| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pau Cabanes de la Torre | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Burriana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burriana | |||
| 2019–2020 | Roda | ||
| 2020–2022 | Villarreal | ||
| 2022–2023 | Roda | ||
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Roda | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal C | 14 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Villarreal B | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | Villarreal | 10 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Alavés (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 | |||
Pau Cabanes de la Torre (born 17 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Villarreal CF.
Born in Burriana, Castellón, Valencian Community, Cabanes joined Villarreal CF's youth sides in 2019, from hometown side CD Burriana. [1] After alternating between the youth sides of the Yellow Submarine and CD Roda, he made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 12 March 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Tercera Federación away draw against FC Jove Español San Vicente.
Cabanes scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2023, netting Villarreal CF C's second in a 5–1 home routing of CD Acero. [2] The following 4 February, he scored a brace in a 4–3 home win over Atzeneta UE. [3]
Cabanes made his professional debut with the reserves on 20 May 2024, replacing Jorge Pascual late into a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División. [4] [5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 30 September, replacing Ilias Akhomach in a 3–1 home win over UD Las Palmas. [6]
Cabanes scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 December 2024, netting his side's fifth in a 5–2 away win over CD Leganés. The following 31 January, he renewed his contract until 2028, being loaned to fellow top tier side Deportivo Alavés until June. [7]
On 13 February 2024, Cabanes was called up to the Spain national under-19 team. [8]