Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra was born on the 1st of July 2004, and 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.Information Guide Nigeria
Reports from Greenland have it that Garnacho joined Manchester United’s youth system from Atlético Madrid in October 2020. According to the report, the young star won the FA Youth Cup and the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022. Before that month, he had made his first-team debut at the age of 17, in a Premier League game against Chelsea.Information Guide Nigeria
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.
Biography
As per the report from sportbrief, it is claimed that the talented footballer was born and raised in Madrid, Spain, to an Argentine mother and a Spanish father. Ferreyra has both Spanish and Argentine nationality. So, how tall is Alejandro Garnacho? His height is 1.8m. He is currently playing for the Argentina Youth team after featuring for Spain.Information Guide Nigeria
Club career
Manchester United
According to the report from BBC sport, it is claimed that in the month of October 2020, Garnacho joined the Manchester United Academy from Atlético Madrid. United paid Atlético a £420,000 fee. The young star signed his first professional contract with the club in the month of July 2021.Information Guide Nigeria
The young star came under the spotlight for his solo effort goal in the FA Youth Cup win over Everton. As a matter of fact, his goal was nominated for Manchester United’s Goal of the Month award for February 2022. However, 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 the 28th of April 2022, replacing Anthony Elanga in the 91st minute of a 1–1 draw against Chelsea. BBC sport report has it that Garnacho won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022. The young star scored twice in the final of the FA Youth Cup against Nottingham Forest on the 11th of May 2022, to help United win the competition for the first time since 2011.NYSC Portal
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International career
According to the report from skysport, Garnacho is eligible to play for his country of birth, Spain, and Argentina, as his mother is Argentinian. The young playmaker made three appearances for the Spain under-18 team in 2021.
On the 7th of March 2022, 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 Ferreyra made it to the final 33-man squad for the fixtures, but did not make an appearance in either game.NYSC Portal
Talksport has it that Garnacho made his debut for the Argentina under-20 side on the 26th of March 2022, when he started in a friendly match against the United States. Statistics has it that he scored four goals in four appearances for the under-20 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament. Various reports has it that for the start of the 2022-23 Premier League season, Garnacho swapped his shirt number from 75 to 49.
Alejandro Garnacho’s Net Worth & salary
The wonderkid takes home about $1,800 per week and $98,000 annually as a Manchester United player. Elsewhere, Alejandro Garnacho’s net worth is $107,670.
Honours
Manchester United U18
FA Youth Cup: 2021–22NYSC Portal
Individual
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 2021–22
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