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Alexis Sánchez

Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Sánchez 2011.jpg
Sánchez in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez
Date of birth (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth , Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Playing position
Club information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2005 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Cobreloa 47 (9)
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– Arsenal 86 (43)
National team
2006–2008 Chile U20 18 (4)
2006– Chile 106 (36)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2017.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2017.

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), also known as simply Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Arsenal and the Chilean national team.

After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa, Sánchez was signed by Italy's Udinese Calcio in 2006. Following successful loans at Colo-Colo and River Plate, he began playing in Serie A. In 2011, he was signed by Barcelona for £25 million, becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history. Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee reported to be £31.7 million, making him the third-most expensive signing in the club's history after Mesut Özil and Granit Xhaka.

Sánchez also nicknamed El Niño Maravilla has been a full international for Chile since 2006, and has earned 100 caps, making him the team's second-most capped player of all time after goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. With 36 goals, he is La Roja's second highest top scorer of all time. He played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014) as well as three Copa América tournaments, winning two of the latter.


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