José María Sánchez Martínez

⚽ RefereeSpain

Football match official with 62 appearances across 6 competitions.

Career Stats

Total Appearances62
⚽ As Referee43
4️⃣ 4th Official10
📺 As VAR7
📺 As AVAR2
🌍 International62
🏟️ Domestic0
Competitions6

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
2
'20/21
8
'21/22
8
'22/23
4
'25/26
10
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVARAVAR
2025/261091——
2022/23431——
2021/228512—
2020/2183221
2019/2021—1—
3022521

Career Milestones

🎯
First tracked match
11/06/2019
FK Crvena Zvezda vs Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League
🌍
First international match
11/06/2019
FK Crvena Zvezda vs Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League
📺
First VAR appearance
11/06/2019
FK Crvena Zvezda vs Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League
🏆
First Champions League match
11/06/2019
FK Crvena Zvezda vs Tottenham Hotspur
Champions League

Match Activity

32 matches · 7 years
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Role:RefereeVARAVARNo match

Top 4% among Spain officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count96%
Seasons Active91%
Competitions87%

Median in Spain: 4 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

All 62 →
Champions League02/25/2026
Atalanta BCvsBorussia Dortmund
Referee
Champions League01/28/2026
AS MonacovsJuventus
Referee
Champions League11/25/2025
GalatasarayvsRoyale Union Saint-gilloise
Referee
FIFA WC European Qualifiers11/16/2025
ITALYvsNORWAY
Fourth Official
FIFA WC European Qualifiers11/13/2025
ARMENIAvsHUNGARY
Referee
Champions League11/05/2025
Olympique De MarseillevsAtalanta BC
Referee
Champions League09/17/2025
FC Bayern MünchenvsChelsea FC
Referee
FIFA WC European Qualifiers09/05/2025
SLOVENIAvsSWEDEN
Referee
UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round (Second Legs)08/28/2025
PAOK FCvsHnk Rijeka
Referee
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round (Second Legs)08/12/2025
FC KøbenhavnvsMalmö FF
Referee

Least-Officiated Teams

Current championship only · teams with fewest meetings

  1. 1AC Omonia1×
  2. 2AFX AJAX1×
  3. 3AZ1×
  4. 4AZ Alkmaar1×
  5. 5Apóllon Lemesoú1×
  6. 6Ararat-armenia FC1×
  7. 7Atalanta1×
  8. 8Borussia Vfl 1900 Mönchengladbach1×
  9. 9Cosa Fola Esch1×
  10. 10Djurgårdens IF1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Belgrade
    4×
  2. 2Manchester
    4×
  3. 3London
    3×
  4. 4Milan
    3×
  5. 5Dortmund
    3×
  6. 6Istanbul
    2×
  7. 7Bern
    2×
  8. 8Elbasan
    2×
  9. 9Basel
    2×
  10. 10Lisbon
    2×

Career Events

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Season Reports

2025/26 (10)2022/23 (4)2021/22 (8)2020/21 (8)2019/20 (2) (30)