Raúl Villar
Raúl Villar Cornago, is a Spanish college basketball player for Charlotte 49ers of the American Athletic Conference. He has also played in the Spanish national team's youth ranks. Standing at 6 ft 3 in, 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. He would later join the FC Barcelona youth ranks in 2018, starting at Barcelona's mini category. He made his way through the team's youth categories until reaching FC Barcelona B in 2022, playing in the Liga EBA.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.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.