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Sergio Canales
Spanish footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sergio Canales Madrazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo kaˈnales maˈðɾaθo]; born 16 February 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey.
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Full name | Sergio Canales Madrazo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | CD San Agustín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2008 | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Racing B | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Racing Santander | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Real Madrid | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Valencia (loan) | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Valencia | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Real Sociedad | 135 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2023 | Betis | 164 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Monterrey | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Spain U17 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Spain U18 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Spain U19 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Spain U20 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Spain U21 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Spain | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 22 July 2024 (UTC) |
After starting out at Racing de Santander, he signed as a 19-year-old with Real Madrid for €4.5 million, but failed to reproduce his form at the latter club and left after only one season. He went on to represent, always in La Liga, Valencia, Real Sociedad and Betis, totalling 384 games and 49 goals across 15 seasons and winning the Copa del Rey once with Real Madrid and Betis.
Canales earned 39 caps for Spain at youth level, winning the 2013 European Championship with the under-21 team. He made his debut for the senior squad in 2019.