Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 1989)

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.Debuta Álex Sánchez, el primer jugador sin mano (Debut of Álex Sánchez, first player without hand) ; Marca, 9 November 2009 (in Spanish)

Club career 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.Álex Sánchez, delantero del filial que debutó en el primer equipo, deja el club (Álex Sánchez, reserves forward who made debut with the first team, leaves the club) ; El Periódico de Aragón, 30 May 2011 (in Spanish)

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.Villa inspires Valencia win ; ESPN Soccernet, 8 November 2009 He became the first player to appear in a professional game with only one hand, but continued to be mainly registered with the reserves, however.

Sánchez rejected the offer to continue playing with Zaragoza B in mid-June 2011,Álex Sánchez rechaza la oferta para seguir en el filial (Álex Sánchez rejects offer to continue with reserves) ; El Periódico de Aragón, 14 June 2011 (in Spanish) going on to resume his career in the Segunda División B with CD TeruelEl CD Teruel realiza dos nuevos fichajes (CD Teruel complete two new signings) ; CD Teruel, 15 July 2011 (in Spanish) and CD Tudelano.Fichajes 2012/2013 (2012/2013 signings) ; CD Tudelano, 13 July 2012 (in Spanish) On 2 July 2015, after scoring 15 goals the previous campaign, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CA Osasuna.Álex Sánchez, segundo fichaje de Osasuna (Álex Sánchez, second signing of Osasuna) ; CA Osasuna, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)

In January 2018, after representing in quick succession Tudelano (two spells)El delantero zaragozano regresa al C.D. Tudelano procedente de C.A. Osasuna B (Zaragoza-born forward returns to C.D. Tudelano from C.A. Osasuna B) ; CD Tudelano, 11 July 2017 (in Spanish) and Osasuna's second team,Álex Sánchez jugará en el Promesas (Álex Sánchez will play in Promesas) ; Diario de Navarra, 1 September 2016 (in Spanish) the 28-year-old Sánchez moved abroad for the first time and joined Sydney Olympic FC in the Australian National Premier Leagues NSW.Meet the former La Liga striker who gave Spain's top leagues away for NPL move) ; The World Game, 8 September 2018

Sánchez subsequently competed in the Spanish lower leagues, with Tudelano,El delantero Álex Sánchez vuelve al Tudelano (Forward Álex Sánchez returns to Tudelano) ; Noticias de Navarra, 24 January 2020 (in Spanish) SD Ejea and Utebo FC.Álex Sánchez, el nombre del gol (Álex Sánchez, the name of the goal) ; Heraldo de Aragón, 17 May 2023 (in Spanish) He went abroad again in July 2023, signing for I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC.Gokulam Kerala turn to one-handed striker Alex Sanchez) ; The Times of India, 31 July 2023 On 5 November, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win over NEROCA FC.I-League 2023–24: Gokulam Kerala FC hit four past NEROCA FC ; News18 India, 6 November 2023 He added a hat-trick four days later, as the hosts defeated Rajasthan United FC 5–0.Gokulam Kerala ride on Alex’s treble to dismantle Rajasthan United ; I-League, 9 November 2023

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUniversidad Zaragoza2008–09Regional Preferente2323——2323Zaragoza B2008–09Tercera División7942——79422009–102010–11Total794200—7942Zaragoza2009–10La Liga30——30Teruel2011–12Segunda División B255——255 Tudelano2012–13Segunda División B3210——32102013–14Segunda División B31920—3392014–15Segunda División B3715——3715Total1003420—10234Osasuna2015–16Segunda División4010—50Tudelano (loan)2015–16Segunda División B101——101Osasuna B2016–17Segunda División B196——196Tudelano2017–18Segunda División B104——104 Sydney Olympic2018NSW NPL12421——24212019NSW NPL12013——2013Total4434——4434 Tudelano2019–20Segunda División B61——612020–21Segunda División B124——124Total185—— 185 Ejea2021–22Segunda RFEF3213——32132022–23Tercera Federación1410——1410Total4623—— 4623Utebo2022–23Segunda Federación177——177Gokulam KeralaI-League221961—2820Career total4192029100428203

Honours Individual I-League top scorer: 2023–24 (19 goals)

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