Josema

José Manuel Sánchez Guillén (born 6 June 1996), commonly known as Josema, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

Josema
Josema with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Sánchez Guillén
Date of birth (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996
Place of birth Lorquí, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2009 ADM Lorquí
2009–2010 Nueva Vanguardia
2010–2015 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Almería B 40 (1)
2016–2017 Almería 0 (0)
2017 → Murcia (loan) 15 (3)
2017–2019 Córdoba 12 (0)
2018 → Sochaux (loan) 12 (1)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 Extremadura 0 (0)
2020–2022 Elche 47 (0)
2022 → Valladolid (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Leganés 25 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.

Club career

Born in Lorquí, Murcia, Josema joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after stints at ADM Lorquí and Nueva Vanguardia CF.[2] On 14 July 2015, he wa promoted to the former's reserves in Segunda División B.[3]

Josema made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, starting in a 0–0 away draw against FC Jumilla.[4] 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.[5]

On 6 September 2016, Josema made his first team debut, starting in a 2–0 Copa del Rey home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[6] The following 11 January, he was loaned to Real Murcia until June.[7]

On 2 July 2017, Josema signed a three-year contract with Córdoba CF, for a fee of €500,000.[8] He made his Segunda División debut on 19 August, starting in a 2–1 home loss against Cádiz CF.[9]

On 20 June 2018, after featuring sparingly, Josema was loaned to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for one year, with a buyout clause.[10] His loan was terminated on 29 December,[11] and he moved to Gimnàstic de Tarragona the following 31 January, also in a temporary deal.[12]

On 15 June 2019, after both his loan and parent club suffered relegation, Josema terminated his contract with Córdoba,[13] and signed for Extremadura UD exactly one month later.[14] The following 17 January, he cut ties with the latter,[15] and moved to fellow second division side Elche CF fourteen days later.[16]

On 2 July 2020, after beginning to feature regularly under Pacheta, agreed to a contract extension until 2022.[17] He contributed with 16 appearances as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.[18]

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.[19] Still a regular starter under new manager Jorge Almirón, he further extended his contract until 2023 on 14 October.[20]

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.[21] On 12 August, he signed a two-year deal with CD Leganés also in the second tier.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almería B 2015–16[23] Segunda División B 361———361
2016–17[24] Tercera División 40———40
Total 401000000401
Almería 2015–16[23] Segunda División 0000——00
2016–17[23] Segunda División 0010——10
Total 0010000010
Murcia (loan) 2016–17[23] Segunda División B 15300—4[lower-alpha 1]0193
Córdoba 2017–18[23] Segunda División 12010——130
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19[23] Ligue 2 1212010—151
Gimnàstic (loan) 2018–19[23] Segunda División 4000——40
Extremadura 2019–20[23] Segunda División 0010——10
Elche 2019–20[23] Segunda División 12000—4[lower-alpha 1]0160
2020–21[23] La Liga 29000——290
2021–22[23] La Liga 6020——80
Total 470200040530
Valladolid (loan) 2021–22[23] Segunda División 50———50
Career total 13557010801515
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. "Josema" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. "Un futbolista ilorcitano, internacional sub-17 con la Selección Española" [An ilorcitano footballer, under-17 international with the Spanish national team] (in Spanish). Murcia.com. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. "El Almería B comienza la pretemporada teniendo como objetivo la permanencia en Segunda B" [Almería B start the pre-season having the permanence in Segunda B as goal] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. "Un Almería B con bajas en sus filas logra puntuar en Jumilla" [An Almería B with unavailable players get a point in Jumilla] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. "El filial cierra la temporada y su andadura en Segunda B en Mérida" [The reserves complete their period in Segunda B in Mérida] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. "Josema, nueva incorporación" [Josema, new addition] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. "Seis fichajes y dos renovaciones para poner caras al nuevo proyecto del CCF" [Six signings and two renewals to start up the new project of CCF] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. "El Cádiz baja al Córdoba de las nubes" [Cádiz down Córdoba from the clouds] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. "Josema, cedido al Sochaux una temporada" [Josema, loaned to Sochaux one season] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. "FC Sochaux: Josema a choisi de retourner en Espagne" [FC Sochaux: Josema chose to return to Spain] (in French). L'Est Républicain. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  12. "Acuerdo con el Nastic para la cesión de Josema" [Agreement with Nastic for the loan of Josema] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. "Josema deja de pertenecer al Córdoba CF" [Josema leaves Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  14. "Josema, fichaje para la defensa" [Josema, signing for the defence] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. "Gracias por tu esfuerzo, Josema" [Thanks for your effort, Josema] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  16. "OFICIAL | Josema, refuerzo para la defensa franjiverde" [OFFICIAL | Josema, addition for the franjiverde defense] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. "OFICIAL | Josema 2022" [OFFICIAL | Josema 2022] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  18. "El giro de 180 grados en la carrera de Josema" [The U-turn in Josema's career] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. "La Real no perdona a un Elche todavía en construcción" [Real have no mercy of an Elche under construction] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  20. "Josema renueva hasta 2023 con el Elche CF" [Josema renews until 2023 with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  21. "OFICIAL | Acuerdo con el Real Valladolid para la cesión de Josema" [OFFICIAL | Agreement with Real Valladolid for the loan of Josema] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  22. "El C.D. Leganés incorpora a Josema Sánchez para reforzar su defensa" [C.D. Leganés sign Josema Sánchez to bolster their defense] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  23. Josema at BDFutbol
  24. Josema at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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