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José Enrique Sánchez
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This name uses Spanish naming customs. The first or paternal family name is "Sánchez" and the second or maternal family name is "Díaz".
José Enrique
Personal information
Full name José Enrique Sánchez Díaz
Date of birth 23 January 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Newcastle United
Number 3
Youth career
Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2005 Levante B 19 (1)
2005–2006 Valencia 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Celta Vigo (loan) 15 (0)
2006–2007 Villarreal 23 (0)
2007– Newcastle United 115 (1)
National team
2001 Spain U16 2 (0)
2005 Spain U20 4 (0)
2006–2008 Spain U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
José Enrique Sánchez Díaz (born 23 January 1986), more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Newcastle United of the Premier League. He plays as a left back.
Contents [hide]
1 Club career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Newcastle United
2 International career
3 Career statistics
3.1 Club[6]
4 Honours
4.1 Club
4.2 Individual
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Club career
[edit]Early career
Enrique started his footballing career at Levante before being snapped up by Valencia. Valencia sent him to Celta Vigo for a season-long loan spell. At the conclusion of this loan spell he was signed by Villarreal in 2006 after several eye-catching performances for Celta Vigo. The highly-rated full-back enjoyed a successful 2006/07 season with Villarreal before his transfer to England. From the age of 7 Enrique was a keen athlete due to his blistering speed. He was a member of the Benimaclet running club in Valencia and was soon picked up as a hot prospect. When he turned 16 he had the difficult choice of making a career in sprinting and representing Spain in huge competitions such as the Olympics, or signing a youth scholarship with Levante.
[edit]Newcastle United
On 6 August 2007, it was confirmed that Newcastle United had signed Enrique for a fee believed to be £6.3m. He signed a five-year contract with the club who beat off competition from Manchester City and Liverpool for his signature.[2] Enrique made his Newcastle debut on 29 August, in a match against Barnsley in which he played the full 90 minutes. Newcastle won the match 2–0. While considered a warm up for Enrique, his recovery pace and calm nature on the ball bode well for his ability. He finally made his debut in the Premier League as a substitute against West Ham United on 23 September.
Enrique preparing to take a throw-in.
His appearances for Newcastle across the 2007–08 season were somewhat sporadic, with then manager Sam Allardyce citing the fact that Enrique was still young and settling in to the Premier League as the reason for this. In the absence of any other recognised senior left backs midfielder Charles N'Zogbia was deployed in this position. When Enrique did play, he showed a great deal of promise, proving to be a strong tackler who is adept at keeping possession. Enrique is also admired for his ability to pick out team mates with long and very accurate passes, particularly off his favoured left foot. During his first season on Tyneside, he helped his side keep seven clean sheets out of the 28 games that he played.
After Newcastle's relegation in May 2009, the club had to sell a lot of its best players and numerous key defenders left including Habib Beye and Sebastien Bassong. The mass exodus, along with Enrique's good form, has prompted several clubs to keep an eye on him, including Sunderland, although on 1 December in an interview with The Journal, when asked about a move to Sunderland, Enrique said the following, "I don't care about Sunderland. Even if the newspapers said Chelsea I wouldn't care. I worry for my team – I love the city, I love the club and I don't care about signing for another team."
His performances were rewarded when he was made the official Newcastle United player of the season for 2009–10, voted for by the fans. He also achieved the accolade of being named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year alongside fellow Newcastle United players Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll.[3]
Enrique scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 league win over promotion rivals Nottingham Forest on 29 March 2010.[4].
[edit]International career
In January 2009 the BBC reported that Enrique made his International debut against Georgia on 5 June 2007, in the 2009 European Championship qualifiers and scored to hand his side a crucial 1–0 victory. This game was actually an under 21 qualifier, and Enrique remains uncapped for Spain.[5]
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]Club[6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
2004–05 Levante B Segunda División B 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2005–06 Valencia Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Celta Vigo (Loan) 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2006–07 Villarreal 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Newcastle United Premier League 23 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
2008–09 26 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
2009–10 Championship 34 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 37 1
2010–11 Premier League 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Total Spain 56 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 61 1
Total England 115 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 125 1
Career total 171 2 11 0 4 0 0 0 186 2
Stats accurate as of 18:00, 23 April 2011.
[edit]Honours
[edit]Club
Newcastle United
Football League Championship (1): 2009–10
[edit]Individual
PFA Championship Team of the Year (1): 2009–10
[edit]References
^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "Big Sam's Spanish delight". 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
^ "PFA Championship Team of the Year 2009-2010". Daily Mail. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^ "Newcastle 2 – 0 Nottm Forest". BBC. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ "No Magpies bid for Celtic captain". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
^ "José Enrique Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
[edit]External links
Jose Enrique career stats at Soccerbase
BDFutbol profile
Transfermarkt profile
Premier League profile
. Then remembered, he's going Liverpool, apparently. Is there an official source?
i wouldnt even have him at Blues
