Jordi Sánchez Ribas (born 11 November 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

Career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sánchez represented UA Horta, CF Damm and

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with ...

as a youth. He made his first team debut for the latter on 12 May 2013, playing the last 28 minutes in a 1–3

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away loss against

CD Olímpic de Xàtiva Club Deportivo Olímpic de Xàtiva is a Spanish football team based in Xàtiva, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1932 it currently plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Campo de Futbol La Murta. History Football in Xàtiv ...

. Sánchez scored his first senior goal on 6 October 2013, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against the same opponent. The following 13 January, he was loaned to Tercera División side

CD Masnou Club Deportiu Masnou is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in El Masnou, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1920 it plays in the regional Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Catalonia, Segona Catalana, ...

until June. In January 2015, Sánchez signed for

UE Vilassar de Mar Unió Esportiva Vilassar de Mar is a Spanish football club based in Vilassar de Mar, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1923 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at ''Estadi Municipal X ...

six months after joining Masnou permanently. On 11 June of that year, he joined

AE Prat Associació Esportiva Prat is a Spanish football team based in El Prat de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1945 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at ''Estadi Sagnier'', with a 500-s ...

still in the fourth division. On 5 July 2016, Sánchez moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves in the third division. On 21 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with

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side

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. Sánchez made his professional debut on 13 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for

Borja Viguera Borja Viguera Manzanares (born 26 March 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He achieved totals of 51 games and three goals in La Liga for Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Sporting de Gijón. He also made 100 Seg ...

in a 1–2 home loss against Sporting de Gijón, for the season's Copa del Rey. He scored his first professional goal on 23 December, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón. On 31 January 2019, Sánchez was loaned to third division side UD Ibiza until June. On 12 July he returned to Valencia's reserves, now in a temporary deal. On 27 August 2020, Sánchez agreed to a two-year contract with second division newcomers CD Castellón. The following 29 January, he moved to third tier side UCAM Murcia CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign. On 21 June 2021, he signed for Albacete of the RFEF First Division. On 11 June 2022, Albacete Balompié would achieve promotion to the

, after a 1–2 play-off final win against Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor Stadium, thanks to Jordi's goal in extra time. On 2 July 2022, Sánchez signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź. On 13 July 2024, Sánchez joined Japanese

club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Jordi 1994 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ekstraklasa players CF Badalona players CD Masnou players AE Prat players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers CD Numancia players UD Ibiza players CD Castellón footballers UCAM Murcia CF players Albacete Balompié players Widzew Łódź players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players category:J1 League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan