Jordi Sánchez (footballer)

Jordi Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Jordi Sánchez Ribas
Date of birth (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Number 9
Youth career
Horta
2011–2012 Damm
2012–2013 Badalona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Badalona 6 (1)
2014Masnou (loan) 18 (4)
2014–2015 Masnou 8 (4)
2015 Vilassar Mar 17 (6)
2015–2016 Prat 35 (12)
2016–2018 Valencia B 66 (16)
2018–2020 Numancia 7 (1)
2019Ibiza (loan) 12 (2)
2019–2020Valencia B (loan) 25 (8)
2020–2021 Castellón 17 (0)
2021UCAM Murcia (loan) 14 (4)
2021–2022 Albacete 36 (6)
2022–2024 Widzew Łódź 60 (14)
2024– Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:23, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Jordi Sánchez Ribas (born 11 November 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

Career

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Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sánchez represented UA Horta, CF Damm and CF Badalona as a youth. He made his first team debut for the latter on 12 May 2013, playing the last 28 minutes in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.

Sánchez scored his first senior goal on 6 October 2013, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against the same opponent. The following 13 January, he was loaned to Tercera División side CD Masnou until June.[1]

In January 2015, Sánchez signed for UE Vilassar de Mar six months after joining Masnou permanently. On 11 June of that year, he joined AE Prat still in the fourth division.[2]

On 5 July 2016, Sánchez moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[3] On 21 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[4]

Sánchez made his professional debut on 13 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Borja Viguera in a 1–2 home loss against Sporting de Gijón, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 23 December, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón.

On 31 January 2019, Sánchez was loaned to third division side UD Ibiza until June.[6] On 12 July he returned to Valencia's reserves, now in a temporary deal.[7]

On 27 August 2020, Sánchez agreed to a two-year contract with second division newcomers CD Castellón.[8] The following 29 January, he moved to third tier side UCAM Murcia CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[9]

On 21 June 2021, he signed for Albacete of the RFEF First Division. On 11 June 2022, Albacete Balompié would achieve promotion to the Segunda División, after a 1–2 play-off final win against Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium, thanks to Jordi's goal in extra time.

On 2 July 2022, Sánchez signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź.[10]

On 13 July 2024, Sánchez joined Japanese J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jordi Sanchez cedit al Masnou" [Jordi Sanchez loaned to Masnou] (in Catalan). CF Badalona. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Jordi Sánchez s'incorpora a la disciplina pratenca" [Jordi Sánchez joins the pratenca roster] (in Catalan). AE Prat. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Jordi Sánchez se incorpora al Valencia Mestalla" [Jordi Sánchez joins Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Jordi Sánchez, nuevo jugador del CD Numancia" [Jordi Sánchez, new player of CD Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ^ "El Numancia se hace el 'harakiri' y el Sporting lo aprovecha" [Numancia make themselves a 'harakiri' and Sporting take advantage of it] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Jordi Sánchez, nuevo jugador del Ibiza" [Jordi Sánchez, new player of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Jordi Sánchez se marcha cedido al Valencia Mestalla" [Jordi Sánchez moves out on loan at Valencia Mestalla] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. ^ "FICHAJE: Jordi Sánchez, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [SIGNING: Jordi Sáncehz, new player CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Jordi Sánchez" [Official announcement: Jordi Sánchez] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Jordi Sanchez podpisał kontrakt z Widzewem Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 2 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Jordi Sánchez(ジョルディ サンチェス)選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Jordi Sánchez]. www.consadole-sapporo.jp (in Japanese). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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