José Arnaiz
Spanish footballer (born 1995)
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José Manuel Arnaiz Díaz (born 15 April 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club Granada.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Arnaiz Díaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Talavera | ||
| 2013–2014 | Valladolid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Talavera | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Valladolid B | 39 | (13) |
| 2015–2017 | Valladolid | 41 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Barcelona B | 21 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Leganés | 127 | (22) |
| 2020 | → Osasuna (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Osasuna | 41 | (2) |
| 2025– | Granada | 35 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Career
Valladolid
Arnaiz was born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha. He made his senior debut with UD Talavera in 2013 in Tercera División at the age of 18 and, on 6 May 2013, moved to Real Valladolid in a return to youth football.[3]
On 7 November 2015, after appearing regularly with the reserves, Arnaiz made his professional debut by coming on as a late substitute for Pedro Tiba in a 1–1 home draw against CD Leganés in the Segunda División.[4] The following 8 June, after scoring 11 goals the previous season, he renewed his contract until 2019,[5] and was definitely promoted to the first team.
Arnaiz scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2016, the only in a home victory over Real Oviedo.[6] On 8 October, he scored a brace in a 2–0 home defeat of AD Alcorcón,[7] and finished the campaign with 12 goals, being a key unit as his side failed to qualify for the play-offs.[8]
Barcelona
On 25 August 2017, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Valladolid for the transfer of Arnaiz.[9] He signed a three-year contract with the club three days later, being initially assigned to their B side also in the second division.[10]
Arnaiz made his first-team debut on 24 October 2017, starting the match and scoring the last goal in a 3–0 away win over Real Murcia CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[11] The following 3 January, he opened the 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo also in the national cup;[12] he went on score three times during that competition, only needing as many shots to achieve the feat.[13]
Arnaiz's maiden La Liga appearance took place on 7 January 2018, when he replaced Sergi Roberto late in a 3–0 home victory against Levante UD.[14]
Leganés
On 13 August 2018, Arnaiz agreed to a five-year deal with CD Leganés.[15] On 29 January 2020, he was loaned to fellow top-tier side CA Osasuna until June.[16] On 11 July, he scored the winner as the hosts defeated Celta 2–1,[17] and in another win by the same score he added another goal at Barcelona's Camp Nou five days later.[18]
Arnaiz was his team's top scorer in 2022–23, his nine goals helping to a 14th-place finish in division two.[19]
Osasuna
On 13 June 2023, as his link to Leganés was due to expire, Arnaiz returned to Osasuna on a two-year contract.[20] He made his debut in European competition on 24 August, as a second-half substitute in the 1–2 home loss against Club Brugge KV in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League.[21]
Later career
In July 2025, the free agent Arnaiz signed a two-year deal with Granada CF.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 10 May 2021[23]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Champions League |
Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Talavera | 2012–13 | Tercera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Valladolid B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 11 | — | — | — | 31 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 13 | — | — | — | 39 | 13 | |||||
| Valladolid | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 12 | ||||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Barcelona | 2017–18 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| Leganés | 2018–19 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 6 | ||||
| Osasuna (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 173 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 42 | ||
