Álvaro Sanz Catalán (born 14 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Racing de Ferrol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Sanz Catalán[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Caspe, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Ferrol | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caspe | |||
| 2012–2015 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2015–2020 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Barcelona B | 59 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Mirandés | 56 | (1) |
| 2024– | Racing Ferrol | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Spain U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Caspe, Zaragoza, Aragon, Sanz started his career with CD Caspe before joining Real Zaragoza's youth setup.[2] In 2015, aged 14, he moved to FC Barcelona's La Masia.[3]
On 26 June 2020, after finishing his formation, Sanz signed a new three-year contract with Barça, being promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] He made his senior debut on 18 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5]
Sanz made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 2 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Nico González in a 1–0 away success over RCD Mallorca.[6][7]
Mirandés
On 20 January 2023, Sanz signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side CD Mirandés.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 14 October, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.
Racing Ferrol
On 3 July 2024, Sanz moved to fellow second division side Racing de Ferrol on a one-year deal.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
Honours
Spain U19
References
External links
- Álvaro Sanz at BDFutbol