Arnau Pradas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnau Pradas Algaba | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Manresa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wahda | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Gimnàstic Manresa | ||
| 2013–2025 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Barcelona B | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al Wahda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2022 | |||
Arnau Pradas Algaba (born 24 March 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Wahda.
Early life
[edit]Pradas was born on 24 March 2006. Born in Manresa, Spain, he is a native of the city.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Pradas joined the youth academy of Spanish side Gimnàstic Manresa. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona during the summer of 2013 and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2024. Spanish news website Relevo wrote in 2022 that "two seasons ago, Pradas was arguably the most outstanding player in all of Barça's youth system" while playing for them.[2] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Emirati side Al Wahda.
International career
[edit]Pradas is a Spain youth international. On 15 February 2022, he debuted for the Spain national under-16 football team during a 3–0 home friendly win over the Switzerland national under-16 football team.
Style of play
[edit]Pradas plays as a winger. Left-footed, he is known for his dribbling ability and has received comparisons to Brazil international Garrincha.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "El tridente goleador del Juvenil A del Barça" [The scoring trident of Barça's U19 A team] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Las diez joyas a seguir de la Masia" [The ten gems to watch at La Masia] (in Spanish). Relevo. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Arnau Pradas o el arte del regateador puro" [Arnau Pradas or the art of the pure haggler] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manresa
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Al Wahda FC players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Primera Federación players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates