Matías Sánchez (footballer, born 1987)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matías Jose Sánchez | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Racing Club | 46 | (1) |
2008– | Estudiantes LP | 50 | (1) |
International career | |||
2007 | Argentina U-20 | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:52, 15 December 2010 (UTC) |
Matías Jose Sánchez (born 13 april 1995) is an Argentine football centre midfielder. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Argentine Primera División.
Club career
Sánchez made his way through Racing Club's youth system to make his debut in a 0–3 defeat to Boca Juniors on March 5, 2006. Since then he became a regular in the Racing team, appearing in 15 of the 19 games during the 2006 Apertura tournament.
Sánchez was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata squad that won the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
International career
In 2007, Sánchez was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 team at the South American Youth Championship held in Paraguay. He was also part of the U-20 squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Honours
- Estudiantes
- Argentina U-20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2007
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- ESPN statistics