Albacete Balompié Signs Raul Lizoain Cruz Until 2026
January 27, 1991, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Raul Lizoain Cruz has become a new Albacete Balompié player until June 2026.
With three goalkeepers departing the team, including Bernabé Barragán, Vaclik, and Altube, Lizoain Cruz joins the team from La Mancha. The centre-back Jon García, who has had a great season at Racing de Ferrol, is the next player who could arrive at Carlos Belmonte.
Early Life and Career
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Raul Lizoain Cruz was raised at CF Unión Viera before joining UD Las Palmas’ subsidiary in 2009. He evolved in the second yellow team until he made his debut in the first team in November 2011.
Lizoain Cruz spent eight seasons in the first team, establishing himself in professional football and even achieving a promotion to LaLiga EA Sports in 2015, a category he played in for three courses until the summer of 2018. He then took on a new challenge in AD Alcorcón, playing in LaLiga Hypermotion for two seasons before signing for CD Mirandes, where he played over 80 games in three seasons.
Career Path
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After leaving CD Mirandes, Lizoain Cruz ended up at FC Andorra in the 22-23 season, where he spent a year and a half before joining FC Cartagena in the winter market. He played 22 matches for the team, being key in the change of dynamics and achieving his objective with one of the best ratios of saves per shot received during the stretch.
With his experience in the Second Division, Lizoain Cruz is expected to provide security to Albacete Balompié, as highlighted by the team’s Sports Director, Toché, who described him as “a very agile player between the sticks, with a perfect age of maturity to continue growing.”
