Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League giants Manchester United.
Garnacho was born in Madrid, Spain on 1 July 2004 to a Spanish father and Argentine mother whose names are not yet known.
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 is yet to make his debut.
Garnacho joined Manchester United’s youth system from Atlético Madrid in October 2020.
Born in Madrid, Garnacho joined Atlético Madrid’s youth system in 2015 from Getafe.
In October 2020, he joined the Manchester United Academy.
United paid Atlético a £420,000 fee and he signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.
A year later, Garnacho was immense as Manchester United’s youth team won the FA Youth Cup.
He was duly recognized for his breathtaking performances and was awarded the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in May 2022.
A month earlier (April, 2022) he had made his first-team debut at the age of 17, in a Premier League game against Chelsea.
