Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 1989)

Alejandro 'Álex' Sánchez López (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tudelano as a striker.

This article is about the Spanish footballer born 1989. For other uses, including the Spanish footballer born 1991, see Alex Sánchez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is López.
Álex Sánchez
Sánchez as a Zaragoza player
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Sánchez López
Date of birth (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Tudelano
Number 8
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– Tudelano 12 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2021

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

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Sánchez started his football career with local Colegio Jesús-María El Salvador, joining Real Zaragoza's youth system still in his teens. In 2008, he began playing as a senior in both the national and regional leagues, with its B and C teams.

On 8 November 2009, Sánchez made his professional debut for the club, playing 20 minutes in the 1–3 La Liga away loss against Valencia CF after having come on as a substitute for Ángel Lafita.[2] 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,[3] going on to resume his career in Segunda División B with CD Teruel[4] and CD Tudelano.[5] On 2 July 2015, after scoring 15 goals in the previous campaign, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CA Osasuna.[6]

In January 2018, after representing in quick succession Tudelano (two spells)[7] and Osasuna's second team,[8] the 28-year-old Sánchez moved abroad for the first time and joined Sydney Olympic FC in the Australian National Premier Leagues NSW.[9]

References
  1. Debuta Álex Sánchez, el primer jugador sin mano (Debut of Álex Sánchez, first player without hand); Marca, 9 November 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Villa inspires Valencia win; ESPN FC, 8 November 2009
  3. Álex Sánchez rechaza la oferta para seguir en el filial (Álex Sánchez rejects offer to continue with reserves); El Periódico de Aragón, 14 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El CD Teruel realiza dos nuevos fichajes (CD Teruel complete two new signings); CD Teruel, 15 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. Fichajes 2012/2013 (2012/2013 signings); CD Tudelano, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Álex Sánchez, segundo fichaje de Osasuna (Álex Sánchez, second signing of Osasuna); CA Osasuna, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. 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); CD Tudelano, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. Álex Sánchez jugará en el Promesas (Álex Sánchez will play in Promesas); Diario de Navarra, 1 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. Meet the former La Liga striker who gave Spain's top leagues away for NPL move); The World Game, 8 September 2018
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