Jesús Cañizares Sánchez (born 21 April 1992), best known as Cañi, 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 for

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo S. A. D. is a Spanish association football, football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in . History Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created b ...

as an

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Club career

Born in As Pontes, Cañi was a youth product of local CD As Pontes. He made his debuts as a senior in 2011–12 season, representing the side in

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 ...

. On 21 May 2013 he signed a two-year deal with

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level. Cañi made his official debut for the

Galicians Galicians ( or ''pobo galego''; ) are an ethnic group primarily residing in Galicia, northwest Iberian Peninsula. Historical emigration resulted in populations in other parts of Spain, Europe, and the Americas. Galicians possess distinct cu ...

' first team on 12 September 2013, starting in a 2–2 away draw against

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

, for the season's Copa del Rey.El Dépor se venga del Córdoba desde el punto de penalti (Depor gets revenge of Córdoba from the penalty spot)
Marca, 12 September 2013

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* * 1992 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Tercera División players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players Footballers from As Pontes de García Rodríguez 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub