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Alexis Sánchez

Personal information
Full name Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez
Date of birth 19 December 1988 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Tocopilla, Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2004 Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2006 Cobreloa 41 (9)
2006–2011 Udinese 95 (20)
2006–2007 → Colo-Colo (loan) 27 (5)
2007–2008 → River Plate (loan) 28 (4)
2011– Barcelona 8 (5)
National team‡
2007 Chile U20 12 (3)
2006– Chile 44 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:46, 26 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:51, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (IPA: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Barcelona and for the Chilean national team. He is well known for his excellent dribbling ability, great speed and his unusual strength for a fast winger.
Sánchez began his career as a youth player for Cobreloa in 2003, aged 15, for then be promoted to the first adult team, two years later. His precocious talent caught the attention of Udinese, team of the Italian Serie A, and signed the 17-year-old for US$3million in May 2006, but was immediately loaned out to Colo-Colo, and then River Plate where he was able to mature in less physically demanding confines than the Italian first division.
He joined Udinese after becoming champion of the Argentina and Chilean leagues in June 2008. Sánchez made a steady progress in his first two seasons at Udinese, and in the 2010-11 season he established himself as one of the key player’s that allowed Udinese to finish fourth in Serie A. On 27 February 2011, Sánchez scored four of seven goals as his team defeated Palermo 7-0, playing only the first 52 minutes of the game. This event meant he broke the record of goals scored by a Chilean player (in a single match) in the Italian Serie A, thus beating the records set by his historic countrymen Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano.
Sánchez made his international debut for his national team against Sweden in 2006 and scored his first goal against Switzerland in a 2–1 loss, being also the first goal of the Marcelo Bielsa era. During the period of Bielsa, he was the top-scorer of Chile with 12 goals surpassing to Humberto Suazo with 11 goals.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Club career
2.1 Early career
2.2 Early seasons at Italy
2.3 Udinese
2.4 Barcelona
3 International career
3.1 International goals
4 Career statistics
4.1 Club
4.2 National team
5 Honours
5.1 Club
5.2 International
5.3 Individual
6 Personal life
7 References
8 External links
[edit]Early life

Sánchez was born in Tocopilla to a family of fishermen. His biological father abandoned Sánchez and his family to go work in a mine, leaving Sánchez to help his family out financially from an early age.
According to his relatives and his closest friends, Sánchez was an extroverted boy at school. Sánchez washed cars in a graveyard to earn some money. His fanaticism for football was shared with all his family, especially with José Delaigue, his uncle-in law and adoptive father. Being a former amateur football player, Delaigue saw great potential in the young Sánchez.[3]
At the age of 15 while playing football with his friends in the neighborhood, he impressed the mayor of Tocopilla, who awarded him his first football boots. The mayor’s decision was a worthwhile one, while playing for Tocopilla in a regional tournament, Sánchez dominated, in one particular match he scored 8 goals.
[edit]Club career

[edit]Early career
Sánchez joined Cobreloa in 2004 and eventually made his first-team debut one year later at the age of 16 on 12 February 2005 in a 5–4 win against Deportes Temuco. In his second professional game, he set a Copa Libertadores record by becoming the youngest player to debut in the South American Club Championship. In the next season, Sánchez concentrated on his goal scoring for the Torneo Apertura 2006, netting six goals in 12 appearances. On 21 July, Cobreloa sold Sánchez to the Italian side Udinese for $3 million.[citation needed]
In July 2006, he was loaned to one of Chile’s biggest teams, Colo-Colo on a season-long deal. His loan was due to a maturation project[citation needed] that Udinese implemented with youth players. After a notable season in the Cacique, and winning two league titles, it was assumed that Sánchez would return to Italy. He was loaned out again, however, this time to Argentina’s River Plate.
[edit]Early seasons at Italy
After a successful season in Argentina, in July 2008, Sánchez left South America to officially join Udinese, where he would suit up with Chilean compatriot Mauricio Isla. Sánchez made his non-competitive debut in a 3–0 win over Bassano and was named the man of match.[4] On 14 September, he played his first game in Serie A in a 1–0 loss with Juventus and four days later, he made his European debut against Borussia Dortmund. On 19 October 2008, Sánchez scored his first league goal against Lecce. After this first goal, Sánchez got into a minor slump, in which he took much criticism. The criticism ended after scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute against Bologna in a 1–0 win, being named the man of match.[citation needed]
In the following season, Sánchez played an important role for Udinese at Coppa Italia 2009–10, being a key player in the team that eliminated AC Milan, assisting Gökhan Inler for the winning goal.[5] In the semi-final second leg, Sánchez was the man of match after playing a successful game against Roma, including scoring his first Coppa Italia goal in the 81st minute. It was not enough, however, as the aggregate score was 2–1 in favor of Roma.[6] By the end of this year, Sánchez scored a total of five goals (four at the end of tournament) in 32 appearances.
[edit]Udinese

