Pepe Sánchez (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Gallego.
Pepe Sánchez
Personal information
Full name José Sánchez Martínez
Date of birth (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Linares, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Granada B
Number 3
Youth career
2012–2013 Linares 2011
2013–2016 Jaén
2016–2019 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Granada B 18 (0)
2019– Granada 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2021

José "Pepe" Sánchez Martínez (born 2 March 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Club Recreativo Granada.

Club career[]

Born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Sánchez joined Granada CF's youth setup in 2016, after representing Real Jaén and Linares CF 2011. On 4 April 2019, while still a youth, he renewed his contract for two seasons.[1]

Sánchez made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 November 2019, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against Recreativo de Huelva.[2] He made his first team debut on 17 December, starting in a 3–2 away success over CE L'Hospitalet, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3]

On 28 May 2020, Sánchez renewed his contract with the Nazaríes for a further campaign.[4] He first appeared in the UEFA Europa League on 5 November by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against AC Omonia,[5] and completed a trio of debuts three days later by starting in a 0–2 La Liga away loss against Real Sociedad.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Comunicado | El Granada CF firma por dos temporadas más al juvenil Pepe" [Announcement | Granada CF sign for two seasons more the juvenil Pepe] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Victoria del Recreativo Granada ante el Recreativo (1–2)" [Victory of Recreativo Granada against Recreativo (1–2)] (in Spanish). Sport. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "El Granada necesita una prórroga para ganar a L'Hospitalet" [Granada need an extra time to defeat L'Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Pepe renueva una temporada con el Club Recreativo Granada" [Pepe renews one season with Club Recreativo Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ "El Granada se sobrepone al COVID-19 y es más líder" [Granada overcome COVID-19 and is an absolute leader] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ^ "El covid se lo puso demasiado fácil a la Real Sociedad" [COVID made it too easy to Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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