Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Alejandro Sanchez Sanchez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Chile national team. He is often lauded as the greatest Chilean player of all time.

Dubbed "El Nino Maravilla" (The Wonder Child), Sanchez began his senior club career playing for Cobreloa, and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18; he won consecutive league titles while on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Sanchez 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, Sanchez 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 million), and won two FA Cups, the 2015 PFA Fans' Player of the Year, and was voted into the 2015 PFA Team of the Year. In 2018, he moved to league rivals Manchester United in a swap deal; he signed for Inter Milan a year later, and won a Serie A title.

Sanchez made his senior international debut for Chile in 2006 at age 18, and has since earned 148 caps, appearing in eight major tournaments and becoming both his country's most capped player and all-time top goalscorer. He led Chile to their first victory in a major tournament by winning the 2015 Copa America, scoring the winning penalty in the final; he captained the team to a repeat of this triumph at the Copa America Centenario, winning the Golden Ball for Best Player.

Club Career

Early career

Sanchez had a brief step with a Universidad Catolica Academy based in Rancagua in 1999, being coached by the Chilean former international footballer Rene Valenzuela.

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