Raúl Villar
Villar with FC Barcelona in 2025 | |
| No. 4 – Charlotte 49ers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 October 2007 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Charlotte (2025–present) |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2025 | FC Barcelona |
| 2022–2025 | →FC Barcelona B |
Raúl Villar Cornago (born 13 October 2007), is a Spanish college basketball player for Charlotte 49ers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He has also played in the Spanish national team's youth ranks. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m), Villar plays in the point guard position.
His older brother Rafa Villar is a professional basketball player for Baskonia.
Early life and youth career
Growing up in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Raúl Villar started playing basketball in the youth ranks of a local team, CB L'Hospitalet.[1] He would later join the FC Barcelona youth ranks in 2018, starting at Barcelona's mini category.[2] He made his way through the team's youth categories until reaching FC Barcelona B in 2022, playing in the Liga EBA.[3]
Professional career
Villar made his professional debut in February 2025, while still a FC Barcelona B player. He played his first minutes for the FC Barcelona first team in a EuroLeague game against traditional rivals Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season. He was the first player in FC Barcelona's history to start in the mini team and to play in each youth category until reaching the first team.[4]
Villar would go on to make his Liga ACB debut only a few days later, in March, 2025. It would be in a 2024-25 season win against CB Breogán at the Palau Blaugrana.[5]
National team career
Villar has played in several international tournaments with the youth ranks of the Spanish national team, playing for the U17 team in the 2024 U17 World Cup.[6]
References
- ^ Rubio, Andrés (28 February 2025). "L'hospitalenc Raúl Villar debuta a l'Eurolliga amb el FC Barcelona". lhdigital.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Raul Villar debuta amb el primer equip del Barça en un Clàssic". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ del Río, Marc (27 February 2025). "Raul Villar y Sayon Keita, los júniors del Barça que pueden debutar ante el Real Madrid". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Rodellar, Eloy (28 February 2025). "El canterano Raúl Villar hace historia con el Barça: el único en alcanzar este récord". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "La gran tarda de la base al Palau". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Huesca, Luis (8 July 2024). "España séptima del mundo U17". zonadebasquet.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
External links
- Raúl Villar Profile at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Raul Villar Profile at euroleaguebasketball.net