Manu Sánchez (footballer, born 2000)
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| Full name | Manuel Sánchez de la Peña | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Celta | |||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Cornellà | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Atlético Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Madrid B | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | → Osasuna (loan) | 80 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Celta | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Spain U21 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Manuel "Manu" Sánchez de la Peña (born 24 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Celta.
Club career[edit]
Sánchez was born in Madrid, and joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2014,[1] from UE Cornellà.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 March 2019, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División B away win against Salamanca CF UDS.[3]
On 30 August 2019, Sánchez renewed his contract with Atleti until 2023.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 14 December, starting in a 2–0 home defeat of CA Osasuna.[5]
On 7 September 2020, Sánchez further extended his contract until 2025.[6] The following 11 January, he moved to fellow top tier side Osasuna on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]
On 17 August 2021, Sánchez returned to Osasuna on loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[8] On 27 July 2022, the loan was extended for an additional year.[9]
On 3 July 2023, Sánchez signed a five-year contract with RC Celta de Vigo also in the top tier.[10]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played on 28 May 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 23 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2019–20 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Osasuna (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 114 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References[edit]
- ^ "Manu Sánchez debutó ante Osasuna" [Manu Sánchez debuted against Osasuna] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Manu Sánchez, el sueño de un atlético desde la cuna" [Manu Sánchez, the dream of an atlético from the core] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "El Atlético de Madrid le saca los colores al Salamanca UDS (0–2)" [Atlético Madrid unsettle Salamanca UDS (0–2)] (in Spanish). Salamanca RTV al Día. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Manu Sánchez renueva hasta 2023" [Manu Sánchez renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "El Atleti vuelve al gol" [Atleti return to goalscoring ways] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Manu Sánchez renueva hasta 2025" [Manu Sánchez renews until 2025] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo con Osasuna para la cesión de Manu Sánchez" [Agreement with Osasuna for the loan of Manu Sánchez] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Manu Sánchez regresa a Osasuna en calidad de cedido" [Manu Sánchez returns to Osasuna on loan] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Agreement with Osasuna for the loan of Manu Sánchez" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Manu Sánchez, juventud, fiabilidad y talento para la defensa del RC Celta hasta el año 2028" [Manu Sánchez, youth, reliability and talent for the defense of RC Celta until 2028] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Manu Sánchez at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Manu Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Manu Sánchez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)