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Arnau Tenas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tenas and the second or maternal family name is Ureña.
Arnau Tenas
Tenas with Spain U23 at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Arnau Tenas Ureña[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Vic, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 80
Youth career
2005–2010 Vic Riuprimer
2010–2020 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Barcelona B 57 (0)
2023– Paris Saint-Germain 7 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Spain U17 8 (0)
2018–2020 Spain U18 3 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U19 13 (0)
2021–2023 Spain U21 13 (0)
2023–2024 Spain U23 5 (0)
2024– Catalonia 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2019 Armenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024

Arnau Tenas Ureña (born 30 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

Club career

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Barcelona

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Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Tenas began playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 3, starting with his local side Vic Riuprimer. He joined La Masia in 2010, and worked his way up their youth categories.[3] He made his senior debut for Barcelona B in the Segunda División B in a 2–1 win over Teruel in March 2019. He soon after starting training with the senior Barcelona team, and in October 2019 got his made the bench for the first time in a La Liga match against Alavés.[4] On 27 June 2020, Tenas extended his contract with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until June 2023 with a release clause of € 100m.[5] He was on the bench for the 2021 Copa del Rey Final, as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4–0.[6]

Paris Saint-Germain

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On 30 July 2023, Tenas signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal.[7] On 3 December 2023, he made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away victory over Le Havre, coming on as a substitute following the expulsion of Gianluigi Donnarumma eleven minutes into the match.[8] Tenas went on to make seven saves, the highest number of saves for a goalkeeper as a substitute in a Ligue 1 match since 2016.[9] He was hailed as an "unexpected hero" on the occasion of his first top-flight appearance.[10][11]

International career

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Tenas, with Spain, trying to stop a penalty shoot from Eldor Shomurodov in a game of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Tenas is a youth international for Spain, having represented the Spain U17s, U18, U19s, and U21s. He represented Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and helped them win the tournament, winning man of the match in the semi-final, and being named goalkeeper of the tournament.[12][13] On 26 March 2022, Tenas was an emergency call-up to the Spain national team after Robert Sánchez had to drop out for personal reasons.[14]

Tenas was called up to Spain U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Georgia and Romania.[15] He served as the team's first-choice goalkeeper throughout the tournament, where Spain finished as runners-up after a 1–0 defeat to England U21 in the final.[16]

In 2024, Tenas was included in Spain U23 squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[17] He was again the starting goalkeeper under manager Santi Denia, featuring in five of the team's six matches. In the 120th minute of the gold medal match against France U23, Tenas initiated a counter-attack with a long throw from inside the box that reached Sergio Camello in the centre field, who went on to score Spain's fifth goal. Tenas was credited with an assist, and Spain secured the gold medal with a 5–3 victory.[18][19]

Playing style

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Tenas is a confident goalkeeper who is brave getting off his line, has great reflexes and ball-playing ability. He is a leader on the pitch, and a strong communicator who constantly transmits his views to his teammates.[4]

Personal life

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Tenas was born into a family of footballers, as his grandfather, and father were both football goalkeepers. His twin brother, Marc, is also a professional footballer playing for UE Cornellà.[20]

Tenas is not fluent in Spanish.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 9 0 — — — 9 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 18 0 — — — 18 0
2022–23 Primera Federación 29 0 — — 1[b] 0 30 0
Total 57 0 — — 1 0 58 0
Barcelona 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2023–24 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 64 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 66 0
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France
  2. ^ Appearance in Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

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Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain

Spain U19

Spain U21

Spain U23

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Squad List: Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 26. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Arnau Tenas". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "SportMob – Top facts about Arnau Tenas". SportMob. 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bravo, David (15 December 2019). "La Masía Talents: Arnau Tenas – Episode 12".
  5. ^ "Nueva bronca de Shapovalov en la pista". Mundo Deportivo. 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona - Copa del Rey". Página web oficial de LaLiga | LaLiga.
  7. ^ "Arnau Tenas joins Paris Saint-Germain on three-year deal". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Arnau Tenas makes debut". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  9. ^ Cassé, Josué (3 December 2023). "Le Havre - PSG : la menace Arnau Tenas plane au-dessus de Gianluigi Donnarumma !". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ^ "PSG's Win Over Le Havre Sees Tenas Become Unexpected Hero". Ligue 1. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ^ Menzies, John (3 December 2023). "Former Barcelona starlet turns in impressive display on professional debut with Paris Saint-Germain". Football Espana. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ^ a b "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 30 July 2019.
  13. ^ "La saga Tenas asegura el éxito | Fútbol Juvenil". 8 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Arnau Tenas, portero del Barça B y la sub-21, sustituye a Robert Sánchez en España". La Vanguardia. 26 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Arnau Tenas convocado con la selección para disputar el Europeo Sub-21". FC Barcelona. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b "2023 Under-21 Euro final: England vs Spain". UEFA. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Juegos Olímpicos París 2024: lista definitiva de España (fútbol)". RTVE. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Spain's Arnau Tenas puts the last nail into France's coffin with incredible assist at the Olympic Games final". Tribuna. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Spain win gold in Olympic final for the ages". FIFA. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Cracks del Siglo XXI: Tenas, 'killer' en casa de porteros". AS.com. 17 May 2020.
  21. ^ Jiménez, Christian (26 July 2024). "Pau Cubarsí reconoce tener problemas para hablar en castellano: "He hablado toda la vida en catalán"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  22. ^ Arnau Tenas at Soccerway
  23. ^ Baynes, Ciaran (15 January 2023). "Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona: Gavi stars as Barca dominate to win Spanish Super Cup". Euro Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  25. ^ "PSG win record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title with win over Angers". France 24. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  26. ^ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  27. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Internazionale". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  28. ^ "Douché par Chelsea, le PSG ne sera pas le premier vainqueur de la Coupe du monde des clubs". L'Équipe (in French). 13 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  29. ^ "España, campeona de Europa sub-19 tras vencer en la final a Portugal". RTVE. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  30. ^ Ronay, Barney (9 August 2024). "Camello's extra-time double clinches football gold for Spain against France". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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