Nerea Sánchez

Nerea Sánchez Millán 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 and the next two seasons she played for Atlético Madrid B, winning the 2022–23 Segunda Federación.
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. In August 2025, she renewed for three seasons.

In March 2023, Sánchez represented Spain at under-19 level in the La Nucía International Tournament Women U19, facing Sweden and the Netherlands.
Due to her Chilean heritage, Sánchez switched to the Chile national team and made her debut in the 2–3 away win against Catalonia on 1 June 2025.

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