Alan Sanchez (soccer)

Alan Sanchez (born July 1, 1988) is a former American soccer player.

Alan Sanchez
Personal information
Full name Alan Cristobal Sanchez
Date of birth (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2009 North Carolina State Wolfpack
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Carolina Dynamo 0 (0)
2008–2009 Cary Clarets[1] 7 (2)
2010 Real Maryland Monarchs 20 (3)
2010 Crystal Palace Baltimore 7 (1)
2011 Charlotte Eagles 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 14, 2014

Career

College and Amateur

Sanchez attended Felix Varela High School, where he was named his team's MVP and to the All-Dade County first team in his senior year. He played club soccer for West Kendall in the USL Super-Y League, and with them won the State Cup and Disney Showcase in 2005.

Sanchez played four years of college soccer at North Carolina State University. He was named to the All-ACC second-team, the ACC All-Freshmen Team as a freshman in 2006, All-ACC second-team as a junior in 2008, All-ACC first-team and All-ACC Tournament Team as a senior in 2009.[2]

During his college years Sanchez also played in the USL Premier Development League for Carolina Dynamo[3] and the Cary Clarets.[4]

Professional

Sanchez turned professional in 2010 when he signed to play for the Real Maryland Monarchs in the USL Second Division.[5] He made his professional on April 17, 2010, in the team's 2010 season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds,[6] and scored his first professional goal on May 13, 2010, the winner in a 3-2 victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders.[7]

Sanchez joined Charlotte Eagles of the USL Pro league for the 2011 season.[8]

In 2011, Sanchez was unsuccessful at landing a contract at trials with clubs San Marcos De Arica and Universidad Catolica in Chile's Primera Division.

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References
  1. Team was known as Cary RailHawks U23's in 2008
  2. KENDALL SC ALUMNI EARN RECOGNITION FOR COLLEGIATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  3. "Dynamo bring in four from NC State". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. UWF Alum Matt Williams Signs Professional Contract Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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