Nerea Sánchez

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Nerea Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Nerea Sánchez Millán
Date of birth (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Madrid CFF
Number 6
Youth career
2018–2019 Madrid CFF
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Atlético Madrid C
2022–2024 Atlético Madrid B
2024–2025 Madrid CFF B 26 (4)
2025– Madrid CFF 6 (0)
International career‡
2023 Spain U19 2 (0)
2025– Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025

Nerea Sánchez Millán (born 2 December 2004) is a Spanish-Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F club Madrid CFF.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Spain, Sánchez was with Madrid CFF before joining the Atlético Madrid youth ranks. She represented Atlético Madrid C in the 2021–22 Primera Nacional[1] and the next two seasons she played for Atlético Madrid B, winning the 2022–23 Segunda Federación.[2]

In 2024, Sánchez switched to Madrid CFF and represented the B-team in the 2024–25 Segunda Federación. She made her debut with the A-team in the last matchday of the 2024–25 Liga F.[3][4] In August 2025, she renewed for three seasons.[5][6]

International career

In March 2023, Sánchez represented Spain at under-19 level in the La Nucía International Tournament Women U19, facing Sweden and the Netherlands.[7][8]

Due to her Chilean heritage, Sánchez switched to the Chile national team[9] and made her debut in the 2–3 away win against Catalonia on 1 June 2025.[3][10][11]

Personal life

Sánchez was born in Spain to a Spanish father and a Chilean mother.[9] His mother, Valeria Millán, moved to Spain alongside her family at the age of 12 due to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état[12] and is cousin of Alejandra Millán, the mother of the Chile international footballers Pablo and Thomas Galdames and the Mexican-Chilean footballer Benjamín Galdames.[3][13]

References

  1. "Nerea Sánchez Millán". Club Atlético de Madrid (in Spanish). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. "NEREA: Nerea Sánchez Millán". www.txapeldunak.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. Molina, Geraldine (27 May 2025). "¿Quién es Nerea Sánchez, la nueva convocada de La Roja?". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. @laroja; (22 May 2025). "¡Orgullosos por tu debut en @ligaf con el Madrid, Nerea! 🤩🆑" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. López, Manuel (8 August 2025). "El Madrid CFF renueva a Nerea Sánchez". El Partido de Manu (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. Martínez, Vicente (8 August 2025). "Tiene 20 años, ya debutó en la Roja y firmó con el Madrid: "Tres temporadas"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. "Nerea Sánchez Millán jugó por España". www.planetaonce.cl (in Spanish). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  8. "España pierde 1-2 con Holanda en el cierre del Torneo de Fútbol sub19 femenino". La Nucia (in Spanish). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  9. "¡Bienvenida a La Roja, Nerea!". ANFP (in Spanish). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  10. Caldera Montoya, Claudio (29 May 2025). "La Roja femenina se ilusiona con inclusión de prometedora futbolista del Madrid CFF: "Es un orgullo gigante, siempre me he sentido chilena"". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  11. @laroja; (31 May 2025). "💫 ¡Debut y partido completo para Nerea Sánchez Millán con #LaRoja! 🇨🇱" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. Martínez, Vicente (22 May 2025). ""Yo quería que mi hija fuera bailarina... Ahora mi mayor felicidad es verla en la Roja"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  13. Martínez, Vicente (22 May 2025). "El especial vínculo de la nueva figura de la Roja con dos 'olvidados' de la Selección: "Iremos al matrimonio"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.