Rubén Sánchez (footballer, born 1994)
Spanish footballer
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Rubén Sánchez Pérez-Cejuela (born 25 November 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Thai League 1 club Buriram United as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Sánchez Pérez-Cejuela | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sonseca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Buriram United | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Toledo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sonseca | ||
| 2011–2013 | Toledo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Toledo | 29 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Sporting Gijón | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Atlético | 25 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | Granada | 47 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Majadahonda | 57 | (10) |
| 2022 | Surkhon Termez | 12 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | AGMK | 57 | (13) |
| 2025- | Buriram United | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Sonseca, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Sánchez graduated from CD Toledo's youth setup, after stints at AD Diana and CD Sonseca.[1] After appearing with the former's reserve team, he made his first team debut on 25 August 2013 by coming on as a substitute for Rufino in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against UB Conquense.
Sánchez scored his first and only goal for Toledo on 1 September 2013, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against SD Huesca. The following 25 July, he renewed his contract until 2017, but remained assigned to the B-side;[2] he was only promoted to the main squad in August 2015.[3]
On 18 July 2016 Sánchez joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón in Tercera División.[4] After scoring ten goals in only 18 matches (which included braces against CD Praviano and CD Mosconia in October), he made his first team debut on 21 December, replacing Burgui and scoring his team's only goal in a 1–3 loss at SD Eibar for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Sánchez made his La Liga debut on 7 January 2017, again from the bench in a 0–1 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[6] On 7 July he moved to another reserve team, Granada CF in the third division.[7]
In July 2020, he signed for the Rayo Majadahonda of Segunda División, with which he played two seasons with a balance of 57 games and 11 goals.
Surkhon Termez
On July 18, 2022, he signed for Surkhon Termez of the Uzbekistan Super League,[8] with whom he scored 8 goals in 14 games.
AGMK
On January 31, 2023, he signs for AGMK of the Uzbekistan Super League. 1.5-year contract was signed between AGMK and Ruben Sanchez.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 December 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toledo | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Atlético | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 10 | ||
| Granada | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Rayo Majadahonda | 2020–21 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 7 | ||||
| Surkhon Termez | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 8 | ||
| AGMK | 2023 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1[a] | – | 27 | 10 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 105 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 222 | 53 | |||
Notes
- Appearances in AFC Champions League