| Full name | Sergio Canales Madrazo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Sergio Canales Madrazo (born 16 February 1991 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Racing Santander
A product of hometown Racing de Santander's youth ranks, Canales was bought by Deportivo de La Coruña – 50% of the player's rights – in 2006, as part of the deal which saw Pedro Munitis return to Cantabria. Dudu Aouate and Antonio Tomás were also involved, in the opposite direction.[1]On 18 September 2008, he made his first team debut with Racing, playing in a UEFA Cup home tie against FC Honka of Finland (1–0 win). Roughly two weeks later, he first appeared in the first division, at CA Osasuna (same result).
Having gradually received more playing time with the main squad, Canales scored twice against RCD Espanyol on December 6, 2009 (4–0 away win), and repeated the feat at Sevilla FC on January 9, 2010 (2–1 at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán), receiving Man of the match accolades in the latter game. The following week, as Racing drew at home to Real Valladolid 1–1, he also found the net, and eventually finished his first full season with six goals and four assists, helping Racing narrowly avoid relegation.
Real Madrid
On 12 February 2010, Real Madrid announced:‘’Real Madrid and Real Racing Club Santander have reached a deal for the transfer of player Sergio Canales Madrazo. The contract will take effect as of 1 July 2010 and will keep Canales at Real Madrid for the next six seasons‘’.The fee was believed to be €4.5 million plus incentives.[2]
On 4 August 2010, Canales made his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Club América.[3] His league debut came on 29 August, in a 0–0 draw against RCD Mallorca.[4] In October, in an interview conceded to the club's website, former Merengue legend Francisco Gento stated he wished "Canales wins many titles with Real Madrid just as I did."[5]
International career
In 2008, Canales helped Spain's U17 win the UEFA European Football Championship, in Turkey.At age 19, he made his under-21 debuts,[6] scoring twice in his first two games
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