza para la cesión de Raí por una temporada más" [Agreement with UD Ibiza for the loan of Raí for one further season] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  12. "Raí Nascimento renueva con el Real Zaragoza hasta 2023" [Raí Nascimento renews with Real Zaragoza until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  13. "El Real Zaragoza y Raí acuerdan el final de su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Raí agree the end of their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  14. "Raí Nascimento, nuevo jugador del Dépor 20·21" [Raí Nascimento, new player of Dépor 20–21] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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