Arnau Casas

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Arnau Casas
Personal information
Full name Arnau Casas Arcas
Date of birth (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Cassà de la Selva, Spain
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sarpsborg 08
Number 4
Youth career
Mira-Sol
Sant Cugat
0000–2019 Damm
2019–2023 Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Barcelona B 1 (0)
2023– Sarpsborg 08 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnau Casas Arcas (born 15 March 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Sarpsborg 08 FF.

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Career

Casas grew up aspiring to be a professional footballer, physiotherapist, or lawyer. [1] He started playing youth football for Mira-Sol, Sant Cugat, and Damm, before joining the famed Barcelona academy in 2019. [2]

In 2023, Casas joined Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08. [3]

Style of play

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". [4]

Personal life

Casas is a native of Sant Cugat, Spain. [5]

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References

  1. "Arnau Casas, un central elegante y eficaz". sport.es.
  2. Roge, Albert (12 May 2019). "Arnau Casas, un central elegante y eficaz". Sport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. "Casas: "Dette er en god mulighet"". sa.no.
  4. "Casas, el Piqué de La Masia". as.com.
  5. "Arnau Casas, otra perla de la generación con su futuro incierto". mundodeportivo.com.