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Alejandro Garnacho Biography
Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra was born on 1 July 2004, he is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester United. Born in Spain, he is an Argentina youth international.
Garnacho joined Manchester United’s youth system from Atlético Madrid in October 2020.
He won the FA Youth Cup and the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022.
The month before, he had made his first-team debut at the age of 17, in a Premier League game against Chelsea.
Alejandro Garnacho represented Spain at under-18 level, before making his debut for Argentina at under-20 level in 2022. He has been called-up to Argentina’s senior squad but hasn’t made an appearance.
Alejandro Garnacho Career
Club career
In October 2020, Alejandro Garnacho joined the Manchester United Academy from Atlético Madrid. United paid Atlético a £420,000 fee. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.
He came under the spotlight for his solo effort goal in the FA Youth Cup win over Everton. His goal was nominated for Manchester United’s Goal of the Month award for February 2022.
After being named as an unused substitute for the Premier League matches against Norwich City, Liverpool and Arsenal, Garnacho made his first-team debut for United on 28 April 2022, replacing Anthony Elanga in the 91st minute of a 1–1 draw against Chelsea.
Alejandro Garnacho won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022.
He scored twice in the final of the FA Youth Cup against Nottingham Forest on 11 May 2022, to help United win the competition for the first time since 2011.
For the start of the 2022–23 Premier League season, he swapped his shirt number from 75 to 49.
After brief substitute appearances against Brighton, Brentford and Real Sociedad, Garnacho made his first senior start for United on 27 October 2022, in a 3–0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol, wherein he was praised by manager Erik ten Hag for his improvement over the past few weeks, who stated though previously dissatisfied, he is happy with his improved attitude and resilience.
International career
Alejandro Garnacho is eligible to play for his country of birth, Spain, and Argentina, as his mother is Argentinian.
Alejandro Garnacho made three appearances for the Spain under-18 team in 2021.
On 7 March 2022, Alejandro Garnacho was called up to the Argentina senior team as part of an initial 44-man squad for their two World Cup qualifiers that month.
Alejandro Garnacho made it to the final 33-man squad for the fixtures, but did not make an appearance in either game.
Alejandro Garnacho made his debut for the Argentina under-20 side on 26 March 2022, when he started in a friendly match against the United States.
Alejandro Garnacho scored four goals in four appearances for the under-20 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.
Alejandro Garnacho Honours
FA Youth Cup: 2021–22
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 2021–22
Alejandro Garnacho Net Worth
Alejandro Garnacho is a professional footballer. He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.