Alejandro 'Álex' Sánchez López (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.
.jpg) Sánchez with Sydney Olympic in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Sánchez López | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Salvador | |||
| 2004–2008 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Universidad Zaragoza | 23 | (23) |
| 2008–2011 | Zaragoza B | 79 | (42) |
| 2009–2010 | Zaragoza | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Teruel | 25 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Tudelano | 100 | (34) |
| 2015–2016 | Osasuna | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tudelano (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Osasuna B | 19 | (6) |
| 2017 | Tudelano | 10 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Sydney Olympic | 44 | (34) |
| 2020–2021 | Tudelano | 18 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Ejea | 46 | (23) |
| 2023 | Utebo | 17 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Gokulam Kerala | 22 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
He came to fame in 2009, when he became the first player to appear in a professional game with just one hand whilst representing Real Zaragoza.[1]
Club career
editBorn in Zaragoza, Aragon, Sánchez started his football career with local Colegio Jesús-María El Salvador, joining Real Zaragoza's youth system aged 15. In 2008, he began playing as a senior in both the national and regional leagues, with its B and C teams.[2]
On 8 November 2009, Sánchez made his professional debut for the club, playing 20 minutes in the 3–1 La Liga away loss against Valencia CF after having come on as a substitute for Ángel Lafita.[3] He became the first player to appear in a professional game with only one hand,[1] but continued to be mainly registered with the reserves, however.
Sánchez rejected the offer to continue playing with Zaragoza B in mid-June 2011,[4] going on to resume his career in the Segunda División B with CD Teruel[5] and CD Tudelano.[6] On 2 July 2015, after scoring 15 goals the previous campaign, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CA Osasuna.[7]
In January 2018, after representing in quick succession Tudelano (two spells)[8] and Osasuna's second team,[9] the 28-year-old Sánchez moved abroad for the first time and joined Sydney Olympic FC in the Australian National Premier Leagues NSW.[10]
Sánchez subsequently competed in the Spanish lower leagues, with Tudelano,[11] SD Ejea and Utebo FC.[12] He went abroad again in July 2023, signing for I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC.[13] On 5 November, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win over NEROCA FC.[14] He added a hat-trick four days later, as the hosts defeated Rajasthan United FC 5–0.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 April 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Zaragoza | 2008–09 | Regional Preferente | 23 | 23 | — | — | 23 | 23 | ||
| Zaragoza B | 2008–09 | Tercera División | 79 | 42 | — | — | 79 | 42 | ||
| 2009–10 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | ||||||||||
| Total | 79 | 42 | 0 | 0 | — | 79 | 42 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2009–10 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Teruel | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Tudelano | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 32 | 10 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 37 | 15 | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| Total | 100 | 34 | 2 | 0 | — | 102 | 34 | |||
| Osasuna | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Tudelano (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Osasuna B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 19 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| Tudelano | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Sydney Olympic | 2018[17] | NSW NPL1 | 24 | 21 | — | — | 24 | 21 | ||
| 2019[18] | NSW NPL1 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 20 | 13 | |||
| Total | 44 | 34 | — | — | 44 | 34 | ||||
| Tudelano | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Ejea | 2021–22 | Segunda RFEF | 32 | 13 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 10 | — | — | 14 | 10 | |||
| Total | 46 | 23 | — | — | 46 | 23 | ||||
| Utebo | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 17 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2023–24 | I-League | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 20 | |
| Career total | 419 | 202 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 203 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Durand Cup, Super Cup
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ a b Debuta Álex Sánchez, el primer jugador sin mano (Debut of Álex Sánchez, first player without hand) Archived 22 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 9 November 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álex Sánchez, delantero del filial que debutó en el primer equipo, deja el club (Álex Sánchez, reserves forward who made debut with the first team, leaves the club) Archived 3 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine; El Periódico de Aragón, 30 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Villa inspires Valencia win Archived 18 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 8 November 2009
- ^ Álex Sánchez rechaza la oferta para seguir en el filial (Álex Sánchez rejects offer to continue with reserves) Archived 3 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine; El Periódico de Aragón, 14 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El CD Teruel realiza dos nuevos fichajes (CD Teruel complete two new signings) Archived 17 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CD Teruel, 15 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fichajes 2012/2013 (2012/2013 signings) Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CD Tudelano, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álex Sánchez, segundo fichaje de Osasuna (Álex Sánchez, second signing of Osasuna) Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CA Osasuna, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El delantero zaragozano regresa al C.D. Tudelano procedente de C.A. Osasuna B (Zaragoza-born forward returns to C.D. Tudelano from C.A. Osasuna B) Archived 12 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine; CD Tudelano, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álex Sánchez jugará en el Promesas (Álex Sánchez will play in Promesas) Archived 12 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Diario de Navarra, 1 September 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Meet the former La Liga striker who gave Spain's top leagues away for NPL move) Archived 12 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine; The World Game, 8 September 2018
- ^ El delantero Álex Sánchez vuelve al Tudelano (Forward Álex Sánchez returns to Tudelano) Archived 14 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine; Noticias de Navarra, 24 January 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álex Sánchez, el nombre del gol (Álex Sánchez, the name of the goal) Archived 14 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine; Heraldo de Aragón, 17 May 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ Gokulam Kerala turn to one-handed striker Alex Sanchez) Archived 14 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine; The Times of India, 31 July 2023
- ^ I-League 2023–24: Gokulam Kerala FC hit four past NEROCA FC Archived 7 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine; News18 India, 6 November 2023
- ^ Gokulam Kerala ride on Alex’s treble to dismantle Rajasthan United Archived 7 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine; I-League, 9 November 2023
- ^ Álex Sánchez at Soccerway
- ^ "Alejandro Sanchez Lopez". My Gameday. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanchez". My Gameday. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "16 tournaments, 11,000 players: A hectic 2023–24 domestic season with class and character". All India Football Federation. 18 June 2024. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
edit- Álex Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Álex Sánchez at Futbolme (in Spanish)