Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977 in Madrid), simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish football striker who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid. He is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and is the all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League, with 64 goals. Raúl is also the all-time leading scorer in official UEFA competitions with 66 goals.
After a couple of years in which he disappeared from the shortlist, Raúl was once again among the top 50 players shortlisted for the 2007 Ballon D'or. He holds the distinction of having never received a red card throughout his 14 years at the professional level.[3] On 11 November 2008, Raul scored his 300th goal for Real Madrid with a hat-trick against Real Union, with Real winning the game 4-3 but being eliminated on away goals after drawing 6-6 on aggregate.[4]
Raul has now scored 305 goals for Real Madrid, and is closing in quickly on Alfredo Di Stefano's all-time record of 307 goals.
