Raul de Tomas

Raul de Tomas Gomez (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul de toˈmaz ˈɣomeθ]; born 17 October 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a striker.

He began as a youth team player at Real Madrid, making only one substitute appearance for the first team but playing and scoring regularly on loans to Cordoba, Valladolid and Rayo Vallecano of the Segunda Division, winning promotion to La Liga with the last of those teams. In 2019 he joined Portuguese club Benfica for a €20 million fee, returning to Spain's top flight with Espanyol six months later for the same price.

Club Career

Real Madrid

Reserve teams

Born in Madrid to a Dominican mother, De Tomas joined Real Madrid's youth academy in 2004 after starting out at CD San Roque EFF. He played his first senior match on 8 April 2012, featuring the last 21 minutes for the C team in a 2–0 home win against CF Pozuelo de Alarcon in the Tercera Division championship.

De Tomas was promoted to the third team in the middle of 2012, with the side now in Segunda Division B.

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