Ricard Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Ricard Sánchez Sendra
Date of birth (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000
Place of birth Sant Jaume dels Domenys, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 12
Youth career
Sant Jaume dels Domenys
2009–2013 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 50 (5)
2021–2022 → Lugo (loan) 31 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Spain U19 9 (0)
2022 Spain U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2019 Armenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023

Ricard Sánchez Sendra (born 22 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Granada.[1]

Club career

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]

International career

Sánchez is a former Spanish youth international. He was part of Spanish squad which won 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2022.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2018–19 Segunda División B 130——00130
2019–20 242——1[lower-alpha 1]0252
2020–21 241———130
Total 613——10623
Atlético Madrid 2020–21 La Liga 102100—31
CD Lugo 2021–22 Segunda División 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
Granada CF 2022–23 Segunda División 20 1 2 1 — — 22 2
Career total 11355200101197
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B promotion play-offs

Honours

Club

Granada

International

Spain U19

References

  1. 1 2 Ricard Sánchez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Ricard Sánchez hace autocrítica después de su expulsión ante el Cornellà" [Ricard Sánchez makes self-criticism after his dismissal against Cornellà] (in Spanish). Sport. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ricard, el sorprendente pichichi que quiere volver a levantar la Copa" [Ricard, the unexpected pichichi who wants to lift the Cup again] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ricard y Sanabria debutaron con el primer equipo" [Ricard and Sanabria debuted with the first team] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Atletico Madrid vs. Levante - 20 February 2021". Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ricard Sánchez, un lateral de futuro para el carril diestro" [Ricard Sánchez, a full-back for the future for the right flank] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Esta es la lista definitiva de convocados de España para el Campeonato de Europa Sub-19 de Armenia". Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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