Álvaro Sanz
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Sanz Catalán[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 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
 Mirandés
Number 8
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– Mirandés 40 (1)
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 15 December 2023

Álvaro Sanz Catalán (born 14 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CD Mirandés.

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 Sept 2022.[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2020–21 Segunda División B 160———160
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 311———311
2022–23 Primera Federación 31———31
Total 502———502
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 2010000030
Career total 522100000532

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. 1 2 3 Álvaro Sanz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "El triunfo silencioso de Álvaro Sanz" [The silent triumph of Álvaro Sanz] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Álvaro Sanz, la navaja multiusos del filial" [Álvaro Sanz, the utility knife of the reserves] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Álvaro Sanz, azulgrana hasta 2023" [Álvaro Sanz, blue-and-red until 2023] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Siete debutantes en el filial blaugrana" [Seven debutants in the blue-and-red reserve team] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Luuk de Jong 'reina' por un día" [Luuk de Jong 'reigns' for a day] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Official debuts for Álvaro Sanz and Estanis". FC Barcelona. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Álvaro Sanz, rojillo hasta 2025" [Álvaro Sanz, rojillo until 2025] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Álvaro Sanz at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Álvaro Sanz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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