Jozabed Sánchez Ruiz (born 8 March 1991), known simply as Jozabed (), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Club career Early years Born in Mairena del Alcor, Province of Seville, Jozabed finished his youth career with Sevilla FC, and made his senior debut in 2010–11 with the C team. He was promoted to the reserves in the summer of 2012.
On 1 February 2013, Jozabed terminated his contract with the Andalusians and joined SD Ponferradina. He appeared in his first game as a professional eight days later, playing the last 30 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat against Villarreal CF in the Segunda División.
Jozabed returned to his native region on 9 July 2013, signing with Real Jaén also in the second tier. He made his official debut on 18 August, scoring in a 1–2 home loss to SD Eibar.
Rayo Vallecano On 20 June 2014, after Jaén's relegation, Jozabed moved to La Liga with Rayo Vallecano after agreeing to a three-year deal. He made his debut in the competition on 4 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–2 home loss against FC Barcelona.
Jozabed scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 4 January 2015, his team's first in a 2–1 win at RCD Espanyol.
Fulham On 12 August 2016, Jozabed moved abroad for the first time in his career, on a three-year contract with Championship club Fulham for an undisclosed fee. His first match took place four days later, when he replaced Floyd Ayité in a 1–1 draw away to Leeds United.
Celta On 13 January 2017, Jozabed was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo of the Spanish top division until June. On 4 July, he signed a permanent four-year deal.
On 26 August 2019, after being deemed surplus to requirements by Fran Escribá, Jozabed was loaned to second-tier Girona FC for one year. On 16 September of the following year, he renewed his contract until 2022 and was immediately loaned out to second division side Málaga CF for the season.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSevilla B2011–12Segunda División B357———3572012–13215———215Total56120000005612Ponferradina2012–13Segunda División3000——30Jaén2013–14Segunda División36431——395Rayo Vallecano2014–15La Liga23121——2522015–16271020——2910Total50114100005412Fulham2016–17Championship700010—80Celta2016–17La Liga19210—802822017–1824030——2702018–1920010——210Total632500080762Girona (loan)2019–20Segunda División12030——150Málaga (loan)2020–21Segunda División29210——302Career total25632162108028133
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