Luis Miguel Sánchez Benítez (born 5 May 1992), known as Luismi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Málaga.
_(cropped).jpg) Luismi with Valladolid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Miguel Sánchez Benítez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Serrano, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sevilla C | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Sevilla B | 72 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Sevilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Valladolid | 33 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Oviedo (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Elche | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Oviedo | 83 | (2) |
| 2024– | Málaga | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editSevilla
editBorn in Puerto Serrano, Cádiz, Andalusia,[2] Luismi graduated from Sevilla FC's youth setup, making his debut as a senior with the C side in the Tercera División. In July 2012, he signed his first professional contract, also being promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[3]
On 11 November 2012, Luismi broke two bones in his skull in the dying minutes of a 1–0 home win over Real Jaén,[4] only returning to action on 31 March of the following year, against the same club.[5] On 1 February 2014, he was called up by manager Unai Emery for a La Liga match against Málaga CF as a replacement for Cardiff City-bound Cala,[6] also being selected to the game against UD Almería on 8 March[7] but remaining on the bench on both occasions.
Luismi penned a new two-year deal with the Andalusians on 3 July 2014,[8] being also an unused substitute in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup 2–0 loss to Real Madrid at Cardiff City Stadium on 12 August.[9] He made his first-team – and top division – debut on 23 August, replacing Vicente Iborra in the 80th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[10]
On 30 July 2015, Luismi agreed to an extension, being definitely promoted to the main squad and being assigned the number 16.[11] The jersey, worn by Antonio Puerta when he died playing for Sevilla in 2007, was only to be given to products of the club's academy from that moment onwards;[12] halfway through the campaign, however, he was stripped of the number when it was controversially handed to Argentine Federico Fazio.[13]
Valladolid
editAfter turning down an offer to play for the reserves in Segunda División, Luismi signed a two-year contract at Real Valladolid on 29 June 2016.[14] On 29 December, having been rarely used, he was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona also of the second tier.[15] He scored in his second appearance for the latter on 14 January 2017, opening a 1–1 draw at UCAM Murcia CF.[16]
Luismi returned to the Estadio José Zorrilla ahead of 2017–18, being a regular starter in an eventual top-flight promotion.[17] On 15 January 2020, however, after failing to feature in any league matches over two seasons (due to injury),[18] he was loaned to Real Oviedo of division two until June.[19]
Elche
editOn 25 September 2020, Luismi agreed to a two-year contract with Elche CF, recently promoted to the top tier.[20] He only started twice in his only season,[21] as the club narrowly avoided relegation.[22]
Oviedo
editOn 16 August 2021, Luismi returned to Oviedo as a free agent on a two-year deal.[23] An habitual starter, he featured sparingly in the 2023–24 campaign while dealing with several injury problems.[24]
Luismi left in July 2024.[25]
Later career
editOn 19 July 2024, Luismi signed a two-year contract with Málaga CF also in the second division.[26]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 May 2021[27]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla C | 2011–12[28] | Tercera División | 27 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| Sevilla B | 2012–13[29] | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[29] | Segunda División B | 27 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[29] | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Sevilla | 2013–14[29] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15[29] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[29] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Valladolid | 2016–17[29] | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017–18[29] | Segunda División | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[29] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[29] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[29] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2016–17[29] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Oviedo (loan) | 2019–20[29] | Segunda División | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Elche | 2020–21[29] | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 177 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 188 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Luismi". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Martín, Iván (19 July 2024). "El Málaga CF hace oficial la llegada de Luismi Sánchez" [Málaga CF make arrival of Luismi Sánchez official]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Luismi hará la pretemporada con el Sevilla Atlético y firma contrato profesional" [Luismi will spend the preseason with Sevilla Atlético and signs a professional contract] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "El sevillista Luismi, operado con éxito de una fractura craneal" [Sevilla's Luismi, successfully operated from a cranial fracture]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 November 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Lusimi: "Han sido mis peores cinco meses, pero estoy muy contento de estar de vuelta"" [Luismi: "These have been my worst five months, but I am so glad to be back"] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "El Sevilla FC llegó a Málaga esta misma mañana con la novedad de última hora de Luismi" [Sevilla FC arrived in Málaga this morning with the last-minute addition of Luismi] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Lista de 18 con la principal novedad de Luismi y la vuelta de Iborra y Vitolo" [18-man list with Luismi as the main novelty and the return of Iborra and Vitolo] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Luismi renueva dos temporadas con el Sevilla FC" [Luismi renews for two seasons with Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Campos, Tomás (23 August 2014). "Punto de fe del Valencia" [Valencia point of faith]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Luismi firmará contrato profesional con el primer equipo" [Luismi will sign a professional contract with the first team] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Luismi lucirá el '16' de Puerta" [Luismi will don Puerta's '16']. Marca (in Spanish). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "El sevillismo, indignado con Fazio por elegir el dorsal 16 de Puerta" [Sevilla faithful, outraged by Fazio for having chosen Puerta's number 16]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Cejas, Antonio (29 June 2016). "Luismi se marcha dos temporadas al Valladolid" [Luismi goes to Valladolid for two years]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Luismi s'incorpora als entrenaments del Nàstic" [Luismi joins trainings at Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Vera, José Antonio (14 January 2017). "Reparto de puntos en Murcia que no sirve a ninguno" [Sharing of points at Murcia does neither team any good]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ García, Ramón Julio (3 January 2020). "El centrocampista Luismi, primer refuerzo del Oviedo en el mercado invernal" [Midfielder Luismi, first Oviedo addition in winter market]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Ocho meses sin Luismi" [Eight months without Luismi] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Luismi, cedido al Real Oviedo" [Luismi, loaned to Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Luismi Sánchez, séptimo fichaje del Elche CF" [Luismi Sánchez, seventh signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Luismi, único jugador de la primera plantilla que no ha disputado un minuto en pretemporada" [Luismi, only first-team player who has not featured one minute in pre-season] (in Spanish). Alicante Plaza. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "El Elche se salvó y recordó a Almirón" [Elche stayed up and remembered Almirón]. Olé (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Luismi, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Luismi, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Gago, Martín (16 April 2024). "La aciaga temporada de Luismi con las lesiones, en datos" [Luismi's injury-related grim season, in numbers] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Thank You For Everything, Luismi". Real Oviedo. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Luismi Sánchez, hierarchy and consistency for midfield". Málaga CF. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Luismi at Soccerway
- ^ Luismi at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Luismi at BDFutbol