Alejandro "Kako" Sanz Sainz (born 5 June 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Sanz Sainz | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tudela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Real Sociedad B | 169 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | Numancia | 32 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Castellón (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Baleares | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Inter Turku | 22 | (1) |
| 2022 | Linares | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Osasuna B | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | Barakaldo | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editSanz was born in Tudela, Navarre, and represented Real Sociedad as a youth. In July 2012 he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B,[1] and made his senior debut on 26 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Racing de Santander B.
Sanz scored his first senior goal on 9 February 2013, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of CD Izarra.[2] He subsequently became a regular starter for Sanse, being a team captain in the process.
On 16 July 2018, free agent Sanz signed a one-year deal with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[3] He made his professional debut on 18 August, replacing Pape Maly Diamanka late into a 3–3 away draw against Córdoba CF.
On 10 June 2019, Sanz extended his contract with the Soria outfit until 2022.[4] The following 18 January, he was loaned to CD Castellón in the third division for six months,[5] and helped the latter side achieve promotion to the second division.
On 24 September 2020, Sanz signed for CD Atlético Baleares in division three.[6] The following 27 January, he moved abroad and signed for FC Inter Turku in Finland.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Un Sanse con cuatro caras nuevas echa a andar hoy" [A Sanse with four new faces start running today] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "El Sanse logra tres puntos de gran importancia" [Sanse get three points of great importance] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Alejandro Sanz, séptimo refuerzo del C.D. Numancia" [Alejandro Sanz, seventh addition of C.D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Kako signs contract extension with Numancia". CD Numancia. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Kako se va cedido al Castellón" [Kako goes out on loan to Castellón] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "El Atlético Baleares refuerza su medular con Alejandro Sanz 'Kako'" [Atlético Baleares bolster their midfield with Alejandro Sanz 'Kako'] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "FC Inter vahvisti keskikenttäänsä".