Juan Carlos Sabater

Juan Carlos Sabater
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Sabater Herrera
Date of birth	28 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Cartagena, Spain
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza B
Youth career
	Valencia
2019–2023	Elche
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–2024	Cartagena B
2023–2024	Cartagena
2024–	Zaragoza B
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Juan Carlos Sabater Herrera (born 28 June 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Deportivo Aragón.

Career

Born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Sabater joined Elche CF's youth setup in June 2019, from Valencia CF.^[1] In 2023, after spending seven months nursing a knee injury,^[2] he moved to hometown side FC Cartagena.^[3]

Initially assigned to the Juvenil A, Sabater made his senior debut with the reserves on 17 September 2023, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Segunda Federación home loss to Vélez CF. He made his first team debut on 6 December, starting in a 0–0 away draw (5–4 penalty win) against AD Alcorcón, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[2]^[4]

On 2 July 2024, Sabater moved to another reserve team after agreeing to a two-year contract with Deportivo Aragón.^[5]

^ "Juan Carlos Sabater ficha por el Elche CF" [Juan Carlos Sabater signs for Elche CF] (in Spanish). Rookie Soccer. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "El cartagenero Sabater, el niño en la fiesta de Alcorcón" [The cartagenero Sabater, the kid in the party of Alcorcón] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "El Juvenil A del FC Cartagena iniciará la Liga en casa frente al Alboraya el primer fin de semana de septiembre" [The Juvenil A of FC Cartagena will start the league at home against Alboraya in the first weekend of September] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "El Cartagena redime sus pecados en Liga desde los once metros" [Cartagena redeem their sins in the league from the penalty spot] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Juan Carlos Sabater, nuevo refuerzo del Deportivo Aragón hasta 2026" [Juan Carlos Sabater, new addition of Deportivo Aragón until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.