Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1996)

Matías Santiago Sánchez (born 5 July 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chacarita Juniors.[1]

Matías Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Matías Santiago Sánchez
Date of birth	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chacarita Juniors
Youth career
2006–2013	Chacarita Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Chacarita Juniors	32	(1)
2014	→ River Plate (loan)	0	(0)
2016–2018	→ Lanús (loan)	13	(1)
National team
2013	Argentina U17	11	(4)
2014	Argentina U20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:34, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Club

Sánchez began his senior career with Chacarita Juniors.[1][2] He made his professional debut on 21 March 2012 in a Copa Argentina match against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3] He featured once in Primera B Metropolitana in 2012–13 before not playing for the first-team again until February 2015.[1] He had a loan spell with River Plate in 2014.[3][2] After returning to Charcarita, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 defeat to Estudiantes in November 2015.[1] In total, Sánchez made sixteen appearances and scored once for Chacarita by the end of 2015.[1][4] In January 2016, Sánchez completed a two-season loan move to Lanús.[1][5]

He failed to feature until midway through the 2016–17 season, during which he made seven appearances and scored one goal.[1]

International

Sánchez played eleven times and scored four goals for the Argentina U17s.[1][3] He scored two goals in five games at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship as Argentina won the tournament, while he also scored twice in six matches during the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates as Argentina placed 4th.[1][3] He also won two caps for the U20 team at the 2014 L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament.[6]

Career statistics

As of 8 September 2018.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chacarita Juniors	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	0	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2012–13	Primera B Metropolitana	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015	Primera B Nacional	15	1	3	0	—		—		0	0	18	1
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		17	1	4	0	—		—		0	0	21	1
River Plate (loan)	2014	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Lanús (loan)	2016		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		7	1	1	1	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	9	2
	2017–18		6	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		13	1	1	1	—		1	0	0	0	15	2
Career total			30	2	5	1	—		1	0	0	0	36	3

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
3. One appearance in 2017 Copa Libertadores

Honours

Argentina U17[1]

• South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2013

References

1. "Matías Sánchez profile". Soccerway. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. "Quién es Matías Sánchez, el nuevo jugador de River?". Goal. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
3. "Matias Sanchez renovó su vínculo con la institución". Chacarita Juniors. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
4. "Matías Sánchez profile". BDFA. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
5. "Matías Sánchez: "Es un orgullo pertenecer a un club como Lanús"". Club Atlético Lanús. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "Torneio COTIF 2014". Futebol Portenho. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• Matías Sánchez at Soccerway