Raquel Carrera

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Raquel Carrera
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Carrera with Spain in 2025
No. 14–New York Liberty
Position Power forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-10-31) 31 October 2001 (age 24)
Ourense, Spain
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
WNBA draft 2021: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Drafted by Atlanta Dream
Playing career
2016–present
Career history
2016–2019 Celta Vigo
2019–2020 Araski AES
2020–2026 Valencia Basket
2026–present New York Liberty
Career highlights
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 Germany
EuroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Israel/Slovenia
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Czech Republic/Germany/Italy/Greece

Raquel Carrera Quintana (born 31 October 2001) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the WNBA. She previously played for Valencia Basket of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.

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She was drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 15th overall in the 2021 WNBA draft, but her draft rights were later traded to the New York Liberty. Carrera is the third highest Spanish player ever picked in the WNBA draft. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Carrera spent three years in Spain's Women's League 2 with Celta Zorka, where she averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds. [5] She signed with Valencia in 2019 on a five-year contract. After signing with Valencia, Carrera spent a year with Araski while recovering from injury before returning to Valencia. [6] [7] In her first season with Valencia Basket she won the 2020-21 EuroCup Women scoring two last-second free-throws. [8]

EuroCup statistics

Winner
SeasonTeamGPMPPPPPRPPAPP
2020-21 EuroCup Valencia Basket 720.76.93.41.0
2021-22 EuroCup Valencia Basket

National team career

Carrera made her international debut at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women when she was 14-years-old. She has competed in that tournament twice times, placing 6th in both. She also competed in European U16 tournaments, for which she won gold in 2016 and silver in 2017, and the European U18, for which she won silver in 2018. In 2021, Carrera was chosen to the Spanish Women's National Team, participating in the EuroBasket Women 2021 and the 2020 Summer Olympics. Up to end of the year, she had 19 caps, with 5.5 PPG: [9] [10] [11] [12]

She played at EuroBasket Women 2023, winning a silver medal. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2026 New York 2416.5.609.333.6431.2.5.2.1.31.7
Career1 year, 1 team2416.5.609.333.6431.2.5.2.1.31.7

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2026 New York 102.0———.0.01.0.01.0.0
Career1 year, 1 team102.0———.0.01.0.01.0.0

References

  1. ↑ "Raquel Carrera y Aina Ayuso, elegidas en el draft de la WNBA". 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Raquel Carrera, la mejor española en la historia del draft de la WNBA". Superdeporte. 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Raquel Carrera Quintana WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "12 NEW BIG MISTAKE ERASER LARGE JUMBO REALLY BIG MISTAKES ERASERS SCHOOL OFFICE Desk Accessories Office Supplies".
  5. ↑ "Raquel Carrera, ala-pívot de 17 años, llegada cedida al Rpk Araski. Noticias de Alava". Noticias de Álava. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Raquel Carrera: "Soy muy joven, pero en la pista no hay edades"". El Correo. 8 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Raquel Carrera, the future is here | sports | Football24 News English". Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Valencia Basket claim maiden EuroCup Women title". 11 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Las 19 convocadas por la Selección Femenina para la concentración de noviembre". Gigantes del Basket. 26 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "El Valencia Basket ficha a Raquel Carrera hasta 2024". Las Provincias. 13 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Raquel Carrera se une al proyecto de Valencia Basket". FEB.
  12. ↑ "Raquel CARRERA at the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship 2019".
  13. ↑ "Raquel CARRERA at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 June 2023.