Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 2004)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Sánchez Amador | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Ibiza, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ibiza IP | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Peña Deportiva | |||
2022–2023 | Ibiza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Peña Deportiva B | 3 | (3) |
2023 | Ibiza | 2 | (1) |
2023– | Ibiza IP | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 |
Alejandro "Álex" Sánchez Amador (born 3 August 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas.
Club career
[edit]Born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Sánchez played for the youth sides of SCR Peña Deportiva, scoring in a regular basis for their Juvenil side during the 2021–22 season, while also playing for the B-team. In April 2022, he also had a trial at Granada CF.[1][2]
Sánchez signed for UD Ibiza ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, but returned to the youth sides. He made his first team – and professional – debut on 7 May 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristian Herrera in a 5–0 Segunda División home loss against Albacete Balompié.[3][4]
Sánchez scored his first professional goal on 20 May 2023, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Real Zaragoza.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Debut de ensueño para el ibicenco Álex Sánchez con el juvenil del Granada CF" [Dream debut for the ibicenco Álex Sánchez with the juvenil team of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "La perla de la Peña que llama la atención en la Península" [The pearl of Peña who caughts the eye in the Peninsula] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "El Alba se divierte en Ibiza con un juguete roto y sigue soñando" [Alba enjoy themselves in Ibiza with a broken toy and keep on dreaming] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "La liga se puede hacer larga para la UD Ibiza" [The league may become big for UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "El Ibiza se despide de la Segunda División ante su afición con victoria" [Ibiza bid farewell from Segunda División in front of their supporters with a win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Álex Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Álex Sánchez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álex Sánchez at Soccerway