Alexis Sánchez (footballer)
Sánchez in 2011
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| Full name | Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | , Chile | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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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 | 109 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2008 | Chile U20 | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006– | Chile | 118 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 October 2017 |
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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 Chile national team.
Sánchez began his career as a youth player for Cobreloa at age 17, completing a season at the club before relocating to Italy to play for Udinese in 2006. He won his first trophies in the following seasons, winning consecutive league titles in loans spells to Colo-Colo and River Plate. In 2008, he returned to Udinese, becoming an integral member of the team in his first full season at the club. After three fruitful seasons in Italy, Sánchez moved to FC Barcelona in a transfer worth €30 million (£25 million), becoming the most expensive Chilean player of all time.
In his first season at Barcelona, Sánchez starred in an attacking trio alongside Lionel Messi and David Villa, helping the club win the Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. The trio scored a total of 82 goals the following season, as the club won the 2012–13 La Liga, as well as retaining the Supercopa de España, before Sánchez enjoyed his highest scoring return at the Blaugrana, ending the season with a total of 21 goals, and 14 assists. Following the high-profile arrival of Neymar in 2013, Sánchez transferred to Premier League side Arsenal in a deal worth £31.7 million (€35.8 million) a year later.
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