Arnau Casas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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*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.
Club career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]Casas represented Spain at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they reached semi-finals.[6]
Style of play
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arnau Casas, otra perla de la generación con su futuro incierto". mundodeportivo.com.
- ^ "Arnau Casas, un central elegante y eficaz". sport.es.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Casas: "Dette er en god mulighet"". sa.no.
- ^ "SC Cambuur versterkt zich met Arnau Casas" [SC Cambuur strengthens itself with Arnau Casas] (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Spain U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Casas, el Piqué de La Masia". as.com.
- 2004 births
- People from Gironès
- Footballers from the Province of Girona
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- SC Cambuur players
- Primera Federación players
- Eliteserien players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands