Rubén Sánchez (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén Sánchez Pérez-Cejuela | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sonseca, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AGMK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Diana | |||
| 2009–2010 | Toledo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sonseca | ||
| 2011–2013 | Toledo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Toledo | 29 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Sporting Gijón | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Atlético | 25 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | Granada | 47 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Rayo Majadahonda | 57 | (10) |
| 2022 | Surkhon Termez | 12 | (8) |
| 2023– | AGMK | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Rubén Sánchez Pérez-Cejuela (born 25 November 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Uzbekistan Super League club AGMK as a forward.
Club career[edit]
Born in Sonseca, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Sánchez graduated from CD Toledo's youth setup, after stints at AD Diana and CD Sonseca.[1] After appearing with the former's reserve team, he made his first team debut on 25 August 2013 by coming on as a substitute for Rufino in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against UB Conquense.
Sánchez scored his first and only goal for Toledo on 1 September 2013, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against SD Huesca. The following 25 July, he renewed his contract until 2017, but remained assigned to the B-side;[2] he was only promoted to the main squad in August 2015.[3]
On 18 July 2016 Sánchez joined another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón in Tercera División.[4] After scoring ten goals in only 18 matches (which included braces against CD Praviano and CD Mosconia in October), he made his first team debut on 21 December, replacing Burgui and scoring his team's only in a 1–3 loss at SD Eibar for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Sánchez made his La Liga debut on 7 January 2017, again from the bench in a 0–1 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[6] On 7 July he moved to another reserve team, Granada CF in the third division.[7]
In July 2020, he signed for the Rayo Majadahonda of Segunda División, with which he played two seasons with a balance of 57 games and 11 goals.
Surkhon Termez[edit]
On July 18, 2022, he signed for Surkhon Termez of the Uzbekistan Super League,[8] with whom he scored 8 goals in 14 games.
AGMK[edit]
On January 31, 2023, he signs for AGMK of the Uzbekistan Super League. 1.5-year contract was signed between AGMK and Ruben Sanchez.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 27 August 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toledo | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Sporting Gijón | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Atlético | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 10 | ||
| Granada | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 6 | ||||
| Rayo Majadahonda | 2020–21 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 7 | ||||
| Surkhon Termez | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 8 | ||
| AGMK | 2023 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1[a] | – | 18 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 198 | 46 | |||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
References[edit]
- ^ "Rubén Sánchez: "¿Un futbolista? Crecí con los goles de Fernando Morientes…"" [Rubén Sánchez: "A footballer? I grew up with the goals of Fernando Morientes..."] (in Spanish). En Castilla-La Mancha. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Rubén será jugador verde los próximos tres años" [Rubén will be a green player the following three years] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Toledo. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "El Toledo ofrece renovar a Rubén Sánchez" [Toledo offer renewal to Rubén Sánchez] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Rubén Sánchez, nuevo jugador del filial" [Rubén Sánchez, new player of the reserves] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "El Sporting se despide en su noche de la marmota" [Sporting say goodbye in their groundhog night] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Viera enloquece al Sporting y El Zhar lo remata" [Viera maddens Sporting and El Zhar hits it] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Rubén deja Mareo para fichar por el Granada" [Rubén leaves Mareo to sign for Granada] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Rubén Sánchez ficha por el Sukhon Termez de Uzbekistán" (in Spanish). latribunadetoledo.es. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ruben Sánchez is a player of AGMK" (in Uzbek). championat.asia. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Rubén Sánchez at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Rubén Sánchez at BDFutbol
- Fútbol Manchego profile (in Spanish)
- Rubén Sánchez at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Toledo
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Castile and León
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- CD Toledo players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Club Recreativo Granada players
- CF Rayo Majadahonda players
- FC Surkhon Termez players
- FC AGMK players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan