In the early morning of May 10, Beijing time, La Liga team Athletic Bilbao officially announced that it has renewed its contract with the 35-year-old veteran Raúl Garcia for one year, and Raúl Garcia, who has just surpassed Raúl this season and ranked in the top three in the number of appearances in La Liga, is still the second top scorer in the Biba team.
Raúl Garcia has made 39 appearances on all fronts this season, contributing seven goals and three assists in 2,152 minutes of playing time, and ranking second in goals in the Team Biba, behind 27-year-old striker Inaki Williams (8 goals), so the veteran is expected to get a new contract.
Raúl Garcia has added up la Liga appearances to 551, becoming the fourth player in La Liga history to reach a club with 550 games, overpowering Real Madrid legend Raúl by one game, preceded only by former Biba, Barca and Valencia goalkeeper Subi Sareta (622 games) and Joaquin (596 games), who are still playing at Betis.
Raúl Garcia is from the Osasuna youth team, has played for Osasuna, Atletico and Athletic Bilbao, most of the time playing in the front or shadow of him, has 4 seasons of La Liga goals double data, La Liga goals reached 109, with Atletico Madrid won La Liga, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Europa League, last season helped Biba win the Spanish Super Cup.
Of all the active Players in La Liga, apart from Joaquin and Raul Garcia, only five other clubs have been able to play 400 La Liga games, namely three Barca legends Busquets, Alves and Pique, Sevilla star Navas, and French goalscorer Griezmann.