Juan Manuel Sanabria Magole (born 29 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga MX club

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Club career

Sanabria was born in

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, and joined Nacional's youth setup in 2012 from hometown side Club Nacional de Florida. In January 2017, Atlético Madrid reached an agreement with Nacional for the transfer of Sanabria, with the player joining his new club after his 18th birthday. He officially joined ''Atleti'' on 23 July 2018, being assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad. Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 campaign, Sanabria made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against

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. His first senior goal came on 7 September, as he scored the winner in a 2–1 success at

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. Sanabria made his first team debut for ''Atleti'' on 16 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0 away win against CD Cardassar, for the season's

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. The following 26 January, he was loaned to Segunda División side

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for the remainder of the campaign. Sanabria made his professional debut on 12 February 2021, replacing Sergio Bermejo in a 1–1 away draw against

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International career

Sanabria is a former Uruguay youth international. With 88 caps for youth national teams, he have represented Uruguay at

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, 2017 South American U-17 Championship, 2019 South American U-20 Championship,

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and 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nacional U20 * U-20 Copa Libertadores:

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Uruguay U20 *

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silver medal:

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