Juan Manuel Sanabria
Uruguay
MID
Age
26
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About Juan Manuel Sanabria
Juan Manuel Sanabria is one of Uruguay's midfielders for the 2026 World Cup, named by Marcelo Bielsa for the finals. The Real Salt Lake midfielder is 26 at kick-off and brings 5 caps and 1 international goal into the tournament, in line for a first World Cup.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H with Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. They open against Saudi Arabia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 15 June, then face Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June and Spain at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 26 June. Uruguay reached the finals by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, with their place secured on 4 September 2025 and Sanabria among the midfielders in Bielsa's 26.
Uruguay were drawn in Group H with Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia. They open against Saudi Arabia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 15 June, then face Cape Verde at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on 21 June and Spain at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 26 June. Uruguay reached the finals by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, with their place secured on 4 September 2025 and Sanabria among the midfielders in Bielsa's 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Sanabria is a midfielder for Real Salt Lake, with 1 international goal in 5 caps for Uruguay. His is a midfielder's game for his country, the role he has filled in the squads Marcelo Bielsa has named over recent years. That midfielder's profile, with goals already on his international record for the national side, is what he takes into the final 26 for the 2026 finals, a midfielder option Uruguay carry into the tournament this summer.
World Cup History
The 2026 finals will be a first World Cup for Juan Manuel Sanabria. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, and reaches the finals for the first time after Bielsa named him in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the tournament. The Real Salt Lake midfielder goes to the finals with 5 caps and 1 goal for Uruguay. His country qualified by finishing fourth in CONMEBOL qualifying, sealing the place on 4 September 2025, with Sanabria among the midfielders named in the 26.
National Team
Uruguay
Tier 2
£24m
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Goal Rush Impact
Filling a Uruguay midfield berth, Sanabria gives Real Salt Lake legs in the centre, his 5 caps the sum he carries. Uruguay are slotted as a £24m squad in Tier 2, a pick within the game's £200m card budget, opening their run in Group H against the group. It stands as the Sanabria contribution for the summer, a place among the chosen names duly secured, his summer with Uruguay now settled.
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Sanabria at the 2026 World Cup
Sanabria is a confirmed midfielder in Marcelo Bielsa's 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Real Salt Lake midfielder. At 26 he brings 5 caps to a Uruguay side opening their Group H campaign in June.
Picking Uruguay in Goal Rush
Uruguay's 26 features Sanabria, a Real Salt Lake midfielder. Uruguay are set as a £24m pick in Tier 2. Group H starts with Saudi Arabia for them.
Juan Manuel Sanabria World Cup 2026 FAQs
Sanabria, the Real Salt Lake midfielder, was picked for Uruguay. On the Goal Rush list, Uruguay register as a £24m option in Tier 2, his place among Uruguay's Group H travellers.
Sanabria is a midfielder for Uruguay, with 5 caps and 1 international goal to his name. He plays his club football for Real Salt Lake and is part of Marcelo Bielsa's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Sanabria's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Uruguay's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Sanabria plays his club football for Real Salt Lake. For Uruguay he is a midfielder, named in Marcelo Bielsa's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with the squad in Group H alongside Spain, Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia.
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