Antonio Sanabria

Barcelona

Born in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Sanabria started his career in futsal, later moving to football. He joined Cerro Porteño's youth academy in 2004. In 2007, he and his parents moved to Spain, and he joined a local club from Sitges, called La Blanca Subur CF. Sanabria joined Spanish club Barcelona's youth academy in 2009, aged 13. A year later, he moved to La Masia's facilities. In September 2012, still a youth, he was called up by manager Tito Vilanova to train with first team. In August 2013, Sanabria was promoted to Barcelona B in Segunda División. On 29 September he made his professional debut, playing the last 22 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Mallorca. On 20 November 2013, Sanabria rejected a contract extension from Barça. Three days later he scored his first professional goal, in a 1–2 home loss against Las Palmas. He was linked to Italian club Roma and others which faced fierce competition to sign him in January.

Sassuolo

On 29 January 2014, Sanabria joined fellow Serie A side Sassuolo, for a €4.5 million fee, plus €7.5 million bonuses "dependent on the player’s performance and his future value". The deal was later clarified and he would join Roma in July, as the Giallorossi already reached the foreign quota. Sanabria made his Serie A debut on 23 March, replacing Davide Biondini in a 0–1 loss at Udinese.

Roma

Sanabria officially joined Roma in July 2014 for €4.926 million (including €2.5 million from Roma via Sassuolo to…

Sanabria played for both the under-17 and under-20 Paraguay teams. In 2013, Sanabria was called up to the Paraguay national team for two qualification matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, against Bolivia and Argentina to make an official appearance for the national team, in the case that Spain wanted to nationalize him. He made his full squad debut on 14 August 2013, in a 3–3 draw against Germany. Sanabria was selected as part of Paraguay's Copa America Centenario squad, where he made two appearances. He came on as a substitute in the second group stage match against Colombia, as well as started in the final group stage match against the United States. On 1 June 2026, he was named by head coach Gustavo Alfaro in Paraguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 10 May 2026

International

As of match played 29 June 2026

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.

Barcelona U19

UEFA Youth League: 2013–14