Iván Sánchez (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Aguayo.
Iván Sánchez
Iván Sánchez August 2021.jpg
Sánchez with Birmingham City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Iván Sánchez Aguayo[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Campillo de Arenas, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2010 Real Jaén
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Real Jaén B 11 (2)
2010–2011 Real Jaén 27 (1)
2011–2014 Atlético Madrid B 82 (6)
2014–2015 Almería B 37 (10)
2014–2017 Almería 33 (0)
2017 → Albacete (loan) 14 (1)
2017–2018 Albacete 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Elche (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2020 Elche 73 (8)
2020– Birmingham City 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:31, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Iván Sánchez Aguayo (born 23 September 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for English EFL Championship club Birmingham City. He previously played domestically at second- and third-tier level for Real Jaén, Atlético Madrid B, Almería B, Almería, Albacete and Elche, and helped Elche gain promotion to La Liga in 2020.

Club career[]

Jaén[]

Sánchez was born in Campillo de Arenas, in the province of Jaén in Andalusia. He learnt his football in the youth system of Real Jaén,[2] and made his senior debut with the reserves in 2009–10 in the Primera Andaluza.[citation needed] He moved into the first team the following season, and appeared regularly for them in the third-tier Segunda División B.[3]

Atlético Madrid B[]

On 14 July 2011, Sánchez signed a three-year deal with Atlético Madrid. He was allocated to Atlético's B team, who also played in the Segunda B.[4] He played 18 matches in 2011–12,[5] and represented the club at the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Peru. In what the player attributed to his performance at that tournament, he was called up by manager Diego Simeone for pre-season training with the first team ahead of the 2012–13 season.[6] It was as close as he got to first-team action. He was a regular for Atlético B in the second and third years of his contract, and missed only three matches in 2013–14 as they avoided relegation via the play-out with the help of a Sánchez goal.[7]

Almería[]

In June 2014, Sánchez signed a three-year contract with another top-flight club, Almería, where he was again recruited for their B team playing in the Segunda B.[8] In his first season, he appeared twice for the first team in the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, the first of which was on 5 December when he started in a 4–3 away win against Real Betis, but he only played league football for the reserves.[9]

Almería were relegated that season, and Sánchez was included in the first-team squad for 2015–16.[10] He made his Segunda División debut on 6 September, as a second-half substitute for Quique González in a 2–1 home win over Osasuna, and went on to play 25 matches in all competitions.[11]

Albacete and loan to Elche[]

On 18 January 2017, after being sparingly used during the first half of the season at UD Almería, Sánchez was loaned to division three club Albacete Balompié until June.[12] On 28 June 2018, after helping to win promotion, Sánchez joined Albacete Balompié on a permanent basis,.[13]

Under a week later, Sánchez was loaned to fellow Segunda División B club Elche CF on 4 August 2018, where he was to play a key role in Elche's promotion back to the second division.[14]

On 26 June 2018, he signed a permanent two-year deal with the club on a free transfer.[15]

Sánchez became a regular for the side, scoring 7 goals in 36 appearances during his first full season at the club at Segunda División level. In his second season, Elche were promoted back to La Liga for the first time in five years, defeating Girona FC in the play-offs.[16]

Birmingham City[]

On 27 August 2020, Sánchez signed as a free agent for English Championship (second-tier) club Birmingham City; he agreed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth.[17] He made his debut in the starting eleven for Birmingham's opening fixture of the Championship season, at home to Brentford on 12 September; after 37 minutes he took a whipped corner from which Jérémie Bela scored the only goal of the game with a glancing near-post header.[18] He was named in the Championship Team of the Month for September,[19] and in the first match of October, a draw away to Stoke City, he took the corner from which Harlee Dean headed the opening goal.[20] Away to Cardiff City on 16 December, he "ripped through their defence with a slaloming run as he skipped past three defenders and lashed the ball home left footed from the edge of the area" to give Birmingham a 2–1 lead with his first goal for the club; the match ended as a 3–2 defeat,[21][22] but the goal was voted Birmingham's Goal of the Season.[23]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 21 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Jaén 2010–11[3] Segunda División B 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1
Atlético Madrid B 2011–12[5] Segunda División B 18 0 — — — 18 0
2012–13[24] Segunda División B 29 3 — — — 29 3
2013–14[25] Segunda División B 35 3 — — 2[b] 1 37 4
Total 82 6 — — 2 1 84 7
Almería B 2014–15[9] Segunda División B 37 10 — — 2[c] 1 39 11
Almería 2014–15[9] La Liga 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
2015–16[11] Segunda División 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2016–17[26] Segunda División 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Total 33 0 4 0 — — 37 0
Albacete (loan) 2016–17[26] Segunda División B 14 1 — — 6[c] 0 20 1
Albacete 2017–18[27] Segunda División 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 14 1 — — 6 0 20 1
Elche (loan) 2017–18[27] Segunda División B 29 1 5 0 — 5[c] 2 39 3
Elche 2018–19[28] Segunda División 36 7 1 0 — — 37 7
2019–20[29] Segunda División 37 1 3 0 — 4[d] 0 44 1
Total 102 9 9 0 — 9 2 120 11
Birmingham City 2020–21[21] EFL Championship 40 2 1 0 0 0 — 41 2
2021–22[30] EFL Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 42 2 1 0 1 0 — 44 2
Career total 337 29 15 0 1 0 19 4 372 33
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Birmingham City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ Elbal, Nacho (5 April 2013). "Iván Sánchez: "Simeone está haciendo un Atlético campeón"" [Iván Sánchez: "Simeone is building champions at Atlético"]. Palabra de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "El Atlético de Madrid B ficha a Iván Sánchez como refuerzo para la banda" [Atlético de Madrid B sign Iván Sánchez as an addition to the wing] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2011–12". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Iván Sánchez: "La llamada de Simeone es cumplir un sueño"" [Iván Sánchez: "Simeone's call is a dream come true"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). EFE. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Atlético B y Valencia Mestalla logran la permanencia en Segunda B" [Atlético B and Valencia Mestalla stay up in Segunda B]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Iván, del Atlético de Madrid, llega para reforzar al filial" [Iván, from Atlético de Madrid, arrives to strengthen the reserves] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Cuatro jugadores del filial tienen contrato con el primer equipo, pero también pueden ser cedidos" [Four reserve players have contract with the first team, but also can be loaned out] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Iván Sánchez se marcha cedido, hasta final de temporada, al Albacete Balompié" [Iván Sánchez goes out on loan, until the end of the season, to Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ^ "El Almería confirma que Iván Sánchez es a todos los efectos jugador del Albacete" [Almería confirm that Iván Sánchez is effectively an Albacete player] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Oficial | El Elche incorpora a Iván Sánchez" [Official | Elche add Iván Sánchez] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ^ Marcos, M. H. (26 June 2018). "Iván Sánchez se queda dos años en el Elche sin pagar traspaso" [Iván Sánchez stays two years at Elche without paying transfer]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Elche win playoff to return to La Liga after long saga". ESPN.com. Reuters. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Ivan Sanchez: Birmingham City sign winger from Elche". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Birmingham City 1–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  19. ^ McAleer, Ben (1 October 2020). "Championship Team of the Month for September". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Stoke City 1–1 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Iván Sánchez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  22. ^ Pearlman, Michael (16 December 2020). "Cardiff City 3–2 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  23. ^ "2020/21 Player Awards". Birmingham City F.C. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2016–17". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  27. ^ Jump up to: a b "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Iván Sánchez: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Iván Sánchez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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