Antonio Sánchez Navarro (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Palma, Majorca,

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, Sánchez represented

as a youth. In August 2016, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera División side

UD Poblense Unión Deportiva Poblense is a Spanish football team based in Sa Pobla, Majorca, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1935, it plays in Tercera División - Group 11. Team colours are shirt with blue and red vertical st ...

for one year. Sánchez made his senior debut on 20 August 2016, starting in a 3–1 away win against

UD Rotlet Molinar Unión Deportiva Rotlet Molinar is a Spanish football team based in the town of Palma de Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1986, they play in , holding home matches at ''Camp de Futbol Municipal de Rotlet-Mo ...

. He scored his first goal on 29 October in a 2–1 win at

CF Platges de Calvià Club de Fútbol Platges de Calvià, previously known as Club Deportivo Montuiri, is a football team based in Calvià, Balearic Islands. Founded in 1942, the team plays in Tercera División – Group 11, holding home games at the '' Poliesportiu M ...

, and scored a brace in a 6–2 home routing of Rotlet on 17 December. Sánchez returned to Mallorca in July 2017, being assigned to the reserves now also in the fourth division. The following 7 March, he renewed his contract until 2020, and joined

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

side Barakaldo CF on loan on 17 July 2018. On 30 August 2019, Sánchez joined

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side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

on a one-year loan deal. He made his professional debut on 8 September, starting in a 2–1 home win against

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

. Sánchez scored his first professional goal on 14 December 2019, netting the second in a 2–0 home defeat of SD Huesca. Upon returning to the ''Bermellones'' the following August, he became a regular starter and scored three goals in 35 league appearances as the club achieved promotion to La Liga. Sánchez made his top tier debut on 22 September 2021, replacing

Aleix Febas Aleix Febas Pérez (; born 2 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Elche CF. Club career Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Febas joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2009 at the age of 13, from UE Lle ...

in a 1–6 away loss against

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. His first goal in the category occurred on 27 October, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Sevilla FC.

Career statistics

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References

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at the RCD Mallorca website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Antonio 1997 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players UD Poblense players Barakaldo CF footballers RCD Mallorca players CD Mirandés footballers