Sergi Canós

Sergi Canós Tenés (born 2 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as winger for La Liga club Valencia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Canós and the second or maternal family name is Tenés.
Sergi Canós
Canós playing for Barcelona in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sergi Canós Tenés[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997[2]
Place of birth Nules, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 7
Youth career
Nules
CD Castellón
Espanyol
2010–2013 Barcelona
2013–2015 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Liverpool 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Brentford (loan) 38 (7)
2016–2017 Norwich City 3 (0)
2017–2023 Brentford 187 (26)
2023 → Olympiacos (loan) 8 (4)
2023– Valencia 3 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U15
2013 Spain U16 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U17 10 (5)
2016 Spain U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Canós began his career in the Barcelona Academy and transferred to the Liverpool Academy in 2013. A fringe player at both Liverpool and his next club Norwich City, Canós transferred to Brentford in 2017, for whom he had previously played on loan from Liverpool during the 2015–16 season. By the time he returned to his native Spain to join Valencia in 2023, he had made more than 240 appearances for the club.

Canós represented Spain between U15 and U19 level and has been described as a "quick attacking player".[3] He is also a utility player, being adept as a winger, attacking midfielder, forward or right wing back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Nules, Castellón, Valencian Community, Canós began his career in the youth systems at Nules, CD Castellón and Espanyol,[4] before rejecting attention from Valencia, Villarreal and Atlético Madrid to join Barcelona's academy in 2010.[5] Able to play as a winger or forward,[6] he left La Masia in 2013.[7]

Liverpool

Canós moved to England to sign for Premier League club Liverpool at the age of 16 in 2013.[7] After receiving international clearance in November 2013,[8] he progressed through the U18 team during the 2013–14 season to make his debut for the club's reserves in August 2014.[7] Canós appeared in every match of Liverpool's 2014–15 UEFA Youth League campaign and scored one goal.[2][7]

On 31 August 2015, Canós joined Championship club Brentford on a loan which was later extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[3][9] He made the first senior appearance of his career as a late substitute for Philipp Hofmann in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United at Elland Road on 12 September.[10] He made regular substitute appearances and scored the first senior goal of his career versus Nottingham Forest on 21 November,[2] scoring within three minutes after coming on for John Swift.[10] After the appointment of Dean Smith as manager in December,[11] Canós broke into the starting lineup and the day after extending his loan,[2] he scored Brentford's Goal of the Season versus Reading on 28 December.[12] He scored four further goals during the second half of the season and finished with seven goals from 39 appearances.[10]

Canós returned to Anfield in time to be included in Jürgen Klopp's squad for the final match of the 2015–16 Premier League season versus West Bromwich Albion.[13] He made what would be his only senior appearance for Liverpool as a late substitute for Sheyi Ojo in the 1–1 draw.[10] Canós departed the club on 12 July 2016.[14]

Norwich City

On 13 July 2016, Canós signed a four-year contract with Championship club Norwich City for an undisclosed fee,[14] reported to be an initial £2.5 million,[15] which could have risen to £4.5 million.[16] He was largely out of favour at Carrow Road and featured mainly in cup competitions,[17] scoring his first goals for the club with a brace in a 6–1 EFL Cup second round thrashing of Coventry City on 23 August 2016.[18] Canós scored for the U23 team in a 5–0 EFL Trophy group stage win over Barnet on 4 October,[18] but failed to break into the squad for league matches and left the club on 31 January 2017,[17] after having made just 9 appearances during the first half of the 2016–17 season.[18]

2016–17

On 31 January 2017, Canós rejoined Brentford on 4+1⁄2-year contract, with an option for a further year.[19] The undisclosed fee (reported to be £2,500,000, rising to £4,500,000) made him the club's then-record signing.[13][20] Canós made his second Brentford debut five days later, as a 69th-minute substitute for Florian Jozefzoon during a 3–3 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.[18] He scored the first goals since his return to Griffin Park with a brace in a 5–3 victory over Burton Albion on 18 March.[18] Canós finished the 2016–17 season with four goals from 18 appearances.[18]