Along with his compatriot Mauricio Isla, playing for Udinese Calcio
On 27 February 2011, Sánchez scored four of seven goals as his team defeated Palermo 7–0, playing only the first 52 minutes of the game. This event meant he broke the record of goals scored by a Chilean player (in a single match) in the Italian Serie A,[7] thus beating the records set by his historic countrymen Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano.
During his successful season at Udinese Calcio, Sánchez and Italian striker Antonio Di Natale became one of the best scoring duos in Serie A tallying 39 goals between then, two goals short of the Del Piero–Trezeguet duo that completed 41 goals in the 2007–08 season. In recognition of his achievements he was named the world’s most promising youngster of the 2011 season, by the users of FIFA.com, where users had to choose between Sánchez, Gareth Bale, Javier Pastore and Ganso in a poll.[8] Sánchez ranked 56th in the May 2011 edition of Castrol Performance Index and 24th among the forwards.
[edit]Barcelona
On 20 July 2011, FC Barcelona confirmed they had agreed a €26 million fee (plus certain bonuses) with Udinese for the transfer of Sánchez, thus becoming the first Chilean to ever play for the club.[9][10][11] “Sánchez is very young,” said manager Josep Guardiola. “He can play in all three attacking positions, he shows intense defensive skills, he’s direct and from what I’ve been told, he’s a very nice kid.”[10] The transfer was finalised five days later when he passed a medical and signed a five-year contract.[12][13] “I want to learn from players like Messi and Xavi—and I want to help the club win more titles,” said Sánchez.[12]
He made his debut against arch rivals Real Madrid. He scored his first goal in his first La Liga match against Villarreal in a 5-0 win. On 10 September 2011, he was stretchered off after 30 minutes following a challenge from Dani Estrada in a La Liga match against Real Sociedad.[14] Sánchez returned on 1 November 2011 in an away match against Viktoria Plzen.[15] He also scored against Real Madrid on 10 December 2011 to equalize the game.
[edit]International career

Sánchez made his international debut for his national team against New Zealand on 27 April 2006. He was called up by the coach José Sulantay for play with his country in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup celebrated in Canada, achieving an historic performance, finishing in third place of the tournament.
After his participation in the youth championship, he scored his first goal in the Marcelo Bielsa era in a 2–1 loss against Switzerland on 7 September 2007. Due to the three-months injury that he suffered playing for River Plate, Sánchez missed the first four games of the FIFA World Cup qualification. Fully recovered now, he led to Chile to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, becoming the team’s star player. His best game during the qualifiers was in a 4–0 win over Bolivia, scoring two goals of the victory.
Prior to the 2011 Copa América, Sánchez had scored 2 goals in 4 games, against Uruguay and Estonia. On 29 June 2011, he was selected in the 23-man squad for Copa América.
[edit]International goals
[show]Sánchez – goals for Chile[16]
[edit]Career statistics

