Ilie Sánchez

Ilie Sánchez Farrés (Catalan: [ˈiliə], Spanish: [ˈilje]; born 21 November 1990), known simply as Ilie, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for American club Sporting Kansas City.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Farrés.
Ilie
Ilie in action for Sporting Kansas City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ilie Sánchez Farrés
Date of birth (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 6
Youth career
1996–1998 Martinenc
1998–2000 Barcelona
2000–2001 Poble Sec
2001–2003 Catalònia
2003–2005 Collblanc
2005–2007 Cornellà
2007–2009 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Barcelona B 114 (2)
2014–2016 1860 Munich 24 (1)
2015–2016 → Elche (loan) 27 (1)
2017– Sporting Kansas City 114 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

Barcelona B

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Ilie represented several clubs as a youth, including FC Barcelona from ages 7–9, returning to La Masia in 2007. In the 2009–10 season he made his professional debuts in the third division, contributing with 22 matches (one goal) as the B-team returned to the second level after an 11-year absence.

Mainly a defensive midfielder, Ilie was reconverted by manager Luis Enrique, a former Barcelona player, into right back.[1] He was also called by Pep Guardiola for the first team's pre-season in 2010.[2]

1860 Munich

On 11 June 2014, both Ilie and teammate Edu Bedia signed for TSV 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga.[3] He made his league debut for the club in the season opener, a 3–2 away defeat to 1. FC Kaiserslautern,[4] and scored his first goal on 26 September to help to a 2–0 home success against Greuther Fürth.[5]

Sánchez was deemed surplus to requirements by manager Torsten Fröhling at the start of the 2015–16 campaign,[6] and on 31 August he was loaned to Elche CF in the Spanish second tier.[7] Shortly after his return to his parent club, his contract was mutually annulled.[8]

Sporting Kansas City

On 13 January 2017, Ilie moved to Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a two-year deal.[9] In September of that year, he earned a U.S. green card which qualified him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[10]

Ilie was named to the All-Star team at the end of the 2018 season in recognition of his play, notably ranking in the top five in nearly every passing and midfield statistic or metric.[11]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 30 April 2018.[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Other2Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B2009–10Segunda División B171—50221
2010–11Segunda División241——241
2011–1210——10
2012–13290——290
2013–14380——380
Total1092—501142
1860 Munich2014–152. Bundesliga24120—261
Elche (loan)2015–16Segunda División27110—281
Sporting Kansas City2017MLS3305010390
201892000092
Total4225010482
Career total202680602166
  • 1.^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey, and U.S. Open Cup.
  • 2.^ Includes Spanish Promotion Play-offs and MLS Cup playoffs.

Honours

Sporting Kansas City

Individual

References
  1. "La cantera como vía y no como alternativa" [Cantera as the way to go and not an alternative] (in Spanish). Don Balón. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. "Los primeros elegidos de Guardiola" [Guardiola's first chosen ones]. Sport (in Spanish). 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Ilie deja el Barça B para fichar por el Múnich 1860" [Ilie leaves Barça B to sign for Munich 1860]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  4. "Zweitliga-Wahnsinn gegen 1860 München: Kaiserslautern dreht Partie in Unterzahl" [Second league madness against 1860 Munich: Kaiserslautern come back despite being undermanned]. Der Spiegel (in German). 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "Erlösende Siege für 1860 München, Eintracht Braunschweig und Erzgebirge Aue" [Liberating wins for 1860 Munich, Eintracht Braunschweig and Erzgebirge Aue] (in German). Goal. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. Giebel, Marcus (21 July 2015). "1860 vor dem Liga-Start: Die Gewinner und Verlierer" [1860 before the start of the season: The losers and winners]. Tz (in German). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. "¡Buena Suerte, Ilie!" [Goodluck, Ilie!] (in German). 1860 Munich. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. Weiß, Florian (26 August 2016). "Jetzt ist auch der dritte Poschner-Spanier weg" [Now the third of Poschner's Spaniards is gone]. Tz (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. "Sporting KC signs Spanish midfielder Ilie Sánchez". Sporting Kansas City. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. Kovzan, Sam (25 September 2017). "Sporting KC midfielder Ilie obtains U.S. green card, no longer occupies international spot on roster". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. Kovzan, Sam (29 June 2018). "Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez named to roster for 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  12. "Ilie: Ilie Sánchez Farrés". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. "Ilie". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  14. "Ilie » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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