Ricard Sánchez Sendra (born 22 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Granada CF.[1]
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| Full name | Ricard Sánchez Sendra | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Spain | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Granada | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Sant Jaume dels Domenys | ||||||||||||||||
| Gimnàstic | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | Granada | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Lugo (loan) | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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]
Sánchez is a former Spanish youth international. He was part of Spanish squad which won 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
Spain U19
Granada CF – current squad | |
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