Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 2004)

Álex Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Sánchez Amador
Date of birth (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ibiza, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ibiza IP
Number 14
Youth career
Peña Deportiva
2022–2023 Ibiza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Peña Deportiva B 3 (3)
2023 Ibiza 2 (1)
2023– Ibiza IP 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023

Alejandro "Álex" Sánchez Amador (born 3 August 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas.

Club career

Born in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Sánchez played for the youth sides of SCR Peña Deportiva, scoring in a regular basis for their Juvenil side during the 2021–22 season, while also playing for the B-team. In April 2022, he also had a trial at Granada CF.[1][2]

Sánchez signed for UD Ibiza ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, but returned to the youth sides. He made his first team – and professional – debut on 7 May 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristian Herrera in a 5–0 Segunda División home loss against Albacete Balompié.[3][4]

Sánchez scored his first professional goal on 20 May 2023, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Real Zaragoza.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Debut de ensueño para el ibicenco Álex Sánchez con el juvenil del Granada CF" [Dream debut for the ibicenco Álex Sánchez with the juvenil team of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ "La perla de la Peña que llama la atención en la Península" [The pearl of Peña who caughts the eye in the Peninsula] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "El Alba se divierte en Ibiza con un juguete roto y sigue soñando" [Alba enjoy themselves in Ibiza with a broken toy and keep on dreaming] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ "La liga se puede hacer larga para la UD Ibiza" [The league may become big for UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "El Ibiza se despide de la Segunda División ante su afición con victoria" [Ibiza bid farewell from Segunda División in front of their supporters with a win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.