Pau Cubarsí profile
- Club
- Barcelona
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Spain
- Date of birth
- 2007-01-22
- Birthplace
- Estanyol, Spain
- Height
- 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Shirt number
- 5
- Signing / transfer fee
- €49.5M
About Pau Cubarsí
Pau Cubarsí Paredes (born 22 January 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. He is considered one of the best young defenders in the world.
Formerly a Girona youth player, Cubarsí transitioned into being a La Masia talent, and he later made his senior debut for Barcelona on 18 January 2024, just days before his 17th birthday. He later won La Liga in 2025 and 2026 with the club.
A former Spain youth international, Cubarsí represented his country at every youth level from under-15 to under-23 level. In March 2024, he made his senior debut for Spain in a friendly against Colombia at the age of 17. Cubarsí went on to become a key member of the squad that won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute of Spain's campaign and being named the tournament's Best Young Player.