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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, Sanz started his career with CD Caspe before joining

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's youth setup. In 2015, aged 14, he moved to

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. On 26 June 2020, after finishing his formation, Sanz signed a new three-year contract with ''Barça'', being promoted to the reserves in

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. 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

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

Mirandés

On 20 January 2023, Sanz signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

. 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

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