Alexis Sánchez Football player

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988) is a Chilean footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the Chilean national team as a forward.After his debut season of first-team football with Cobreloa, Sánchez was signed by Italy's Udinese Calcio in 2006. After successful loans at Colo-Colo and River Plate, he began playing in Serie A. In 2011, he was signed by Barcelona for £25 million, becoming the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history. Sánchez signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for a fee reported to be around £30–35 million, making him the second-most expensive signing in the club's history after Mesut Özil.Sánchez has been a full international for Chile since 2006. He has earned over 75 caps and played in two FIFA World Cups (2010 and 2014) as well as the 2011 Copa América.

Personal facts

Alexis Sánchez
Alias (AKA)Sanchez Sanchez Alexis Alejandro
Birth dateDecember 19, 1988
Birth place
Chile national football team , Tocopilla
Height (meters)1.69

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
Midfielder
teams
Udinese Calcio
Chile national football team
Club Atlético River Plate
Chile national under-20 football team
FC Barcelona
Colo-Colo
Cobreloa

Alexis Sánchez on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players/alexis-sanchez
  2. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=228627/index.html