Raúl García Escudero (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 11 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao mainly as an attacking midfielder or second striker.
Formed at Osasuna, he spent most of his career at Atlético Madrid, scoring 46 goals in 329 games across all competitions over eight seasons and winning six major titles, including the 2014 national championship and the 2010 Europa League. In 2015 he signed with Athletic Bilbao, going on to have an equally lengthy spell and win the 2020–21 Supercopa de España.
García played twice with Spain, making his debut in 2014.
From 2006 to 2009, García played with Spain under-21s, earning a total of 20 caps in the category and representing the nation at the 2009 UEFA European Championship, in a group stage exit. He also appeared for the under-19 team.
On 29 August 2014, aged 28, García was named by full side manager Vicente del Bosque in a 23-man squad for matches against France and Macedonia in September. He made his debut on 4 September, starting and playing 58 minutes in a 1–0 friendly loss to the former.
In 2004 and 2005, García played in representative matches for both Navarre and the Basque Country.
2004-2007 |
2007-2015 |
2011-2012 |
2015-2023 |
2019-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2023-2024 |