[edit]Club
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Others2 Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Cobreloa 2005 35 3 – – 3 0 – – 38 3 –
2006 12 9 – – – – 12 9 –
Total 47 12 – – 3 0 – – 50 12 –
Colo-Colo 2006 18 4 – – 9 1 – – 27 5 –
2007 14 1 – – 7 3 – – 21 4 –
Total 32 5 – – 16 4 – – 48 9 –
River Plate 2007–08 23 4 – – 8 0 – – 31 4 –
Total 23 4 – – 8 0 – – 31 4 –
Udinese 2008–09 32 3 2 2 0 0 9 0 0 – 43 3 2
2009–10 32 5 3 4 1 0 – – 36 6 3
2010–11 31 12 6 2 0 0 – – 33 12 6
Total 95 20 11 8 1 0 9 0 0 – 112 21 11
Barcelona 2011–12 8 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 5 1
Total 8 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 5 1
Career total 205 46 12 8 1 0 38 4 0 2 0 0 253 51 12
1Includes continental competitive competitions, including the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Champions League.
2Includes other competitive competitions, including the FIFA Club World Cup, Supercopa de España and UEFA Super Cup.
Statistics accurate as of match played 26 November 2011[17][18][19]
[edit]National team
[16]
Chile national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 5 0
2007 4 1
2008 9 2
2009 9 5
2010 7 4
2011 8 2
Total 42 14
[edit]Honours

[edit]Club
Colo-Colo
Chilean Primera División (2): 2006 Clausura, 2007 Apertura
Copa Sudamericana (1): Runner-up 2006
River Plate
Primera División de Argentina (1): 2008 Clausura
Barcelona
Supercopa de España (1): 2011
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2011
[edit]International
FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): Third place 2007
[edit]Individual
Serie A Player of the Month (1): February 2011
Serie A Footballer of the Year (1): 2010–11[20]
[edit]Personal life

This biographical section of an article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (August 2011)
Sánchez’s adoptive father, José Delaigue, died of a heart attack in June 2011 at age 75. On 19 June, in Chile’s 4–0 win over Estonia, on his team’s last goal that Sánchez scored he removed his jersey during his celebration to reveal a photo of Dalaigue on his undershirt.
[edit]References

^ “Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez”. soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ “Alexis Alejandro Sánchez”. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ “La historia de Alexis: de lavador de autos a estrella del Barcelona” (in Spanish). terra.cl. 21 July 2011.
^ “Gran debut de Alexis Sánchez en Udinese” (in Spanish). adn mundo.cl. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
^ “Gokhan Inler Sends The Rossoneri Packing From Coppa Italia”. goal.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
^ “Alexis Sánchez anotó en eliminación de Udinese ante la Roma” (in Italian). triunfo.cl. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
^ “Alexis Sanchez’s Quart-Trick Demolished Palermo”. serieaticketsonline.com. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^ “Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez voted the world’s most promising youngster in Fifa poll”. Goal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ “Barça sign Alexis Sánchez”. FC Barcelona. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^ a b “Alexis Sanchez joins Barcelona from Udinese for £23m”. BBC Sport. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ “Barcelona confirm £23.75m deal to buy Alexis Sánchez from Udinese”. The Guardian. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ a b “Barcelona new boy Sanchez fits straight in… with call for Fabregas to join him”. Daily Mail. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ “Messi and Sanchez miss Barcelona’s Stateside clash with Man United”. Daily Mail. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
^ http://twitter.com/#!/FCBarcelona/status/112563930005635073
^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=331221&cc=5739
^ a b “Sánchez national stats”. National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ Sánchez Chile career stats
^ “Alexis Sánchez stats” (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ “Sánchez career stats”. Transfermarkt. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
^ “Barça sign Alexis Sánchez”. FC Barcelona. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
[edit]External links

FC Barcelona profile
La Liga profile
Transfermarkt profile
2010 FIFA World Cup profile
Alexis Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com
Alexis Sánchez – FIFA competition record
Alexis Sánchez – UEFA competition record