Pau Cabanes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pau Cabanes de la Torre | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Burriana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal B | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burriana | |||
| 2019–2020 | Roda | ||
| 2020–2022 | Villarreal | ||
| 2022–2023 | Roda | ||
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Roda | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal C | 14 | (4) |
| 2023– | Villarreal B | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Villarreal | 11 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Alavés (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 | |||
Pau Cabanes de la Torre (born 17 February 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Villarreal CF B.
Club career
Born in Burriana, Castellón, Valencian Community, Cabanes joined Villarreal CF's youth sides in 2019, from hometown side CD Burriana.[1] After alternating between the youth sides of the Yellow Submarine and CD Roda, he made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 12 March 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Tercera Federación away draw against FC Jove Español San Vicente.
Cabanes scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2023, netting Villarreal CF C's second in a 5–1 home routing of CD Acero.[2] The following 4 February, he scored a brace in a 4–3 home win over Atzeneta UE.[3]
Cabanes made his professional debut with the reserves on 20 May 2024, replacing Jorge Pascual late into a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División.[4][5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 30 September, replacing Ilias Akhomach in a 3–1 home win over UD Las Palmas.[6]
Cabanes scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 December 2024, netting his side's fifth in a 5–2 away win over CD Leganés. The following 31 January, he renewed his contract until 2028, being loaned to fellow top tier side Deportivo Alavés until June.[7]
Cabanes returned to the Yellow Submarine in July 2025, but suffered a knee injury in August,[8] which sidelined him for most of the season.
International career
On 13 February 2024, Cabanes was called up to the Spain national under-19 team.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roda | 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Villarreal C | 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Villarreal B | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Primera Federación | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Primera Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2024–25 | La Liga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Alavés (loan) | 2024–25 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ "Villarreal C's Burriana connection". Villarreal CF. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "El Villarreal CF C funde al CD Acero" [Villarreal CF C melt CD Acero] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Un 'hat-trick' de Pau Cabanes desactiva al Atzeneta UE" [A 'hat-trick' from Pau Cabanes deactivates Atzeneta UE] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "El 'mini submarino' se hunde y el Albacete sale a flote" [The 'mini submarine' sink and Albacete float] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "El burrianense Pau Cabanes debuta en Segunda División con el Villarreal B" [The burrianense Pau Cabanes debuts in Segunda División with Villarreal B] (in Spanish). El Periòdic. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Pau Cabanes: "Debutar es el sueño de cualquier niño, no me lo creía"" [Pau Cabanes: "To debut is the dream of every kid, I could not believe it"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial: Pau Cabanes" [Official announcement: Pau Cabanes] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "¡Pau Cabanes se rompe la rodilla!" [Pau Cabanes tears his knee!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ^ "¡Tres canteranos convocados con la Sub-19!" [Three youth players called up with the under-19s!] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
External links
- Pau Cabanes at BDFutbol
- Pau Cabanes at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pau Cabanes at Soccerway