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Arnau Puigmal Martínez (Catalan pronunciation: [pudʒˈmal]; born 10 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería. Mainly a midfielder, he can also play as a right-back or a right winger




Club career






= Early career

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Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Puigmal joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2010, from Penya Blaugrana Sant Cugat del Vallès. In May 2017, after impressing with the Cadet A squad, he signed a contract with Manchester United.




= Manchester United

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Puigmal arrived at United in the 2017 summer, and played for the under-18s before signing his first professional contract on 12 January 2018. He was promoted to the under-23s in 2019, and played his first senior match with the side on 1 October of that year, as he started as a right back in a 1–0 away win over Lincoln City, for the season's EFL Trophy.
Puigmal scored his first senior goal on 9 September 2020, netting the second in a 6–0 away success over Salford City. The following 4 June, he was one of the eight players released by the club as his contract was due to expire.




= Almería

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On 9 July 2021, free agent Puigmal signed a five-year contract with Segunda División side UD Almería. He made his professional debut on 16 August, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Largie Ramazani in a 3–1 away win over FC Cartagena.
During a match against RCD Mallorca in the 2022–23 La Liga season, Puigmal shoved opponent Lee Kang-in to the ground for dribbling the ball to the corner flag. Puigmal then grabbed Lee's head while on the ground and shoved him multiple times. Puigmal was given a yellow card for his aggressive behavior.



Loan to Elche

On 31 January 2024, Puigmal was loaned to Elche CF in the second division until the end of the campaign, with a buyout clause.




International career


Puigmal represented Spain at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.




Career statistics






= Club

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As of match played 19 August 2023




Honours


Almería

Segunda División: 2021–22




References






External links


Arnau Puigmal at BDFutbol

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