There can’t be many players out there with a more eclectic footballing education than David Raya.
Barcelona-born, David moved to Blackburn aged just 16, and was then sent on loan to non-league Southport for his first ever taste of professional football. After three productive months in the National League, he returned to Rovers and broke into their team in the Championship, then League One – experiencing both the heartache of relegation and euphoria of promotion before moving to Brentford.
He enjoyed promotion with the Bees too – this time to the Premier League. After four seasons with Brentford he joined us in 2023, and within a couple of months was playing Champions League football.