Juan Manuel Sanabria

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Juan Manuel Sanabria
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Sanabria Magole [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Florida, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 8
Youth career
Nacional Florida
2012–2018 Nacional
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid B 31 (3)
2020–2023 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2021 → Zaragoza (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2023 → Atlético San Luis (loan) 69 (3)
2023–2026 Atlético San Luis 76 (4)
2026– Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Uruguay U15 24 (0)
2016–2017 Uruguay U17 24 (1)
2017 Uruguay U18 9 (2)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 23 (1)
2020 Uruguay U23 8 (1)
2025– Uruguay 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025

Juan Manuel Sanabria Magole (born 29 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left-back for MLS Club Real Salt Lake [2] and the Uruguay national team. [3]

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Club career

Sanabria was born in Florida, 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. [4] He officially joined Atleti on 23 July 2018, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad. [5]

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 Marino de Luanco. [6] His first senior goal came on 7 September, as he scored the winner in a 2–1 success at UP Langreo. [7]

Sanabria made his first team debut for Atleti on 16 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Ángel Correa in a 3–0 away win against CD Cardassar, for the season's Copa del Rey. [8] The following 26 January, he was loaned to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza for the remainder of the campaign. [9]

Sanabria made his professional debut on 12 February 2021, replacing Sergio Bermejo in a 1–1 away draw against CE Sabadell FC. [10]

On 10 February 2026, Sanabria joined Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake until the end of their 2029-30 season. [11]

International career

Sanabria has represented Uruguay at various youth levels. [12] With 88 caps for youth national teams, he has represented Uruguay at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship, 2017 South American U-17 Championship, 2019 South American U-20 Championship, 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. [13]

In June 2025, Sanabria received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team. [14] He made his debut on 10 October 2025 in a 1–0 friendly win against the Dominican Republic. [15] He scored his first goal three days later, on 13 October, in a 2–1 win over Uzbekistan. [16]

Personal life

Sanabria is the elder brother of footballer Lucas Sanabria. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 February 2021 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 223——1 [a] 0233
2020–21 90———90
Total313000010323
Atlético Madrid 2020–21 La Liga 001000—10
Zaragoza (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 13100——131
Atlético San Luis 2021–22 Liga MX 301——10311
2022–23 251——00251
Total552——10562
Career total9961000201026
  1. ↑ Appearance in promotion play-offs.

International

As of match played 15 November 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202531
Total31
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sanabria goal.
List of international goals scored by Juan Manuel Sanabria
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2025 Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca City, MalaysiaFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2–02–1 Friendly

Honours

Nacional U20

Uruguay U20

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ rsl. "Real Salt Lake Acquires 25-Year-Old Uruguayan Juan Manuel Sanabria From Liga MX Club Atlético San Luis | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Juan Manuel Sanabria at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Juan Manuel Sanabria, otro uruguayo en Atlético Madrid" [Juan Manuel Sanabria, another Uruguayan in Atlético Madrid] (in Spanish). El Observador. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Juan Manuel Sanabria, nuevo futbolista del Atlético de Madrid Juvenil A" [Juan Manuel Sanabria, new footballer of Atlético de Madrid Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Remontada rojiblanca en Luanco" [Red-and-white comeback in Luanco] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "El Atleti B se llevó el triunfo de Langreo tras un final de locos" [Atleti B got the win from Langreo in a crazy ending] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "El Atleti se divierte ante un Cardassar que estuvo a la altura" [Atleti have some fun against a Cardassar who was up to it] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Acuerdo con el Real Zaragoza para la cesión de Juan Manuel Sanabria" [Agreement with Real Zaragoza for the loan of Juan Manuel Sanabria] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "El acierto o no desde el punto de penalti decide el empate" [The aim or the lack of from the penalty spot decide the draw] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Acquires 25-Year-Old Uruguayan Juan Manuel Sanabria From Liga MX Club Atlético San Luis | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  12. ↑ "18 – Juan Manuel Sanabria" . Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Datos del plantel Sub-23" . Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Uruguay dio a conocer los 29 convocados para Eliminatorias: sorpresas, vueltas y ausencias" (in Spanish). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Selección: ¿Qué dijeron los jugadores tras el 1-0 ante Dominicana y quiénes debutaron?" (in Spanish). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "Juan Manuel Sanabria hizo su primer gol con la Selección Uruguaya ante Uzbekistán" (in Spanish). 13 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Lucas Sanabria: viaja a diario desde Florida, Recoba lo probó en otro puesto y en Europa ya preguntan por él". 24 February 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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