2017–18

An ankle injury, sustained during pre-season, ruled Canós out of the early matches of the 2017–18 season.[21] He made his first appearance of the season with a start versus Aston Villa on 9 September 2017,[22] but lasted just 33 minutes of the 0–0 draw before suffering a recurrence of the same injury.[23] He made his second return of the season as a late substitute in a 3–3 draw with Sunderland on 21 October and scored his first goal of the season on his eighth appearance, in a 3–1 win over West London rivals Fulham on 2 December.[22] Canós was sent off for the first time in his career when he received a straight red card for a tackle on Derby County's Marcus Olsson in a match on 3 February 2018.[24] He finished a "frustrating" 2017–18 season with 31 appearances and three goals.[22][25]

2018–19

Canós featured predominantly as a starter through the first half of the 2018–19 season, before dropping to the bench.[2] He regained his starting role late in the month and came into form in late-January and early-February 2019,[2] scoring four goals in as many matches.[26] A dearth of fit full-backs at the club led head coach Thomas Frank to deploy Canós as a right wing back in a number of matches during February 2019 and he finished the 2018–19 season with a career-high 50 appearances and 9 goals.[27][28][26]

2019–20

Canós began the 2019–20 season as an ever-present starter on the wing, before suffering a serious knee injury in late in a match versus Nottingham Forest on 5 October 2019.[29] Shortly afterwards, he signed a new four-year contract, with the option of a further year.[30] Canós returned to outdoor training in February 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[31] the three-month suspension imposed on the season allowed him to make substitute appearances after the restart.[32][33] Canós made 15 appearances during the 2019–20 season,[33] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off final.[34] In February 2021, Canós commented that the injury was "the best moment of my career" and made him improve his mentality and "understand why top players are playing in top leagues. I understand how much it takes".[35]

2020–21

Due to the unavailability and subsequent departure on loan of Saïd Benrahma,[36][37] Canós began the 2020–21 season primarily in a starting role on the left wing.[2][38] His performances and four goals in December 2020 (which included the first hat-trick of his career, in 3–2 win over Cardiff City on Boxing Day) won him nominations for the Championship Player of the Month and PFA Fans' Championship Player of the Month awards.[13][39][40] Canós finished a "career-defining" 2020–21 season with career highs in appearances (55) and goals (9) and celebrated promotion to the Premier League with victory in the 2021 Championship play-off final.[13][41]

2021–22

On the opening night of Brentford's 2021–22 season, Canós scored the club's first Premier League goal in a 2–0 win over Arsenal,[38] with a low driving shot which was later voted the club's Goal of the Season.[13][42] Aside from his natural wing role,[38] during much the season Canós was often deployed as a right wing back and on occasion,[43] as a forward.[44] Following one month out with a thigh injury,[45] Canós made his 35th appearance of the campaign on the final day of the Premier League season versus Leeds United.[46] He entered the match as a substitute on 63 minutes and 12 minutes later, he levelled the score at 1–1 with his fourth goal of the season,[46] a header.[47] Booked for removing his shirt while celebrating, Canós received a second yellow card two minutes later for a tackle on Raphinha.[47] Following Kristoffer Ajer's departure from the match injured in the 77th minute and with no substitutes remaining, Canós' sending off reduced Brentford to 9 men.[47]

2022–23 and loan to Olympiacos

Following an appearance in Brentford's first match of the 2022–23 pre-season,[48] a hamstring injury saw Canós miss the first month of the regular season.[49][50] Restricted to sporadic substitute appearances, in competition with five other wide players and unwilling to play wing back,[51][52][53] Canós joined Super League Greece club Olympiacos on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season on the final day of the winter transfer window.[54] During a spell affected by a knee injury,[55] he scored four goals in eight appearances.[51] On 1 June 2023, the one-year option on Canós' contract was exercised,[56] but he was not involved in Brentford's 2023–24 pre-season campaign and transferred away from Brentford on 20 August 2023.[57][58][59][13] He ended his career with the club on 246 appearances and 36 goals across his two spells and as its record appearance-maker for a player born outside the British Isles,[13] having overtaken former teammate Toumani Diagouraga.[60]

