Ángel Sánchez (footballer, born 1997)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ángel Sánchez

| image =

| full_name = Ángel Sánchez Baró

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Palma, Spain

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Ourense CF

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Mallorca

| years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Mallorca B | caps1 = 78 | goals1 = 15

| years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = Mallorca | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Espanyol B | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Badalona (loan) | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Salamanca | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Barakaldo | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Tudelano | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 9

| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Alcoyano | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Eldense | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 8

| years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = → Logroñés (loan) | caps10 = 8 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2023–2024 | clubs11 = San Fernando | caps11 = 30 | goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2024– | clubs12 = Ourense CF | caps12 = 20 | goals12 = 3

| club-update = 17 March 2025

}}

Ángel Sánchez Baró (born 28 July 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Ourense CF.

Football career

Born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Sánchez was a RCD Mallorca youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 21 April 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Brandon in a 3–1 Tercera División away win against CD Atlético Rafal.{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolbalear.es/2014/04/21/cronica-terceradivisin-atrafal1-3mallorcab/|title=Crónica 3ª Div.: Atº Rafal 1–3 Mallorca "B"|trans-title=Match report 3ª Div.: Atº Rafal 1–3 Mallorca "B"|publisher=Fútbol Balear|language=es|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=8 January 2017}}

On 19 December 2015 Sánchez scored his first senior goals, as well as his first hat-trick, netting four times in a 5–1 home routing of SCR Peña Deportiva.{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolbalear.es/2015/12/19/cronica-terceradivisin-mallorcab5-1peadeportiva/|title=Crónica 3ª Div.: Mallorca "B" 5–1 Peña Deportiva|trans-title=Match report 3ª Div.: Mallorca "B" 5–1 Peña Deportiva|publisher=Fútbol Balear|language=es|date=19 December 2015|accessdate=8 January 2017}} He contributed with 19 appearances and five goals during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to the Segunda División B.

On 6 January 2017 Sánchez made his first-team debut, replacing fellow youth graduate James in a 2–0 home win against CD Mirandés in the Segunda División.{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/2017/01/06/586feef7e5fdeaae4e8b4640.html|title=El Mallorca gana al Mirandés con dos goles en los últimos minutos|trans-title=Mallorca defeat Mirandés with two goals in the last minutes|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=8 January 2017}}

On 14 May 2018 Sánchez had a trial with Liverpool U23s scoring the winning goal against Panjab FA.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/301947-liverpool-fc-u23s-panjab-fa-match-report |title=Match report: U23s end 2017-18 with comfortable win |publisher=Liverpool FC |date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=14 May 2018}} On 9 July, he signed a two-year deal with another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B of the third division.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdespanyol.com/ca/actualitat/angel-sanchez-i-alberto-fernandez-signen-pel-filial/_n:7477/|title=Ángel Sánchez i Alberto Fernández signen pel filial|trans-title=Ángel Sánchez and Alberto Fernández sign for the reserves|publisher=RCD Espanyol|language=ca|date=9 July 2018|access-date=10 July 2018}}