Alexis sanchez wikipedia english

Chilean footballer (born 1988)

For the hurdler, see Alexis Sánchez (hurdler). For various people of a similar name, see Alex Sánchez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation:[aˈleksisˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese and the Chile national team. He is often regarded as the greatest Chilean player of all time alongside Elías Figueroa.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Dubbed "El Niño Maravilla" (The Wonder Child),^[10] Sánchez began his senior club career playing for Cobreloa, aged 15, and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18; he won consecutive league titles while on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Sánchez was the subject of a record association football transfer when he signed for Barcelona in 2011 in a transfer worth €37.5 million, becoming the most expensive Chilean player of all time. There, Sánchez won six trophies, including a La Liga title and a Copa del Rey. He then joined Arsenal in 2014 in a transfer worth £31.7 million (€35 mill

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