Javi

Sánchez

CB Arouca #5

Centre-Back – Defender

Javi Sánchez

Arouca Primeira Liga

Top 6% of centre-backs in the world
#166 centre-back aged 26–29
Top 28% in the Primeira Liga

Date of birth / Age: 14 Mar 1997 (29)
Citizenship: Spain
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.89 m / 84 kg
Main position: Centre-Back
Contract until: 2027

Benchmarks

centre-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#462

centre-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#166

among centre-backs aged 26–29

In his league

72%

of Primeira Liga centre-backs rank below him

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 17
StartsStarting eleven: 16
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 1
YellowYellow cards: 6
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,279

Starting eleven94%

16 of 17 appearances

Minutes played1,279

75 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

138 matches · since 2018/19

DMCB

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	137	5	1
Defensive Midfield	1	0	0

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Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Arouca	4	4	0	0	2	0	0	365
2025/2625/26	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	Arouca	15	15	0	1	6	0	0	1,229
2025/2625/26	Segunda DivisiónSegunda División	Real Valladolid	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	50
2024/2524/25	La LigaLa Liga	Real Valladolid	25	25	2	0	6	0	0	2,030
2024/2524/25	Copa del ReyCopa del Rey	Real Valladolid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	56
2023/2423/24	Segunda DivisiónSegunda División	Real Valladolid	6	6	0	0	2	0	0	468
2022/2322/23	La LigaLa Liga	Real Valladolid	32	28	1	0	11	0	0	2,392
2022/2322/23	Copa del ReyCopa del Rey	Real Valladolid	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	170
2021/2221/22	Segunda DivisiónSegunda División	Real Valladolid	28	24	2	0	10	0	0	2,066
2020/2120/21	La LigaLa Liga	Real Valladolid	16	11	0	0	3	0	0	921
2020/2120/21	Copa del ReyCopa del Rey	Real Valladolid	2	1	0	–	1	–	0	140
2019/2019/20	La LigaLa Liga	Real Valladolid	8	6	0	0	1	0	0	496
2019/2019/20	Copa del ReyCopa del Rey	Real Valladolid	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2018/1918/19	Segunda BSegunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	26	26	3	–	11	–	0	2,287
2018/1918/19	La LigaLa Liga	Real Madrid	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	46
20182018	International Champions CupInternational Champions Cup	Real Madrid	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	212
2018/1918/19	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	Real Madrid	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	123
2018/1918/19	Copa del ReyCopa del Rey	Real Madrid	2	2	1	–	1	–	0	180
2017/1817/18	Segunda BSegunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	14	12	3	–	1	–	0	1,260
2016/1716/17	Segunda BSegunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	13	13	2	–	3	–	1	1,103
2015/1615/16	Segunda BSegunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	26
2015/1615/16	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Real Madrid U19	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	450
2014/1514/15	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Real Madrid U19	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	211

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			212	188	14	1^*	61	0^*	1	16,371

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
La Liga	82	3	0
Segunda B	54	8	–
Segunda División	36	2	0
Primeira Liga	19	0	1
Copa del Rey	8	1	–
UEFA Youth League	8	0	–
International Champions Cup	3	0	–
UEFA Champions League	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Transfer Real Valladolid Arouca Transfer
Jul 2020 Jul 2020 · Transfer Real Madrid Real Valladolid Transfer
Jun 2020 Jun 2020 · Back from Loan Real Valladolid Real Madrid Back from Loan
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Loan Real Madrid Real Valladolid Loan Loan
Jul 2014 Jul 2014 · Free Transfer – Real Madrid Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Arouca 2025–2027 19 0
Real Valladolid 2019–2026 123 5
Real Madrid Castilla 2015–2019 54 8
Real Madrid 2018 8 1
Real Madrid U19 2014–2016 8 0

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