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.

Arnau Tenas
Personal information
Full name Arnau Tenas Ureña
Date of birth (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001
Place of birth Vic, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
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
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
*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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1010
2019–20 000000
2020–21 9090
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 180180
2022–23 Primera Federación 2901[lower-alpha 1]0300
Total 57010580
Career total 570000010580
  1. Appearance in Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

Spain U19

Spain U21

References

  1. "Arnau Tenas". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. "SportMob – Top facts about Arnau Tenas". SportMob. 9 November 2021.
  3. Bravo, David (15 December 2019). "La Masía Talents: Arnau Tenas – Episode 12".
  4. "Nueva bronca de Shapovalov en la pista". Mundo Deportivo. 10 May 2022.
  5. "Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona - Copa del Rey". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga.
  6. "Arnau Tenas joins Paris Saint-Germain on three-year deal". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 30 July 2019.
  8. "La saga Tenas asegura el éxito | Fútbol Juvenil". 8 August 2019.
  9. "Arnau Tenas, portero del Barça B y la sub-21, sustituye a Robert Sánchez en España". La Vanguardia. 26 March 2022.
  10. "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Tenas, 'killer' en casa de porteros". AS.com. 17 May 2020.
  11. Arnau Tenas at Soccerway
  12. 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.
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