Diego Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Diego Sánchez Pérez
Date of birth (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 16
Youth career
2011–2021 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Sporting B 42 (2)
2022– Sporting Gijón 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Diego Sánchez Pérez (born 18 July 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Sánchez joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2011, aged eight.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 February 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against CD Lealtad.[2]

Sánchez scored his first senior goal on 16 May 2021, netting the B's third in a 3–1 home win over CD Guijuelo, as both sides were already relegated.[3] On 23 July, he renewed his contract for a further two seasons, being definitely assigned to the reserve side.[4]

Sánchez made his first team debut on 29 May 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Pablo García in a 0–1 home loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.[5][6] The following 16 February, he renewed his contract until 2027 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Toda una vida dedicada a Mareo" [A life dedicated to Mareo] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "El Lealtad trunca la racha del Sporting B" [Lealtad end the good form of Sporting B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Una gran victoria para cerrar el año en Mareo" [A great victory to end the year in Mareo] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "El Sporting renueva a Diego Sánchez" [Sporting renew Diego Sánchez] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Las Palmas cumple 'en casa' y estará en los 'playoffs'" [Las Palmas do their job 'at home' and will be in the 'play-offs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Se acabó el suplicio" [The supplication is over] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Diego Sánchez, rojiblanco hasta 2027" [Diego Sánchez, red-and-white until 2027] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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