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Javi Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	Javier Sánchez de Felipe
Date of birth	14 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Getafe, Spain
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Valladolid
Number	5
Youth career
2003–2005	Atlético Hispanidad
2005–2016	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Real Madrid B
2018–2020	Real Madrid
2019–2020	→ Valladolid (loan)
2020–	Valladolid
International career
2015	Spain U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:44, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Javier Sánchez de Felipe (born 14 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Real Valladolid.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in the Madrid outskirts of Getafe, Sánchez finished his development at Real Madrid after joining the club's academy at the age of 8.^[3] He made his senior debut with the reserve team in the Segunda División B, his first match occurring on 10 October 2015 in a 1–0 home win against Arenas Club de Getxo when he was still a junior.^[4]

Sánchez scored his first goal for Castilla and in the third division on 3 December 2016, in a 1–1 home draw to CDA Navalcarnero.^[5] In the summer of 2018, he was selected by first-team manager Julen Lopetegui for the United States pre-season tour.^[3]

Sánchez's maiden competitive appearance with Real Madrid took place on 31 October 2018 which also marked new coach Santiago Solari's debut, and the former featured the entire 4–0 victory at UD Melilla for that season's Copa del Rey.^[6] He first appeared in the UEFA Champions League one week later, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Sergio Ramos in the 5–0 group stage away rout of FC Viktoria Plzeň.^[7] His first La Liga game was on the 11th, when he replaced fellow youth graduate Sergio Reguilón at the end of the first half of an eventual 4–2 defeat of RC Celta de Vigo at Balaídos.^[8] He scored his first goal still in that year, contributing to the 6–1 home win against Melilla in the Spanish Cup return leg.^[9]

Valladolid

On 27 July 2019, Sánchez was loaned out to fellow top-tier side Real Valladolid in a season-long deal.^[10] The move was made permanent on 16 June 2020, with the player signing a contract until 2024.^[11]^[12]

After winning promotion from the Segunda División as runners-up,^[13] Sánchez scored his first goal in the top flight on 5 November 2022, opening the 2–1 home defeat of Elche CF.^[14] After the club was relegated again, he all but missed the 2023–24 campaign due to a knee injury.^[15]^[16]

Style of play

A quick, versatile, tall and strong defender who chooses the right moment to attack, Sánchez is an ambidextrous player with excellent positioning. A leader on the pitch, he is also technically gifted.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 June 2023^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	2014–15	Segunda División B	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	—		3	0
	2015–16	Segunda División B	1	0	0	0	4^[a]	0	—		5	0
	2016–17	Segunda División B	13	2	0	0	0	0	—		13	2
	2017–18	Segunda División B	30	3	0	0	0	0	—		30	3
	2018–19	Segunda División B	24	3	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	26	3
	Total		68	8	0	0	7	0	2	0	77	8
Real Madrid	2018–19	La Liga	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	5	1
Valladolid (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Valladolid	2020–21	La Liga	16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	28	2	0	0	—		—		28	2
	2022–23	La Liga	32	1	2	0	—		—		34	1
	Total		84	3	5	0	—		—		89	3
Career total			153	11	7	1	9	0	2	0	171	12

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Youth League
^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 11 de noviembre de 2018, en Vigo" [Minutes of the match held on 11 November 2018, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Javi Sánchez". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "¿Quién es Javi Sánchez, el central que Solari ha hecho debutar en el Real Madrid?" [Who is Javi Sánchez, the stopper to which Solari handed Real Madrid debut?] (in Spanish). Goal. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Forjanes, Carlos (10 October 2015). "Otro gol del revulsivo Mariano vuelve a oxigenar al Castilla" [Another goal from spark Mariano gives oxygen to Castilla again]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Hernanz, Sergio (3 December 2016). "El Castilla salva un punto en un partido polémico (1–1)" [Castilla rescue one point in controversial match (1–1)] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Rodríguez, José María (31 October 2018). "Vinícius reanima al Madrid" [Vinícius reanimates Madrid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Corrigan, Dermot (7 November 2018). "Karim Benzema 8/10, Toni Kroos 7/10 in Real Madrid rout over Viktoria Plzen". ESPN. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ Roche, C. (11 November 2018). "Celta Vigo 2–4 Real Madrid: Solari makes it four wins in four". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. scores first senior goal in Copa thrashing of Melilla". ESPN. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ Pérez Baraja, Jesús; Kostopoulos, Panos (27 July 2019). "Official: Javi Sanchez joins Real Valladolid on loan from Real Madrid". Marca. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ "Acuerdo con el Real Madrid para el traspaso del joven central madrileño" [Agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of young Madrid-born stopper] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "Official announcement: Javi Sánchez". Real Madrid CF. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "Los números individuales del ascenso" [The promotion's individual numbers] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ González, Alex (5 November 2022). "Edgar Badia no puede evitar el triunfo del Valladolid" [Edgar Badia cannot prevent Valladolid win]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ Domínguez, Jesús (31 October 2023). "Javi Sánchez pasará por quirófano; Marcos André, puede" [Javi Sánchez will visit operating room; Marcos André, a possibility]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "Javi Sánchez reaparece tras diez largos meses de lesión y se muestra ilusionado" [Javi Sánchez reappears following ten long months of injury and he is hungry] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Javi Sánchez at Soccerway