Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1987)

Matías Sánchez
Sánchez with Estudiantes in 2010
Personal information
Full name Matías Ariel Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-18) 18 August 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Temperley, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brown de Adrogué
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Racing Club 46 (1)
2008–2013 Estudiantes 94 (1)
2013–2014 Columbus Crew 14 (1)
2014 Arsenal de Sarandí 7 (0)
2014–2015 Levadiakos 8 (0)
2015–2016 Unión Santa Fe 15 (0)
2016–2017 Temperley 28 (1)
2017–2018 Melbourne Victory 25 (0)
2018–2019 San Martín SJ 2 (0)
2020 Gimnasia Jujuy 4 (0)
2020– Brown de Adrogué 47 (4)
International career
2007 Argentina U20 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:46, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Matías Ariel Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [maˈti.as ˈsantʃes]; born 18 August 1987) is an Argentine footballer who play for Brown de Adrogué.

Club career

Sánchez made his way through Racing Club's youth system to make his debut in a 0–3 defeat to Boca Juniors on March 5, 2006. He became a regular in the Racing team, appearing in 15 of the 19 games during the 2006 Apertura tournament.

Sánchez was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata squad that won the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

Following the 2012 Major League Soccer season, Sánchez had been rumored as a target of the Columbus Crew. On February 8, 2013, Sánchez officially signed with the club.[4] Sanchez was released following one season in Columbus.[5]

On 16 August 2017, Sánchez signed for A-League club Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal.[6] On 15 May 2018, Sánchez was released by Melbourne Victory along with three of his teammates.[7]

International career

In 2007, Sánchez was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 team at the South American Youth Championship held in Paraguay. He was also part of the U-20 squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

Personal life

Sánchez has a wife, a daughter and a son.[8]

Honours

Club

Estudiantes
Melbourne Victory

International

Argentina U-20

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 9 December 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Matías Sánchez". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Crew signs midfielder Matías Sánchez". MLS. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Citing salary cap concerns, Columbus Crew cut ties with Matias Sanchez, Homegrown Aaron Horton". MLS. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Victory sign Argentinean midfielder Matias Sanchez". FourFourTwo. 16 August 2017.
  7. ^ Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (15 May 2018). "Quartet depart Big V". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ Windley, Matt (16 August 2017). "Melbourne Victory sign Matias Sanchez from Argentina for upcoming A-League season". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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