Valencia

On 20 August 2023, Canós returned to his native Spain to sign a four-year contract with La Liga club Valencia for an undisclosed fee.[13][61] Following two substitute appearances, he suffered a hamstring injury on his first start,[62] after 59 minutes of a 3–0 win over Atlético Madrid on 16 September 2023.[2]

International career

Canós made his international debut for Spain at U15 level and was a part of the team which reached the quarter-final of the 2012 Copa de México de Naciones.[63] He progressed to play at U16 and U17 level, making six appearances and scoring two goals during the U17s' unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2014 European U17 Championship.[64]

Canós made his U19 debut in a friendly against Italy on 20 January 2016 and appeared in two of Spain's three 2016 European U19 Championship unsuccessful elite round qualifiers three months later.[64][65]

Style of play

Canós has been described as "very good technically", "a quick attacking player", "someone who can dribble, can score goals and can provide assists" and who "unashamedly, wears his heart on his sleeve and thrives off the energy and passion of a paying crowd".[3][14][66] He describes himself as "a player whose confidence is based on goals, assists, creating chances, crosses".[38]

Personal life

Canós is a Valencia supporter.[67] His family ran a Spanish restaurant, Gracias, on Penny Lane in Liverpool.[68] His mother died in February 2023.[69]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2015–16[10] Premier League 10———10
Brentford (loan) 2015–16[10] Championship 38710——397
Norwich City 2016–17[18] Championship 301022—62
Norwich City U21 2016–17[18] — 3[lower-alpha 3] 1 3 1
Brentford 2016–17[18] Championship 18 4 — — — 18 4
2017–18[22] Championship 30 3 1 0 0 0 — 31 3
2018–19[26] Championship 44 7 4 2 2 0 — 50 9
2019–20[33] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 15 0
2020–21[70] Championship 46 9 1 0 5 0 3[lower-alpha 4] 0 55 9
2021–22[46] Premier League 31 3 1 0 3 1 — 35 4
2022–23[51] Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 225 33 9 2 10 1 5 0 249 36
Olympiacos (loan) 2022–23[51] Super League Greece 8 4 0 0 — — 8 4
Valencia 2023–24[2] La Liga 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Career total 240371021238127042
  1. Includes FA Cup, Greek Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Brentford

