Raúl Sánchez (footballer, born 1997)

Raúl Sánchez Sánchez (born 8 November 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Castellón. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a left back.

Raúl Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Raúl Sánchez Sánchez
Date of birth (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Castellón
Number 10
Youth career
Atlético Casarrubuelos
2015–2016 Trival Valderas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Trival Valderas 29 (6)
2017–2018 Alcorcón B 35 (6)
2018–2021 Leganés B 33 (9)
2019–2020Burgos (loan) 25 (3)
2020–2021Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 23 (5)
2021–2022 Rayo Majadahonda 20 (8)
2022 Ibiza 9 (0)
2022– Castellón 62 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Club career edit

Born in Madrid, Sánchez represented EF Atlético Casarrubuelos and CF Trival Valderas as a youth. He was promoted to the latter's first team in July 2016, and made his senior debut during the campaign, in Tercera División.

On 27 June 2017, Sánchez joined AD Alcorcón and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[1] On 8 July of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, CD Leganés B in the same category.[2]

On 25 June 2019, Sánchez signed a professional contract with Lega until 2021,[3] but was loaned to Segunda División B side Burgos CF on 9 August.[4] On 5 October 2020, he moved to fellow third division side CF Rayo Majadahonda also in a temporary deal.[5]

Sánchez left Lega on 1 July 2021, as his contract expired,[6] and signed permanently with Rayo in Primera División RFEF on 10 August 2021.[7] On 13 November, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away win over Internacional de Madrid.[8]

 
Sánchez with Ibiza in 2022

On 30 January 2022, Sánchez signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side UD Ibiza,[9] after the club paid his release clause.[10] He made his professional debut on 6 March, coming on as a second-half substitute for Miki Villar in a 1–1 away draw against SD Ponferradina.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Raúl Sánchez nuevo refuerzo para el filial de Fran Blasco" [Raúl Sánchez new addition for Fran Blasco's reserves] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "El C.D. Leganés 'B' ficha al extremo Raúl Sánchez para la próxima temporada" [C.D. Leganés 'B' sign the winger Raúl Sánchez for the following season] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "El C.D. Leganés renueva a Raúl Sánchez con contrato profesional" [C.D. Leganés renew Raúl Sánchez with a professional contract] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "El Burgos logra la cesión de Raúl Sánchez" [Burgos get the loan of Raúl Sánchez] (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Raúl Sánchez, cedido una temporada al Rayo Majadahonda" [Raúl Sánchez, loaned one season to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Raúl Sánchez no renueva y deja Butarque tras dos cesiones" [Raúl Sánchez does not renew and leaves Butarque after two loans] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Raúl!" [Welcome again, Raúl!] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Raúl Sánchez decide el derbi" [Raúl Sánchez decides the derby] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Raúl Sánchez nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Raúl Sánchez new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo de traspaso por el importe de la cláusula de rescisión de Raúl Sánchez con la UD Ibiza" [Agreement for the transfer after the buyout of the release clause of Raúl Sánchez with UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Reparto de puntos en El Toralín entre dos aspirantes" [Points shared at the El Toralín between two seekers] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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