Juan Manuel Sanabria Magole (born 29 March 2000) is a Uruguayan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Sanabria was born in

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, and joined

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's youth setup in 2012 from hometown side Club Nacional de Florida. In January 2017,

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reached an agreement with Nacional for the transfer of Sanabria, with the player joining his new club after his 18th birthday. He officially joined ''Atleti'' on 23 July 2018, being assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad. Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 campaign, Sanabria made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, starting in a 2–1

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away win against

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. His first senior goal came on 7 September, as he scored the winner in a 2–1 success at

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. Sanabria made his first team debut for ''Atleti'' on 16 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0 away win against CD Cardassar, for the season's

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. The following 26 January, he was loaned to

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side

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for the remainder of the campaign. Sanabria made his professional debut on 12 February 2021, replacing

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in a 1–1 away draw against

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International career

Sanabria has represented Uruguay at various youth levels. With 88 caps for youth national teams, he has represented Uruguay at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship,

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and the

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. In June 2025, Sanabria received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.

Personal life

Sanabria is the elder brother of footballer Lucas Sanabria.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Nacional U20 *

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Uruguay U20 *

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silver medal:

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* * 2000 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Liga MX players Atlético Madrid footballers Atlético Madrid B players Real Zaragoza players Atlético San Luis footballers South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay South American Games medalists in football Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Footballers from Florida, Uruguay {{Uruguay-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub