José Enrique

**José Enrique Sánchez Díaz** (born 23 January 1986) is a Spanish former footballer. He played as a left back.

Enrique was born in Valencia. He started career with Levante before signing for rivals Valencia. He also made La Liga appearances for Celta and Villarreal. He then spent nine years in England with Newcastle United and Liverpool, totalling 161 Premier League appearances. With Liverpool, He won the League Cup and lost the FA Cup final in 2012. He retired because of injury in 2017, after a year back in Spain with Real Zaragoza.

Enrique was diagnosed with chordoma, a rare brain tumour, in May 2018. In April 2019, he was given the all-clear.

## Career statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Atlético Levante|2004–05|Segunda División B|19|1|—|—|—|19|1|||||
|Celta Vigo|2005–06|La Liga|14|0|3|0|—|—|17|0||||
|Villarreal|2006–07|La Liga|23|0|2|0|—|0|0|25|0|||
|rowspan="5"|Newcastle United|2007–08|Premier League|23|0|3|0|2|0|—|28|0||
|2008–09|Premier League|26|0|1|0|1|0|—|28|0||||
|2009–10|Championship|34|1|2|0|1|0|—|37|1||||
|2010–11|Premier League|36|0|0|0|0|0|—|36|0||||
|rowspan="6"|Liverpool|2011–12|Premier League|35|0|4|0|4|0|—|43|0||
|2012–13|Premier League|29|2|0|0|0|0|6|0|35|2|||
|2013–14|Premier League|8|0|0|0|1|0|—|9|0||||
|2014–15|Premier League|4|0|2|0|1|0|2|0|9|0|||
|2015–16|Premier League|0|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|3|0|||
|Real Zaragoza|2016–17|Segunda División|27|1|0|0|—|—|27|1||||

## Honours

**Newcastle United**
- Football League Championship: 2009–10

**Liverpool**
- FA Cup runner-up: 2011–12
- Football League Cup: 2011–12

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 Championship
- Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2009–10

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: José Enrique
- **image**: José Enrique.jpg
- **caption**: José Enrique warming up for Liverpool F.C., Liverpool in 2011
- **full name**: José Enrique Sánchez Díaz
- **birth place**: Valencia, Spain
- **height**: 1.84 m
- **position**: Left-back
- **youthyears1**: –2004
- **youthclubs1**: Levante UD, Levante
- **years1**: 2004–2005
- **clubs1**: Atlético Levante UD, Levante B
- **caps1**: 19
- **goals1**: 1
- **years2**: 2005–2006
- **clubs2**: Valencia CF, Valencia
- **caps2**: 0
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2005–2006
- **clubs3**: → RC Celta de Vigo, Celta (loan)
- **caps3**: 14
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2006–2007
- **clubs4**: Villarreal CF, Villarreal
- **caps4**: 23
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2007–2011
- **clubs5**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **caps5**: 119
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 2011–2016
- **clubs6**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **caps6**: 76
- **goals6**: 2
- **years7**: 2016–2017
- **clubs7**: Real Zaragoza, Zaragoza
- **caps7**: 27
- **goals7**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 278
- **totalgoals**: 5
- **nationalyears1**: 2001
- **nationalteam1**: Spain national under-16 football team, Spain U16
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2005
- **nationalteam2**: Spain national under-20 football team, Spain U20
- **nationalcaps2**: 4
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 2006–2008
- **nationalteam3**: Spain national under-21 football team, Spain U21
- **nationalcaps3**: 3
- **nationalgoals3**: 1