| Raúl Uche | |
| Fullname: | Raúl Uche Rubio |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Waterford |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rayo Vallecano |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Rayo Vallecano B |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Leicester City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Betis Deportivo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Valladolid Promesas |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Salamanca |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Waterford |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Guadalajara |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Tres Cantos |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 13:38, 29 December 2023 |
Raúl Uche Rubio (born 8 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tres Cantos.
Uche was born in Madrid and developed in the youth system of Rayo Vallecano.[1] In 2015, he joined the club's reserve side in the Tercera División, making five appearances that season.
In 2016, Uche signed a four-year contract with Premier League champions Leicester City.[2] In 2018, he went on loan with Betis Deportivo in Segunda División B, scoring four goals in fifteen league appearances, and making another two appearances in the promotion play-offs.
On 13 January 2020, after playing very little with Leicester's U-23 squad over his time at the club, Uche returned to Spain and signed with Segunda División B side Valladolid Promesas.[3] That season, he made six league appearances, scoring one goal, and made one appearance in the promotion play-offs. The following year, he scored six goals in sixteen appearances.
On 28 July 2021, Uche signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[4] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2021 in a 2–1 loss to HFX Wanderers.[5] Ottawa announced in January 2022 that they would not be exercising Uche's contract option, ending his time at the club after one season.[6]
On 28 January 2022, Uche returned to Spain, signing with Segunda División RFEF side Salamanca UDS.[7]
On 1 September 2022, it was announced that Uche had signed for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford until the end of their season in November.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[10] | League Cup[11] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rayo Vallecano B | 2015–16 | Tercera División | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Betis Deportivo (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 15 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Real Valladolid Promesas | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 16 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2021 | Canadian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Salamanca | 2021–22 | Segunda Federación | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Waterford | 2022 | League of Ireland First Division | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 14 | |||