David Raya, Spain footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

David Raya is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal and the Spain national team. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he is known for his distribution, box command, consistency, and shot-stopping abilities.

Raya began his senior career in England with Blackburn Rovers. He made his professional breakthrough as part of the team that was promoted from League One in 2018. He transferred to Championship club Brentford in 2019 and was a part of the team that was promoted to the Premier League in 2021. In 2023, Raya joined fellow Premier League side Arsenal on loan, winning the Golden Glove award in his debut season and earning a permanent transfer the following summer. The following season he won the golden glove for the second time in a row, the first goalkeeper to do that since Ederson.

At the end of the season, Arsenal announced that Raya would wear the number 1 shirt for the 25/26 season.

Raya made his international debut for Spain in 2022, and was part of the squads for the 2022 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2024, which Spain won.