Juan Carlos Sánchez Martínez (born 27 July 1987), known as Juan Carlos, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career Born in Calvià, Balearic Islands, Juan Carlos was a product of Villarreal CF's youth academy. He made his debut for the first team on 13 April 2008 in a 1–0 loss away loss against UD Almería, subbing in for sent off Diego López in the 18th minute.Almeria 1–0 Villarreal ; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2008 Previously, he was the undisputed starter for the reserves for three full seasons, starting in all the games he appeared in, including in 2008–09 as they promoted to Segunda División for the first time ever.
Juan Carlos was third choice behind López and Sebastián Viera during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 campaigns in La Liga. In 2010–11 he was promoted to backup, but still did not manage to play any league matches.
On 12 July 2011, Juan Carlos was loaned to Valencian Community neighbours Elche CF in the second tier.Juan Carlos llega cedido por el Villarreal (Juan Carlos arrives on loan from Villarreal); Marca, 12 July 2011 (in Spanish) He severed his ties with Villarreal on 9 July 2015,Juan Carlos se desvincula del Villarreal CF (Juan Carlos cuts ties with Villarreal CF) ; Villarreal CF, 9 July 2015 (in Spanish) and joined Albacete Balompié on a two-year contract the following day.Juan Carlos, exportero del Villarreal, ya es nuevo jugador del Albacete (Juan Carlos, former goalkeeper of Villarreal, is already a new player of Albacete); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 2015 (in Spanish)
On 8 July 2016, after Alba's relegation, Juan Carlos signed a two-year deal with Real Oviedo also in division two.Juan Carlos, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Juan Carlos, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 8 July 2016 (in Spanish) Midway through the 2017–18 season he lost his starting spot to Alfonso Herrero, and left the club as his contract expired.Juan Carlos no seguirá en el Real Oviedo (Juan Carlos will not remain at Real Oviedo); La Voz de Asturias, 4 June 2018 (in Spanish)
Juan Carlos agreed to a two-year contract at CD Numancia on 23 July 2018, still in the second division.Juan Carlos, nuevo jugador del C.D. Numancia (Juan Carlos, new player of C.D. Numancia); CD Numancia, 23 July 2018 (in Spanish) On 30 July 2020, he moved to CD Atlético Baleares of Segunda División B as a free agent.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVillarreal2004–05La Liga000000—002005–06La Liga000000—002006–07La Liga000000—002007–08La Liga100000—102008–09La Liga000000—002010–11La Liga005010—602012–13Segunda División32000——3202013–14La Liga3040——702014–15La Liga502040—110Total4109050—550Elche (loan)2011–12Segunda División38000——380Albacete2015–16Segunda División34000——340Oviedo2016–17Segunda División42000——4202016–17Segunda División15000——150Total57000——570Numancia2018–19Segunda División39000——3902019–20Segunda División0010——10Total39010——400Atlético Baleares2020–21Segunda División B8000——80Poblense2021–22Tercera División RFEF280——20300Career total245010050202620
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