Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born 19 December 1988), is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Italian club Inter Milan and the Chile national team.
 Sánchez playing for Chile at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1988
(aged 36)[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Tocopilla, Chile[3] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[4] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Universidad Católica | ||
| 2000–2003 | Escuela Bernardo O'Higgins | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Cobreloa | 47 | (12) |
| 2006–2011 | Udinese | 95 | (20) |
| 2006–2007 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | → River Plate (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Barcelona | 88 | (39) |
| 2014–2018 | Arsenal | 122 | (60) |
| 2018–2020 | Manchester United youth academy | 32 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Inter Milan | 57 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Marseille | 35 | (14) |
| 2023– | Inter Milan | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Chile U15 | ||
| 2005 | Chile U17 | ||
| 2007 | Chile U20 | ||
| 2006– | Chile | 158 | (51) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 4 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:35, 17 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
In July 2014, Sanchez signed for Arsenal on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £35 million. In January 2018, he joined The Red Devils after Henrikh Mkhitaryan swapped clubs with him to Arsenal FC.
Honors
Clubs
Colo-Colo
- Chilean Primera División: 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 2008 Clausura
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2012–13
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12
- Supercopa de España: 2011, 2013
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2014–15, 2016-17
- FA Community Shield: 2014, 2015
International
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- As of match played 17 October 2023.[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 158 | 51 | |
Chile
- Copa América: 2015, 2016
- FIFA Confederations Cup 2017: Runner Up
Individual Awards
- Copa América Golden Ball: 2016
- Arsenal's Player of the Season: 2014–15,2016-17
- Premier League Team of the Year: 2014–15
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2016
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball: 2017
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cobreloa | 2005 | Chilean Primera División | 35 | 3 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2006 | Chilean Primera División | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 50 | 12 | |||||
| Colo-Colo | 2006 | Chilean Primera División | 18 | 4 | — | — | 10[b] | 1 | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | Chilean Primera División | 14 | 1 | — | — | 7[a] | 3 | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 4 | — | 49 | 9 | |||||
| River Plate | 2007–08 | Argentine Primera División | 23 | 4 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Udinese | 2008–09 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 20 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 112 | 21 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2011–12 | La Liga | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 2 | 3[e] | 0 | 41 | 15 | |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 9[d] | 1 | 2[f] | 0 | 46 | 11 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 34 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 54 | 21 | ||
| Total | 88 | 39 | 22 | 5 | — | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 47 | |||
| Arsenal | 2014–15 | Premier League | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9[d] | 4 | 1[g] | 0 | 52 | 25 |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 17 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 38 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 3 | — | 51 | 30 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
| Total | 122 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 80 | ||
| Manchester United | 2017–18 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| Inter Milan (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[i] | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 1[j] | 1 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Total | 79 | 16 | 12 | 2 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 20 | |||
| Marseille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 2 | — | 44 | 18 | ||
| Inter Milan | 2023–24 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 558 | 173 | 67 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 755 | 217 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
Honours
Colo-Colo[11]
River Plate[11]
Barcelona[11]
- La Liga: 2012–13
- Copa del Rey: 2011–12
- Supercopa de España: 2011, 2013
- UEFA Super Cup: 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2011
Arsenal
Manchester United
Inter Milan
- Serie A: 2020–21[16]
- Coppa Italia: 2021–22
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2021
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20[17]
- Copa América: 2015, 2016
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2017
Individual
- Serie A Player of the Month: February 2011[20]
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2015[21]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2014–15 Premier League[22]
- PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month: October 2014, October 2015[23][24][25]
- BBC Goal of the Month: October 2015[26][27]
- Arsenal Player of the Season Award: 2014–15, 2016–17
- FSF Player of the Year: 2015[28]
- Facebook FA Premier League Player of the Year: 2015[29]
- Kids' Choice Awards Favorite UK Footballer: 2015[30]
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2015–16
- Copa América Golden Ball: 2016[31]
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2016[31]
- FIFA Confederations Cup Silver Ball: 2017[32]
- Marseille Player of the Season: 2022–23[33]
Records
- Chile all-time top goalscorer: 51 goals
Alexis Sánchez Media
Sánchez on loan at Colo-Colo against Audax Italiano in the 2006 Torneo Clausura final
Sánchez (right) and fellow Chilean Mauricio Isla in a UEFA Cup match against Spartak Moscow in 2008
Sánchez (far left) celebrating with his Barcelona teammates after defeating Santos in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final
Sánchez with Arsenal in 2014
Sánchez during Arsenal's FA Cup victory parade in 2015
Sánchez playing for Arsenal in 2016
Sánchez (pictured celebrating a goal with the number 17) was given the number 7 jersey for the 2016–17 season.
Sánchez with Manchester United in 2018
Sánchez battling FC Red Bull Salzburg's Mads Bidstrup for ball possession in October 2023
Sánchez (back row, second in red from right) with Chile Under-20 in 2007
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References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 17 de mayo de 2014, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 17 May 2014, in Barcelona] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Alexis Sanchez Profile". Arsenal FC. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Alexis Sanchez". Olympique de Marseille. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ Alexis Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Cedep". registrofutbol.cl. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Alexis Sánchez stats". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in italiano). Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ↑ "Goal against Rayo Vallecano was officially given to Sánchez by referee". Real Federación Española de Fútbol (in español). Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ↑ "Alexis Sánchez". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Alexis | Teams". Arsenal F.C. 19 December 1988. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Arsenal.com: Alexis Sanchez Player Profile". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (30 May 2015). "Arsenal 4–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ "Inter end Juventus' Serie A dominance with first title in 11 years". ESPN. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Chile: Alexis Sanchez". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Alexis Sanchez: 10 Things. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alexis-sanchez-10-things-you-3841838.
- ↑ "Alexis Sanchez: Statistics and Facts". 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Alexis Sanchez Crowned PFA Fans' Player of the Year". 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year. 26 April 2015. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32472834. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ Prenderville, Liam (5 November 2014). "Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez crowned PFA Fan Player of the Month for October". The Mirror. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Twitter:PFA Player of the Month". Twitter.
- ↑ "Sanchez leads PFA Fans' awards". Sky Sports.
- ↑ BBC Match of the Day: Goal of the Month – October 2015. https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/34748490.
- ↑ "Match of the Day 2: Nov 8, 2015". BBC.
- ↑ "Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez named as FSF's Player of the Year". The Guardian. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ↑ Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez wins Player of the Year at inaugural Facebook Football Awards. Premier League. 26 May 2015. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenals-alexis-sanchez-wins-player-5766579. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Alexis Sanchez: KCA Favourite Footballer". Kca.nick.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Gholam, Simeon (28 June 2016). "Copa America Best XI: Alexis Sanchez and Lionel Messi make the grade". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – Awards". FIFA. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ (in French) Alexis Sanchez, Olympien de la saison 2022-2023. 31 May 2023. https://www.om.fr/fr/actualites/4803/equipe-pro/76754-alexis-sanchez-olympien-de-la-saison-2022-2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.