Sanchez was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, the second oldest of four children born to Shana (née Stickel) and Mario Sanchez.[3][4] Her father played professional soccer before becoming a soccer coach, and her mother played college soccer at Cal Poly.[5][6] Her older brother, Sebastian, turned professional with Louisville City FC.[7]
She attended Ballard High School, where she set the school's scoring record with 144 goals and 60 assists in three seasons and twice received first-team all-state honors.[8][9] She was named the Kentucky Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year in 2021–22 for her junior season when she scored 64 goals, helping her team get to the regional tournament semifinals.[9][10]
Sanchez signed with Mexican club C.F. Pachuca on July 3, 2023.[15] She scored her first Liga MX goal off the bench in a 4–0 win against Santos Laguna on March 25, 2024.[16]
International career
Sanchez holds United States and Mexican citizenship.[2] She was called into virtual training camp with the United States national under-17 team in February 2021.[3] She was selected to represent her country at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India, where the U.S. team won their group but lost in the first knockout round on penalties.[10][17] She was invited to train with the United States combined under-18/under-19 team in April 2023.[18]
References
^In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Stickel.
