Pitarch was born in Fuenlabrada, within the Madrid area, and grew up totally immersed in Spanish soccer, progressing by way of native academies earlier than becoming a member of Actual Madrid’s famend La Fabrica system.
He holds twin Spanish and Moroccan nationality, giving him the choice to symbolize both nation at senior worldwide stage.
Beneath Fifa eligibility guidelines, gamers could symbolize a number of nations at youth stage with out being completely tied, with the ultimate determination solely binding as soon as they seem in a aggressive senior worldwide match.
Pitarch has featured for Spain at youth stage, representing each the under-19 and under-20 sides, and took half within the 2025 Fifa Beneath-20 World Cup, the place Spain reached the quarter-finals.
Regardless of this, he has but to decide to both senior nationwide workforce, who’re monitoring his rise with curiosity.
In a current interview, Pitarch confirmed: “I have never made my last determination but. Issues are nice with Spain, however I am going to decide quickly.”
His state of affairs mirrors that of different twin nationality abilities resembling Actual team-mate Brahim Diaz and Barcelona ahead Lamine Yamal. Whereas 18-year-old Yamal selected Spain, Diaz opted to symbolize Morocco.
For now, Pitarch’s focus is on establishing himself within the Actual aspect and repaying Arbeloa’s religion.
He performed 74 minutes within the 2-1 win at Metropolis, which sealed a 5-1 combination success and last-eight tie with Bayern Munich.
He was changed by one other academy participant in Manuel Angel to emphasize Arbeloa’s belief in youthful gamers to assist the membership pursue future success.
Following his spectacular impression to this point on European soccer’s greatest stage, Pitarch is predicted to play a key function in that.
“Arbeloa treats me the identical. We deal with it very naturally. I strive not to consider it an excessive amount of – I’ve to earn my minutes on the sector,” he mentioned after the win at Etihad Stadium.
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