José Manuel Sánchez Guillén (born 6 June 1996), commonly known as Josema, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in

Lorquí Lorquí is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It has a population of 6,493 (2006) and an area of 15 km2 . Demographics The population of Lorquí has more than quadrupled since 1900 and continues to grow at a fast ...

, Murcia, Josema joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after stints at ADM Lorquí and Nueva Vanguardia CF. On 14 July 2015, he wa promoted to the former's reserves in

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 ...

. Josema made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

FC Jumilla Fútbol Club Jumilla was a Spanish football team based in Jumilla, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2011, it played in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de La Hoya''. Between 2016 and ...

. He scored his first goal on 15 May of the following year, netting his team's third in a 3–3 draw at Mérida AD, as his side was already relegated. On 6 September 2016, Josema made his first team debut, starting in a 2–0 Copa del Rey home loss against Rayo Vallecano. The following 11 January, he was loaned to Real Murcia until June. On 2 July 2017, Josema signed a three-year contract with

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

, for a fee of €500,000. He made his

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

debut on 19 August, starting in a 2–1 home loss against

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

. On 20 June 2018, after featuring sparingly, Josema was loaned to

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side

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

for one year, with a buyout clause. His loan was terminated on 29 December, and he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona the following 31 January, also in a temporary deal. On 15 June 2019, after both his loan and parent club suffered relegation, Josema terminated his contract with Córdoba, and signed for Extremadura UD exactly one month later. The following 17 January, he cut ties with the latter, and moved to fellow second division side Elche CF fourteen days later. On 2 July 2020, after beginning to feature regularly under Pacheta, agreed to a contract extension until 2022. He contributed with 16 appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga. Josema made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 26 September 2020, starting in a 3–0 home loss against

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

. Still a regular starter under new manager Jorge Almirón, he further extended his contract until 2023 on 14 October. Josema lost his starting spot to new signing Enzo Roco in 2021, and was loaned to second division side Real Valladolid for the remainder of the season on 26 January 2022. On 12 August, he signed a two-year deal with

also in the second tier.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Josema 1996 births Living people Footballers from the Region of Murcia Spanish footballers Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UD Almería B players UD Almería players Real Murcia players Córdoba CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Extremadura UD footballers Elche CF players Real Valladolid players CD Leganés players Ligue 2 players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Spain youth international footballers