Arnau Tenas | |
Fullname: | Arnau Tenas Ureña |
Birth Date: | 2001 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Vic, Spain |
Height: | 1.85 m[1] |
Currentclub: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Clubnumber: | 80 |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Vic Riuprimer |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2020 |
Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
Years1: | 2019–2023 |
Clubs1: | Barcelona B |
Caps1: | 57 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Spain U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2020 |
Nationalteam2: | Spain U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
Nationalteam3: | Spain U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2021–2023 |
Nationalteam4: | Spain U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2024 |
Nationalteam5: | Spain U23 |
Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 01:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
Arnau Tenas Ureña (born 30 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, 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]
On 30 July 2023, Tenas signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[6] On 3 December 2023, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away victory over Le Havre, coming on as a substitute following the expulsion of Gianluigi Donnarumma eleven minutes into the match.[7] Tenas went on to make seven saves, the highest number of saves for a goalkeeper as a substitute in a Ligue 1 match since 2016.[8] He was hailed as an "unexpected hero" on the occasion of his first top-flight appearance.[9] [10]
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.[11] [12] 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.[13]
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]
Tenas was born into a family of footballers, as his grandfather, and father were both football goalkeepers. His twin brother, Marc, is also a professional footballer.[14]
Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 | Primera Federación | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
Total | 57 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain
Spain U19
Spain U21
Spain U23
Individual