Matthew Sanchez (soccer)

Matthew Sanchez[3] (born August 4, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for United Soccer League club Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and the Puerto Rican national team.[1]

Matthew Sanchez
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-04) August 4, 1994[1][2]
Place of birth Owings Mills, Maryland, United States[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Old Dominion Monarchs 1 (0)
2014–2016 Loyola Greyhounds 48 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1 (0)
National team‡
Puerto Rico U20
Puerto Rico U23
2015– Puerto Rico 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:33, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:45, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

Career

College

Sánchez began his college career at Old Dominion. From 2014 to 2016, he played with Loyola Greyhounds, earning numerous honours including Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2016.[4]

Professional

In January 2017, Sánchez was chosen to participate in the MLS side D.C. United preseasons trial.[5]

In January 2018, Sánchez signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[6]

International

Sánchez was called up for the Puerto Rico U20 national team in 2012. They played as U19 team at the 2012 Dallas Cup months before the World Cup Qualifiers in July 2012.[7] He helped Puerto Rico reach the CONCACAF U20 Championship for the first time.[8]

In 2015, Sánchez made his first appearance with the Puerto Rico Senior national football team in a friendly match against Canada.[9] He also represented Puerto Rico in the U23 national team for the 2016 Olympics Qualification Tournament.[10]

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References
  1. "Matthew Sanchez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. Matthew Sanchez – FIFA competition record
  3. "Bio for Matt Sanchez". loyolagreyhounds.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  4. http://patriotleague.org/news/2016/11/7/MSOC_1107165911.aspx?path=msoc
  5. http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2017/1/25/14376048/dc-united-maxim-tissot-canada-montreal-impact-suliaman-dainkeh-maryland-matt-sanchez-loyola
  6. https://www.rgvfc.com/news_article/show/877425
  7. http://www.dallascup.com/_element_display/#%2F80754%2Fteams%2F38684592%2F43094993-38684630%2FTEAM.html%3Fdummy%3D1521464668418
  8. https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf_u20_mexico_eng_web
  9. http://futbolboricua.co/repite-la-dosis-canada-en-el-loubriel/
  10. http://futbolboricua.co/lista-la-seleccion-olimpica-para-su-compromiso-clasificatorio/


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