Arnau Tenas
Arnau Tenas Ureña (born 30 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
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Full name | Arnau Tenas Ureña | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 May 2001 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vic, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||
Number | 80 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | Vic Riuprimer | |||||||||||||
2010–2019 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2019–2023 | Barcelona B | 57 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021–2023 | Spain U21 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023 |
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Tenas began playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 3, starting with his local side Vic Riuprimer. He joined La Masia in 2010, and worked his way up their youth categories.[2] He made his senior debut for Barcelona B in the Segunda División B in a 2–1 win over Teruel in March 2019. He soon after starting training with the senior Barcelona team, and in October 2019 got his made the bench for the first time in a La Liga match against Alavés.[3] On 27 June 2020, Tenas extended his contract with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until June 2023 with a release clause of € 100m.[4] He was on the bench for the 2021 Copa del Rey Final, as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4–0.[5]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 30 July 2023, Tenas signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[6]
International career
Tenas is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U17s, U18, U19s, and U21s. He represented Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and helped them win the tournament, winning man of the match in the semi-final, and being named goalkeeper of the tournament.[7][8] On 26 March 2022, Tenas was an emergency call-up to the Spain national team after Robert Sánchez had to drop out for personal reasons.[9]
Playing style
Tenas is a confident goalkeeper who is brave getting off his line, has great reflexes and ball-playing ability. He is a leader on the pitch, and a strong communicator who constantly transmits his views to his teammates.[3]
Personal life
Tenas was born into a family of footballers, as his grandfather, and father were both football goalkeepers. His twin brother, Marc, is a football forward currently at Alavés B.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 June 2023[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Primera Federación | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
- Appearance in Primera Federación play-offs
References
- "Arnau Tenas". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- "SportMob – Top facts about Arnau Tenas". SportMob. 9 November 2021.
- Bravo, David (15 December 2019). "La Masía Talents: Arnau Tenas – Episode 12".
- "Nueva bronca de Shapovalov en la pista". Mundo Deportivo. 10 May 2022.
- "Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona - Copa del Rey". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga.
- "Arnau Tenas joins Paris Saint-Germain on three-year deal". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 30 July 2019.
- "La saga Tenas asegura el éxito | Fútbol Juvenil". 8 August 2019.
- "Arnau Tenas, portero del Barça B y la sub-21, sustituye a Robert Sánchez en España". La Vanguardia. 26 March 2022.
- "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Tenas, 'killer' en casa de porteros". AS.com. 17 May 2020.
- Arnau Tenas at Soccerway
- Baynes, Ciaran (15 January 2023). "Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona: Gavi stars as Barca dominate to win Spanish Super Cup". Euro Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
- Arnau Tenas at BDFutbol
- Arnau Tenas at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Arnau Tenas at Soccerway
- FC Barcelona profile