| Álex Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Alejandro Sánchez López |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | El Salvador |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Zaragoza |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 23 |
| Years2: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps2: | 79 |
| Goals2: | 42 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps5: | 100 |
| Goals5: | 34 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs7: | → Tudelano (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2017 |
| Caps9: | 10 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps10: | 44 |
| Goals10: | 34 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps11: | 18 |
| Goals11: | 5 |
| Years12: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps12: | 46 |
| Goals12: | 23 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Caps13: | 17 |
| Goals13: | 7 |
| Years14: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps14: | 22 |
| Goals14: | 19 |
| Club-Update: | 19:00, 12 April 2024 (UTC) |
Alejandro 'Álex' Sánchez López (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker.
He came to fame in 2009, when he became the first player to appear in a professional game with just one hand whilst representing Real Zaragoza.[1]
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Sánchez started his football career with local Colegio Jesús-María El Salvador, joining Real Zaragoza's youth system aged 15. In 2008, he began playing as a senior in both the national and regional leagues, with its B and C teams.[2]
On 8 November 2009, Sánchez made his professional debut for the club, playing 20 minutes in the 3–1 La Liga away loss against Valencia CF after having come on as a substitute for Ángel Lafita.[3] He became the first player to appear in a professional game with only one hand,[1] but continued to be mainly registered with the reserves, however.
Sánchez rejected the offer to continue playing with Zaragoza B in mid-June 2011,[4] going on to resume his career in the Segunda División B with CD Teruel[5] and CD Tudelano.[6] On 2 July 2015, after scoring 15 goals the previous campaign, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CA Osasuna.[7]
In January 2018, after representing in quick succession Tudelano (two spells)[8] and Osasuna's second team,[9] the 28-year-old Sánchez moved abroad for the first time and joined Sydney Olympic FC in the Australian National Premier Leagues NSW.[10]
Sánchez subsequently competed in the Spanish lower leagues, with Tudelano,[11] SD Ejea and Utebo FC.[12] He went abroad again in July 2023, signing for I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC.[13] On 5 November, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win over NEROCA FC.[14] He added a hat-trick four days later, as the hosts defeated Rajasthan United FC 5–0.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Universidad Zaragoza | 2008–09 | Regional Preferente | 23 | 23 | — | — | 23 | 23 | |||
| Zaragoza B | 2008–09 | Tercera División | 79 | 42 | — | — | 79 | 42 | |||
| 2009–10 | |||||||||||
| 2010–11 | |||||||||||
| Total | 79 | 42 | 0 | 0 | — | 79 | 42 | ||||
| Zaragoza | 2009–10 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Teruel | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Tudelano | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 32 | 10 | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 37 | 15 | — | — | 37 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 34 | 2 | 0 | — | 102 | 34 | ||||
| Osasuna | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Tudelano (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Osasuna B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 19 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| Tudelano | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||
| Sydney Olympic | 2018[16] | NSW NPL1 | 24 | 21 | — | — | 24 | 21 | |||
| 2019[17] | NSW NPL1 | 20 | 13 | — | — | 20 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 34 | — | — | 44 | 34 | |||||
| Tudelano | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||||
| Ejea | 2021–22 | Segunda RFEF | 32 | 13 | — | — | 32 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación | 14 | 10 | — | — | 14 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 23 | — | — | 46 | 23 | |||||
| Utebo | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 17 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | |||
| Gokulam Kerala | I-League | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 419 | 202 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 203 | |||
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