Ricard Sánchez
Spanish football player (born 2000)
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Ricard Sánchez Sendra (born 22 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Estoril.[1]
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Sánchez in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ricard Sánchez Sendra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Estoril | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| CFB Sant Jaume dels Domenys | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Gimnàstic Tarragona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Toledo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Atlético Madrid B | 61 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Granada | 100 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Lugo (loan) | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Estoril | 26 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Tarragona, Catalonia, Sánchez joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2013, from Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He left the club in 2017,[2] and played briefly for CD Toledo before joining Atlético Madrid in 2018.[3]
After making his senior debut with the reserves in Segunda División B, Sánchez made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 Copa del Rey win against CE Cardassar.[4] He made his professional – and La Liga – debut the following 20 February, in a 0–2 home defeat against Levante UD.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Sánchez signed a four-year deal with fellow top tier side Granada CF, and was immediately loaned to CD Lugo in Segunda División for the season.[6]
International career
Sánchez is a former Spanish youth international. He was part of Spanish squad which won 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 May 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 61 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| CD Lugo (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Granada CF | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 159 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
Honours
Club
Granada
International
Spain U19