José "Pepe" Sánchez (born 19 January 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a central defender for UD Ibiza.

Club career

Born in Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Sánchez joined Granada CF's youth setup in 2016, after representing Real Jaén and Linares CF 2011. On 4 April 2019, while still a youth, he renewed his contract for two seasons. Sánchez made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 November 2019, starting in a 2–1

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away win against Recreativo de Huelva. He made his first team debut on 17 December, starting in a 3–2 away success over CE L'Hospitalet, for the season's Copa del Rey. On 28 May 2020, Sánchez renewed his contract with the ''Nazaríes'' for a further campaign. He first appeared in the UEFA Europa League on 5 November by playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win against AC Omonia, and completed a trio of debuts three days later by starting in a 0–2 La Liga away loss against

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. On 27 January 2023, Sánchez was loaned to

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side Deportivo de La Coruña for the remainder of the season. On 26 July, he moved to fellow third division side UD Ibiza on a two-year contract.

Honours

Granada *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Pepe 2000 births Living people People from Linares, Jaén Footballers from the Province of Jaén (Spain) Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Club Recreativo Granada players Granada CF footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players UD Ibiza players