Individual

  • Mediterranean International Cup Player of the Tournament: 2013[71]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. Sergi Canós at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. Wickham, Chris (31 August 2015). "Brentford sign Sergi Canos on loan from Liverpool". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. Canos, Sergi (23 August 2021). "Sergi Canós: "Estoy muy feliz por cómo va mi carrera"" [Sergi Canós: "I am very happy with how my career is going"] (Interview) (in Spanish). Interviewed by Álex Carazo. El Periódico Mediterráneo. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. "Liverpool sign coveted Barcelona starlet Sergi Canós". Footy Accumulators. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
  6. Deacon, Chris (5 September 2015). "Liverpool's Sergi Canos says Brentford is the 'ideal club' to play for". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. "Sergi Canos". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. Kirkbride, Phil (14 November 2013). "Kop Kids: Liverpool FC under-18s boss Neil Critchley delighted to have Sergi Canos available". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Sergi Canos 'can't believe' Reading wonderstrike". Brentford F.C. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. "Games played by Sergi Canos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  11. "Brentford appoint Dean Smith as Head Coach". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. Brett, Ciaran (8 May 2016). "Liverpool's on loan winger Sergi Canos wins Goal of the Season Award". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. "Canós joins Valencia". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  14. "Norwich City sign Sergi Canos". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  15. Pitt-Brooke, Jack (13 July 2016). "Sergi Canos agrees £2.5m switch from Liverpool to Norwich". The Independent. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  16. "Norwich City transfer rumours: Sergi Canos completes Carrow Road move". Eastern Daily Press. 12 July 2016.
  17. "Sergi Canos moves to Brentford". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. "Games played by Sergi Canos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  19. "Sergi Canos rejoins Brentford". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  20. Davitt, Paddy. "Sergi Canos cuts his Norwich City ties to sign for Brentford". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  21. Moore, Tom (17 August 2017). "Brentford availability update for trip to Ipswich". Get West London. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  22. "Games played by Sergi Canos in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  23. "Dean: Performance warranted three points". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  24. "Derby County 3 Brentford 0". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  25. "Sergi Canos: 'I tried to give everything'". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  26. "Games played by Sergi Canós in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  27. Storer, Tom (14 February 2019). "Every word from Brentford boss after victory against Villa". footballlondon. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  28. "Sergi Canos". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  29. "Sergi Canós suffers knee injury". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  30. "Sergi Canós signs long-term contract". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  31. "An injury update from Neil Greig". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  32. "The journey continues as the Sky Bet Championship schedule and TV selections confirmed". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  33. "Games played by Sergi Canós in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  34. "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  35. "From Barcelona to Brentford: Sergi Canos on La Masia, leaving Liverpool and Cristiano Ronaldo". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  36. Preece, Ashley (12 September 2020). "Said Benrahma missing for Brentford as Villa interest intensifies". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  37. "Saïd Benrahma completes move to West Ham United on initial loan with agreement of permanent switch". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  38. Long, Dan. "Sergi Canos interview: Brentford winger on the trials and tribulations of playing as wing-back in Premier League this season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  39. Westbrook, Ian (27 December 2020). "Fit-again Canos savours 'amazing' hat-trick". West London Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  40. "Sergi and Ivan nominated for PFA Player of the Month prize". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  41. Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  42. "Brentford beat Arsenal on opening day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  43. Bennett, Dan (21 June 2022). "Four areas Brentford need to strengthen this summer". West London Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  44. "Thomas Talks… Ending the blip and racing the clock". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  45. "Brentford injury updates and expected return dates as Bees prepare for Manchester Utd". www.londonworld.com. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  46. "Games played by Sergi Canós in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  47. Stone, Simon (22 May 2022). "Brentford 1–2 Leeds: Leeds stay up with win against Bees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  48. "Report: Boreham Wood 0–2 Brentford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  49. Harris, Jay. "Replacing Eriksen, tactical flexibility and new faces – lessons from pre-season". The Athletic. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  50. Bennett, Dan (8 September 2022). "Canos ready to return and Pinnock steps up recovery". West London Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  51. "Games played by Sergi Canós in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  52. Harris, Jay. "Eight contract conundrums Brentford must solve before it's too late". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  53. "Κανός: «Ο Μίτσελ ήταν μεγάλο στήριγμα στον θάνατο της μητέρας μου, χρειάστηκα ψυχολόγο μετά τον τραυματισμό του 2019»". Gazzetta (in Greek). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  54. "Canos loaned to Olympiacos". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  55. "Michel's Press Conference". Olympiacos.org (in Greek). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  56. "Brentford trigger Canos' contract extension". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  57. "Highlights, report and reaction: Boreham Wood 1 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  58. "Squads for Premier League Summer Series announced". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  59. "Highlights, report and reaction: Brentford 0 Lille 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  60. "Toumani Diagouraga signs for Leeds United". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  61. "Official Statement | Sergi Canós". Valencia Club de Fútbol. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  62. "Parte Médico | Sergi Canós". Valencia Club de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  63. "Colombia, a la final de la Copa México de Naciones Sub-15". El Espectador (in Spanish). Bogotá. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  64. Sergi Canós – UEFA competition record (archive)
  65. Brett, Ciaran (21 January 2016). "Sergi Canos makes Spain under-19 debut". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  66. "Sergi Canos interview: Brentford winger on handling social media criticism". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  67. "Meet the Academy... Sergi Canos". Liverpool F.C. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  68. "Sergi Canos: I miss football – but is it worth putting people at risk again?". The Independent. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  69. "Canos scores first Olympiacos goal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  70. "Games played by Sergi Canós in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  71. Harrison, Simon (6 December 2018). "'Barcelona was my world – but I'm so happy I left'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergi Canós.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.