Christchurch teen Raul Demarchi joins Spanish football club AD Henares with All Whites call-up a long-term goal

Rafaella MeloReporter·NZ Herald·6 Oct, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to read‌Christchurch footballer Raul Demarchi in action in one of the highlights that caught the attention of a Spanish football agent. Christchurch footballer Raul Demarchi in action in one of the highlights that caught the attention of a Spanish football agent. At 4, while other children were watching cartoons, Raul Demarchi was watching football.There was never much doubt about what he wanted to do with his life.“I don’t have a plan B, Mum. I want this,” his mother, Rubia Demarchi, remembers him telling her. “I don’t need to be