Raúl Guti

Raúl Guti
Personal information
Full name	José Raúl Gutiérrez Parejo
Date of birth	30 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Elche
Youth career
2011–2013	Stadium Casablanca
2013–2015	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Zaragoza B
2017–2020	Zaragoza
2020–	Elche
2024	→ Zaragoza (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

José Raúl Gutiérrez Parejo (born 30 December 1996), known as Raúl Guti, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División club Elche.

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Guti joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2013, from AD Stadium Casablanca.^[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Gil in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against SD Tarazona.

Guti scored his first senior goal on 10 January 2016, in a 5–0 home routing of UD Fraga. On 26 February of the following year, he scored a brace in a 6–0 thrashing of CD Sariñena.

Guti made his professional debut on 10 June 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Jorge Pombo and scoring his team's only goal in a 2–1 home loss against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.^[2] A regular starter during the 2017–18 season, he scored his first professional goal on 6 January 2018 by netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against FC Barcelona B.^[3]

On 20 September 2020, Guti signed a five-year contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to La Liga.^[4] He made his debut in the category six days later in a 3–0 home loss to Real Sociedad, and scored his first goal the following 11 January, in a 3–1 home defeat to Getafe CF.

On 1 February 2024, after losing his starting spot, Guti returned to his first club Zaragoza on loan for the remainder of the season.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza B	2015–16^[6]	Tercera División	32	3	—		4^[a]	0	36	3
	2016–17^[6]	Tercera División	4	4	—		2^[a]	0	6	4
	2017–18^[7]	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		38	7	0	0	6	0	44	7
Zaragoza	2016–17^[7]	Segunda División	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
	2017–18^[7]	Segunda División	29	1	3	0	—		32	1
	2018–19^[7]	Segunda División	17	1	0	0	—		17	1
	2019–20^[7]	Segunda División	37	5	2	0	2^[a]	0	41	5
	Total		84	8	5	0	2	0	91	8
Elche	2020–21^[7]	La Liga	36	3	0	0	—		36	3
	2021–22^[7]	La Liga	31	0	4	1	—		35	1
	2022–23^[7]	La Liga	15	0	3	0	—		18	0
	Total		82	3	7	1	—		89	4
Career total			204	18	12	1	8	0	224	19

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

^ "Raúl Guti da el salto" [Raúl Guti makes the jump] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ "El Tenerife acaba cuarto merced al mejor gol de la temporada" [Tenerife end up fourth thanks to the best goal of the season] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "El Zaragoza y Barça B no salen a flote en La Romareda" [Zaragoza and Barça B do not come afloat at the La Romareda] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Raúl Guti, cuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Raúl Guti, fourth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ "OFICIAL | Raúl Guti" [OFFICIAL | Raúl Guti] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Raúl Guti at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Raúl Guti at BDFutbol