Josema

José Manuel Sánchez Guillén (born 6 June 1996), commonly known as Josema, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Elche CF. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

Josema
Josema with Sochaux in 2018.
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Sánchez Guillén
Date of birth (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996
Place of birth Lorquí, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Elche
Number 24
Youth career
2001–2009 ADM Lorquí
2009–2010 Nueva Vanguardia
2010–2015 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Almería B 39 (1)
2016–2017 Almería 0 (0)
2017 → Murcia (loan) 19 (3)
2017–2019 Córdoba 12 (0)
2018 → Sochaux (loan) 12 (1)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 Extremadura 0 (0)
2020– Elche 23 (0)
National team
2012 Spain U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.

Club career

Born in Lorquí, Murcia, Josema joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after stints at ADM Lorquí and Nueva Vanguardia CF.[1] On 14 July 2015, he wa promoted to the former's reserves in Segunda División B.[2]

Josema made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against FC Jumilla.[3] He scored his first goal on 15 May of the following year, netting his team's third in a 3–3 draw at Mérida AD, as his side was already relegated.[4]

On 6 September 2016 Josema made his first team debut, starting in a 0–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[5] The following 11 January, he was loaned to Real Murcia until June.[6]

On 2 July 2017, Josema signed a three-year contract with Córdoba CF, for a fee of € 500,000.[7] He made his Segunda División debut on 19 August, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Cádiz CF.[8]

On 20 June 2018, after featuring sparingly, Josema was loaned to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for one year, with a buyout clause.[9] His loan was terminated on 29 December,[10] and he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona the following 31 January, also in a temporary deal.[11]

On 15 June 2019, after both his loan and parent club suffered relegation, Josema terminated his contract with Córdoba,[12] and signed for Extremadura UD exactly one month later.[13] The following 17 January, he cut ties with the latter,[14] and moved to fellow second division side Elche CF fourteen days later.[15]

On 2 July 2020, after beginning to feature regularly under Pacheta, agreed to a contract extension until 2022.[16] He contributed with 16 appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.[17]

Josema made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 26 September 2020, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Real Sociedad.[18] Still a regular starter under new manager Jorge Almirón, he further extended his contract until 2023 on 14 October.[19]

References
  1. "Un futbolista ilorcitano, internacional sub-17 con la Selección Española" [An ilorcitano footballer, under-17 international with the Spanish national team] (in Spanish). Murcia.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. "El Almería B comienza la pretemporada teniendo como objetivo la permanencia en Segunda B" [Almería B start the pre-season having the permanence in Segunda B as goal] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. "Un Almería B con bajas en sus filas logra puntuar en Jumilla" [An Almería B with unavailable players get a point in Jumilla] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. "El filial cierra la temporada y su andadura en Segunda B en Mérida" [The reserves complete their period in Segunda B in Mérida] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. "Josema, nueva incorporación" [Josema, new addition] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. "Seis fichajes y dos renovaciones para poner caras al nuevo proyecto del CCF" [Six signings and two renewals to start up the new project of CCF] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. "El Cádiz baja al Córdoba de las nubes" [Cádiz down Córdoba from the clouds] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. "Josema, cedido al Sochaux una temporada" [Josema, loaned to Sochaux one season] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. "FC Sochaux: Josema a choisi de retourner en Espagne" [FC Sochaux: Josema chose to return to Spain] (in French). L'Est Républicain. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. "Acuerdo con el Nastic para la cesión de Josema" [Agreement with Nastic for the loan of Josema] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. "Josema deja de pertenecer al Córdoba CF" [Josema leaves Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. "Josema, fichaje para la defensa" [Josema, signing for the defence] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. "Gracias por tu esfuerzo, Josema" [Thanks for your effort, Josema] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  15. "OFICIAL | Josema, refuerzo para la defensa franjiverde" [OFFICIAL | Josema, addition for the franjiverde defense] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. "OFICIAL | Josema 2022" [OFFICIAL | Josema 2022] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  17. "El giro de 180 grados en la carrera de Josema" [The U-turn in Josema's career] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  18. "La Real no perdona a un Elche todavía en construcción" [Real have no mercy of an Elche under construction] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. "Josema renueva hasta 2023 con el Elche CF" [Josema renews until 2023 with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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