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| No. 14 – Valencia Basket | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Liga Femenina |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-10-31)31 October 2001 (age 23) Ourense, Spain |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by theAtlanta Dream | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2019 | Celta Vigo(LF2) |
| 2019–2020 | Araski AES |
| 2020–present | Valencia Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Raquel Carrera Quintana[a] (born 31 October 2001) is a Spanish professional basketball player forValencia Basket of theLiga Femenina in Spain.
She was drafted by theAtlanta Dream with the 15th overall in the2021 WNBA draft, but her draft rights were later traded to theNew York Liberty. Carrera is the 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 withValencia Basket she won the2020-21 EuroCup Women scoring two last-second free-throws.[8]
| Winner |
| Season | Team | GP | MPP | PPP | RPP | APP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 EuroCup | Valencia Basket | 7 | 20.7 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| 2021-22 EuroCup | Valencia Basket |
Carrera made her international debut at the2016 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 in2016 and silver in2017, and the European U18, for which she won silver in2018. In 2021, Carrera was chosen to the Spanish Women's National Team, participating in theEuroBasket Women 2021 and the2020 Summer Olympics. Up to end of the year, she had 19 caps, with 5.5 PPG:[9][10][11][12]
She played atEuroBasket Women 2023, winning a silver medal.[13]
2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (youth)
2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship (youth)
2023 Eurobasket