Jaume Doménech Sánchez (; born 5 November 1990) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He made 122 competitive appearances for

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in a decade, being mainly been used as back-up. He won the 2018–19 Copa del Rey with the club.

Club career

Born in Almenara, Castellón,

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, Doménech played youth football with

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

. He represented their C team after being loaned to

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for one year. In the summer of 2013, after brief spells with CD El Palo and

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, Doménech signed for

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, and was assigned to the reserves in the

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. In both of his seasons, the side narrowly avoided relegation with him as first choice. Doménech was promoted to the main squad for the 2015–16 campaign by manager

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. On 12 September, profiting from injuries to both Diego Alves and

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, he played his first match in

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, a 1–0 away win against

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where he put in a

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performance. The following day, the club announced he had renewed his contract until 2018. Doménech was backup to another Brazilian, Neto, in 2017–18. He started in the team's semi-final run in the

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, notably saving two penalties in the

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against

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in the quarter-finals. In the following edition of the tournament he appeared in every game for the winners, including the 2–1 victory over

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in the final. On 18 May 2019, he made a rare league appearance on the last day of the season away to

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, keeping a

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in a 2–0 win to

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for the

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. Doménech signed new contracts in September 2016 and November 2019, tying him to Valencia until 2023 and enacting a

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50 million. In the summer of 2020, the club wanted to offload his competitor

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due to financial problems but this never transpired; nonetheless, in the ensuing season he played the majority of league games for the first time due to the Dutchman's injuries. Third-choice to new signing Giorgi Mamardashvili and Cillessen during the 2021–22 campaign, Doménech became a backup after the latter left, but suffered a serious

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injury on 8 September 2022. The following day, he further extended his contract until 2025. Doménech left the

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in June 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Valencia *

: 2018–19

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Domenech, Jaume 1990 births Living people People from Plana Baixa 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Castellón Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF C players El Palo FC players Huracán Valencia CF players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players