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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torreense | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Cambuur | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Torreense | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Spain U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 14 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 July 2023 | |||
Arnau Casas Arcas (born 15 March 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.
Club career
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]
In June 2025, Casas signed a four-season contract with Portuguese club Torreense.[6]
International career
Casas represented Spain at the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they reached semi-finals.[7]
Style of play
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".[8]
Honours
Torreense
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Confirmado: Arnau Casas vai ser reforço do Torreense" [Confirmed: Arnau Casas will be joining Torreense.] (in Portuguese). Flashscore. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Spain U19 v Italy U19 game report". UEFA. 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Casas, el Piqué de La Masia". as.com.
- ↑ Kundert, Tom (24 May 2026). "Sporting 1-2 Torreense: extra time joy for Torreense who make history in Portuguese Cup final". portugoal.net. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- 2004 births
- People from Gironès
- Footballers from the Province of Girona
- Living people
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Men's association football central defenders
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- SC Cambuur players
- Cruzeiro EC players
- Primera Federación players
- Eliteserien players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Liga Portugal 2 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
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal