Carlos Sánchez Jiménez (born 19 April 2001) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. History On 4 August 1993, th ...

Club career

Born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

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, Sánchez played youth football with hometown side

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

. On 14 October 2020, after finishing his formation, he signed for

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side CE Andratx. Sánchez was a regular starter during the season, as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División RFEF. On 22 June 2022, after suffering relegation, he moved to

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

and was initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. Sánchez made his first team debut for the ''Efesé'' on 14 January 2023, starting in a 0–0

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home draw against

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

. On 19 June 2024, Sánchez signed for

also in the fourth division.

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* * * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players FC Cartagena B players FC Cartagena footballers CE Andratx footballers Orihuela CF players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-bio-stub