Arnau Tenas Ureña (born 30 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who captains and plays as a goalkeeper for Barcelona Atlètic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnau Tenas Ureña | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Vic, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Vic Riuprimer | ||
| 2010–2019 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Barcelona B | 33 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2022 | |||
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]
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]
Tenas is a confident goalkeeper who is brave getting of 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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
Barcelona
Spain U19
FC Barcelona Atlètic – current squad | |
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