Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnau Casas Arcas | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mira-Sol | |||
Sant Cugat | |||
–2019 | Damm | ||
2019–2023 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Barcelona B | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Cambuur | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 4 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Spain U18 | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023 |
Arnau Casas Arcas (born 15 March 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Cambuur.
Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, [1] Casas grew up aspiring to be a professional footballer, physiotherapist, or lawyer. [2] He started playing youth football for Mira-Sol, Sant Cugat, and Damm, before joining the famed Barcelona academy in 2019. [3]
In 2023, Casas joined Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08. [4]
On 8 August 2024, Casas signed a contract with Cambuur in the Netherlands for two seasons, with an option for a third. [5]
Casas represented Spain at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they reached semi-finals. [6]
Casas mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "due to the elegance of him taking the ball from behind, is reminiscent of Piqué. Also for his leadership in ordering the team from behind. He also has a quality that makes him very difficult to overcome: he skillfully handles both legs". [7]
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