José Manuel Arnaiz Díaz (born 15 April 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for CA Osasuna.

Career

Valladolid

Arnaiz was born in Talavera de la Reina,

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, Castile-La Mancha. He made his senior debut with

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in 2013 in Tercera División at the age of 18 and, on 6 May 2013, moved to Real Valladolid in a return to youth football. On 7 November 2015, after appearing regularly with the reserves, Arnaiz made his professional debut by coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

in the

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. The following 8 June, after scoring 11 goals the previous season, he renewed his contract until 2019, and was definitely promoted to the first team. Arnaiz scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2016, the only in a home victory over

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. On 8 October, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of AD Alcorcón, and finished the campaign with 12 goals, being a key unit as his side failed to qualify for the play-offs.

Barcelona

On 25 August 2017, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Valladolid for the transfer of Arnaiz. He signed a three-year contract with the club three days later, being initially assigned to their B side also in the second division. Arnaiz made his first-team debut on 24 October 2017, starting the match and scoring the last goal in a 3–0 away win over Real Murcia in the

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of the Copa del Rey. The following 3 January, he opened the 1–1 away draw against

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also in the national cup; he went on score three times during that competition, only needing as many shots to achieve the feat. Arnaiz's maiden La Liga appearance took place on 7 January 2018, when he replaced Sergi Roberto late in a 3–0 home victory against

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Leganés

On 13 August 2018, Arnaiz agreed to a five-year deal with

. On 29 January 2020, he was loaned to fellow top-tier side CA Osasuna until June. On 11 July, he scored the winner as the hosts defeated Celta 2–1, and in another win by the same score he added another goal at Barcelona's

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five days later. Arnaiz was his team's top scorer in

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, his nine goals helping to a 14th-place finish in division two.

Osasuna

On 13 June 2023, as his link to Leganés was due to expire, Arnaiz returned to Osasuna on a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona * La Liga: 2017–18 * Copa del Rey: 2017–18

References

External links

FC Barcelona official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnaiz, Jose 1995 births Living people People from Talavera de la Reina Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Toledo Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players CD Leganés players CA Osasuna players