Alexis Sánchez

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Alexis Sánchez
Sánchez playing for Chile at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 35)[2][3]
Place of birth Tocopilla, Chile[3]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s) 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)
2006–2007Colo-Colo (loan) 32 (5)
2007–2008River Plate (loan) 23 (4)
2011–2014 Barcelona 88 (39)
2014–2018 Arsenal 122 (60)
2018–2020 Manchester United youth academy 32 (3)
2019–2020Inter 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)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Chile
Copa América
Winner 2015 Chile
Winner 2016 United States
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2017 Russia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2007 Canada
* 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)

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born 19 December 1988), is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for English club Inter Milan and the Chile national team.

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[change | change source]

Clubs[change | change source]

Colo-Colo[change | change source]

River Plate[change | change source]

Barcelona[change | change source]

Arsenal[change | change source]

International[change | change source]

Chile[change | change source]

Individual Awards[change | change source]

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 4 November 2023[2][3][5][6][7][8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 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
  5. One appearance in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  9. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International[change | change source]

Sánchez (right) meeting President of Chile Michelle Bachelet, alongside his compatriots in 2014
As of match played 17 October 2023.[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Honours[change | change source]

Colo-Colo[11]

River Plate[11]

Barcelona[11]

Arsenal

Manchester United

Inter Milan

Chile[18][19]

Individual

Records

References[change | change source]

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  32. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 – Awards". FIFA. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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