Álvaro Sanz (actor)
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Álvaro Sanz Catalán (born 14 February 2001) is a Spanish professional
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who plays as a
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for
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.


Club career


Barcelona

Born in
Caspe Caspe is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain, seat of the comarca of Bajo Aragón-Caspe. As of 2018 it had a population of 9,525 inhabitants (INE 2018) and its municipality, of 5 ...
,
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,
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, Sanz started his career with CD Caspe before joining
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's youth setup. In 2015, aged 14, he moved to
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
's
La Masia La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia (; ), is FC Barcelona's youth academy. It includes more than 300 young players and has been an instrumental factor in Barcelona's European success, producing several world class players and ...
. 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 Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
. He made his senior debut on 18 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win over
Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...
. Sanz made his first team – and
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– debut on 2 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Nico González in a 1–0 away success over
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.


Mirandés

On 20 January 2023, Sanz signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with
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side
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. He scored his first professional goal on 14 October, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against
CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L ...
.


Racing Ferrol

On 3 July 2024, Sanz moved to fellow second division side
Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol, commonly known as Racing de Ferrol, is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in , holding home games at '' E ...
on a one-year deal.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

Spain U19 *
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanz, Álvaro 2001 births Living people People from Bajo Aragón-Caspe Footballers from the Province of Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players CD Mirandés footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Spain men's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen