Manu Sánchez (footballer, born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is García.
Manu Sánchez
Sánchez with Castellón in 2024
Personal information
Full name Manuel Sánchez García
Date of birth (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996
Place of birth Osuna, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ceuta
Youth career
2005–2013 Sevilla
2013–2014 Osuna Bote
2014–2015 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Osuna Bote 19 (8)
2014–2017 Cádiz B 83 (3)
2015–2019 Cádiz 1 (0)
2017–2018 → El Ejido (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Sevilla B (loan) 28 (3)
2019–2020 Tondela 0 (0)
2020 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 Rayo Majadahonda 13 (0)
2021–2022 Unionistas 28 (0)
2022–2024 Castellón 71 (15)
2024–2025 Górnik Zabrze 10 (1)
2025 Levante 5 (0)
2025– Ceuta 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2025

Manuel "Manu" Sánchez García (born 24 March 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for AD Ceuta FC. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Osuna, Seville, Andalusia, Sánchez joined Cádiz CF's youth sides in 2014, after making his senior debut with hometown side Osuna Bote Club in the Primera Andaluza. Initially a member of the Juvenil squad, he featured with the reserves in Tercera División before making his debut with the main squad on 17 May 2015, starting in a 3–0 Segunda División B away loss to Arroyo CP.[1]

On 28 June 2017, Sánchez renewed his contract until 2019 and was loaned to third division side CD El Ejido, for one year.[2] The following 9 January, he returned to the Limoneros and was assigned back at the B's.[3]

On 14 July 2018, Sánchez further extended his link with Cádiz until 2020, and agreed to a one-year loan deal with Sevilla Atlético.[4] On 2 July of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side CD Tondela.[5]

Shortly after arriving, Sánchez broke his left clavicle during a friendly match,[6] and left the side without making a single appearance on 22 January 2020, to join CF Rayo Majadahonda on loan back in his home country.[7] On 15 September, he terminated his link with Tondela,[8] and signed a permanent deal with the Majariegos the following day.[9]

On 11 July 2021, Sánchez agreed to a contract with Primera División RFEF side Unionistas de Salamanca CF.[10] Roughly one year later, he signed a two-year deal with fellow league team CD Castellón.[11]

On 12 September 2023, Sánchez extended his link with the Orelluts for a further season.[12] He finished the 2023–24 season with a career-best eight goals, helping the club to achieve promotion to Segunda División after a ten-year absence.

On 20 June 2024, Sánchez joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a two-year contract.[13] He made his professional debut on 21 July, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Lech Poznań, and scored his first goal five days later, netting the opener in a 2–2 draw at Puszcza Niepołomice.

On 28 January 2025, Sánchez returned to Spain after agreeing to an 18-month deal with Levante UD in the second division.[14][15] Rarely used as they achieved promotion to La Liga as champions, he terminated his link with the club on 5 July,[16] and joined AD Ceuta FC on a two-year contract just hours later.[17]

Honours

Levante

References

  1. ^ "Hasta cinco canteranos debutaron en Arroyo" [Up to five youth players made their debut in Arroyo] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Manu Sánchez se marcha cedido a El Ejido" [Manu Sánchez moves out on loan to El Ejido] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Manu Sánchez regresa para reforzar al filial" [Manu Sánchez returns to bolster the reserves] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Manu Sánchez renueva y se marcha cedido al Sevilla Atlético" [Manu Sánchez renews and moves out on loan to Sevilla Atlético] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Manu Sánchez reforça defesa do Tondela" [Manu Sánchez bolsters the defense of Tondela] (in Portuguese). Record. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Manu Sánchez fratura clavícula esquerda e desfalca Tondela durante um mês" [Manu Sánchez fractures left clavicle and will be an absence of Tondela for a month] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Tondela cede Manu Sánchez ao espanhol Rayo Majadahonda" [Tondela loan Manu Sánchez to Spanish Rayo Majadahonda] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Manu Sánchez rescinde com o Tondela" [Manu Sánchez rescinds with Tondela] (in Portuguese). Record. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Manu Sánchez regresa al Rayo Majadahonda" [Manu Sánchez returns to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Manu Sánchez, séptimo refuerzo de Unionistas de Salamanca para esta temporada" [Manu Sánchez, seventh addition of Unionistas de Salamanca for this season] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  11. ^ "FICHAJE: Manu Sánchez, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [SIGNING: Manu Sánchez, new player of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Manu Sánchez y Dalco serán albinegros hasta 2025" [Manu Sánchez and Dalco will be white-and-black until 2025] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Transferowa ofensywa! Trzech nowych piłkarzy w Górniku" [Transfer offensive! Three new players at Górnik] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Manu Sánchez odchodzi z Górnika Zabrze" [Manu Sánchez leaves Górnik Zabrze] (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Manu Sánchez se convierte en jugador del Levante UD" [Manu Sánchez becomes a Levante UD player] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  16. ^ "El Levante UD y Manu Sánchez separan sus caminos" [Levante UD and Manu Sánchez split ways] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Manu Sánchez, nuevo refuerzo procedente del Levante UD" [Manu Sánchez, new addition coming from Levante UD] (in Spanish). AD Ceuta FC. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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