Alexis Sánchez

Profile Football Stars | Alexis Sánchez | On 27 February 2011, Sánchez scored four of seven goals as his team Defeated 7-0 Palermo, playing only the first 52 minutes of the game. This event broke the record he Meant of goals scored by a Chilean player (in a single match) in the Italian Serie A, Thus Spake beating the records set by his countrymen historic Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano. Sánchez made his international debut for his national team against New Zealand in April 2006, Becoming the youngest player ever playing for the national team with only 17 years and four months, and scored his first goal against Switzerland in a 2-1 loss, being also The first goal of the Marcelo Bielsa era. Bielsa during the period, he was Chile's top scorer with 12 goals, surpassing Humberto Suazo's previous record of 11 goals. Alexis Alejandro Sánchez, is a Chilean footballer WHO plays as a forward for FC Barcelona and for the Chilean national team.

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 Sanchez to help his family out financially from an early age. Sánchez washed cars in a graveyard to earn some money. Being a former amateur football player, Delaigue saw great potential in the young Sánchez. The mayor's decision was a worthwhile one, while playing for Tocopilla in a regional tournament, dominated Sánchez, in one particular match he scored 8 goals.

"Sánchez is very young," said manager Josep Guardiola.  Sánchez returned on 1 November 2011 in an away match against Viktoria Plzeň.  On 14 February 2012, Sanchez scored the first and second UEFA Champions League goals of his career in Barcelona's 3-1 victory against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Sánchez made his international debut for his national team against New Zealand on 27 April 2006. Fully recovered now, he led to Chile to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Becoming the team's star player.
Prior to the 2011 Copa América, Sánchez had scored two goals in four games, against Uruguay and Estonia.

Personal information
Full name Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez
Date of birth 19 December 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Tocopilla, Chile
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 9

Youth career
Cobreloa 2003-2004

Senior career
years Team
Cobreloa 2005-2006 47 (12)
Udinese 2006-2011 95 (20)
Colo-Colo 2006-2007 (loan) 32 (5)
2007-2008 River Plate (loan) 23 (4)
2011 - Barcelona 14 (8)

National team
U20 Chile 2007 12
2006 - Chile 44 (14)

Honours

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
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2011

International
     FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): Third place 2007

Individual
     Serie A Player of the Month (1): February 2011
     Serie A Footballer of the Year (1): 2010-11