Alexis Sánchez (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez | |
| Date of birth | December 19, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Tocopilla, Chile | |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | River Plate | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2003-2004 | Cobreloa | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005 2006- 2006-2007 2007- |
Cobreloa Udinese → Colo-Colo (loan) → River Plate (loan) |
50 (12) 0 (0) 48 (9) 18 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | Chile | 11 (3) |
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Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born on December 19, 1988 in Tocopilla, Chile) is a Chilean football player, who plays forward. He is known as "El Niño Maravilla" (the Wonder Boy).
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[edit] Clubs
He began his professional career with the Chilean club Cobreloa. He played one season there before being signed by the Serie A team, Udinese. Udinese had to pay nearly $3 million for his signature. Colo-Colo then paid Udinese nearly $150,000 for his services in the upcoming Clausura tournament and the following Apertura tournament in the Liga Chilena.
He scored his first goal with Colo-Colo in the Copa Sudamericana 2006 against Alajuelense on October 10, 2006 in David Arellano Stadium.
On March 20th 2007, Sánchez scored a hat-trick in a Copa Libertadores group match versus Caracas.
On August 15th 2007, he was signed to River Plate on loan. [1] Udinese has Alexis Sanchez valued at 20 million euros.[2]
[edit] International
At the young age of seventeen, Sánchez has played for the Chilean National team on several different occasions. He debuted when the international team took on Universidad Católica. He played in a friendly game against New Zealand in Chile.
Prior to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, the Chilean National Team went on a tour in Europe playing three friendlies. They played Ireland, Côte d'Ivoire, and Sweden. Sánchez played significant minutes in all three games impressing scouts.
Despite only scoring one goal in the 2007 South American Youth Championship, Sánchez proved to be a vital part of the Chilean national team that went on to qualify for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. During the tournament Sánchez had numerous chances and created opportunities for others. However the U-20 World Cup and the Copa América 2007 are both taking place in the same month with both teams needing his services.
[edit] Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
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| Clausura 2006 |  Colo-Colo |
Primera Division Chile Champion |
| Apertura 2007 | Colo-Colo |
Primera Division Chile Champion |
| Clausura 2008 |  River Plate |
Argentine Primera |
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Libertadores | Sudamericana | Total | ||||
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| Games. | Goals | Games. | Goals | Games. | Goals | Games. | Goals | ||
| Cobreloa Chile |
Apertura 2005 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| Clausura 2005 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 1 | |
| Apertura 2006 | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | |
| Total | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 50 | 12 | |
| Colo-Colo Chile |
Clausura 2006 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Apertura 2007 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 48 | 9 | |
| River Plate Argentina |
Apertura 2007 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Clausura 2008 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 92 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 116 | 24 | |
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.latercera.cl/medio/articulo/0,0,3308_5804_289461234,00.html Diario La Tercera (Spanish Edition)
- ^ ESPNdeportes.com - Alexis Sánchez podría volver a Udinese en julio
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