Arnau Tenas

Arnau Tenas Ureña (born 30 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who captains and plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona Atlètic.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tenas and the second or maternal family name is Ureña.
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
 Barcelona
Number 36
Youth career
2005–2010 Vic Riuprimer
2010–2019 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Barcelona B 49 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Spain U17 8 (0)
2018 Spain U18 1 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U19 13 (0)
2021– Spain U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:02, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022

Club career

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]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2019–20 Segunda División B 10———10
2020–21 90———90
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 180———180
2022–23 Primera Federación 210———210
Total 490———490
Career total 490———490

Honours

Barcelona

Spain U19

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. "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 30 July 2019.
  7. "La saga Tenas asegura el éxito | Fútbol Juvenil". 8 August 2019.
  8. "Arnau Tenas, portero del Barça B y la sub-21, sustituye a Robert Sánchez en España". La Vanguardia. 26 March 2022.
  9. "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Tenas, 'killer' en casa de porteros". AS.com. 17 May 2020.
  10. Arnau Tenas at Soccerway
  11. 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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