David Raya

David Raya is my favorite kind of footballer: the one who took the unglamorous road and arrived anyway. A Barcelona kid who skipped Spain's famous academies to grind through Blackburn Rovers, he built his game in the rain of the English lower leagues before becoming Arsenal's number one and Spain's goalkeeper. At 184 centimeters he is short for a modern keeper, yet his positioning, reflexes, and almost arrogant comfort with the ball at his feet make the height question irrelevant. I admire goalkeepers who solve problems with intelligence rather than just wingspan, and Raya does it every single week at the very top level.

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Name (English)

David Raya

Name (Japanese)

ダビド・ラヤ

Reading

だびど・らや

Born

September 15, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Spain

Height

184 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Raya
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%93%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19665907

Tags

• Barcelona Province
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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