Carlos Sánchez Moreno
 Sánchez playing for Valenciennes in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | February 6, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Quibdó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Danubio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | River Plate Montevideo | 40 | (1) |
| 2007–2013 | Valenciennes | 178 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Elche | 30 | (0) |
| 2014– | Aston Villa | 26 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Colombia | 54 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno (born 6 February 1986)[2] is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa as a defensive midfielder. He is nicknamed La Roca (The Rock), due to his strength on the pitch.[3]
He began his career at River Plate Montevideo before moving to Valenciennes in 2007, where he made 178 Ligue 1 appearances and scored ten goals across six seasons. After one campaign in La Liga with Elche, he joined Aston Villa in 2014.
A full international since 2007, Sánchez has earned over 50 caps for Colombia. He was part of their squads which reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa América and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Uruguay
Born in Quibdó, Chocó, Sánchez moved to a football school in Medellín and then onto Uruguayan clubDanubio, where he signed his first professional contract in 2003 and was a teammate of Edinson Cavani.[3] However, he was released two years later, making no first-team appearances.
In the summer of 2005, Sánchez joined fellow league team River Plate Montevideo. He featured in 40 matches during his two-year spell, scoring once.
Valenciennes
In July 2007 Sánchez was bought by a group of investors and was assigned to Rangers de Talca, subsequently moving abroad for the first time in his career, by agreeing to a five-year deal with French Ligue 1 side Valenciennes. He made his debut on 4 August, starting in a 3–1 home win against Toulouse.
Sánchez featured regularly for the side in his debut campaign, and was an ever-present figure during the following seasons. In March 2010, he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, being sidelined nearly a year.[4]
After making 148 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals in the league, Sánchez left the club in the summer of 2012 when his contract expired. After long negotiations with Bolton Wanderers[5] and West Ham United,[6] he failed to reach an agreement with any club, and subsequently rejoined his former club Valenciennes on 25 August 2012.[7]
Elche
On 16 August 2013, Sánchez signed a three-year deal with Elche CF, freshly promoted to La Liga,[8] for a €3.7 million fee.[9] He made his debut on the 24th, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad.[10]
Aston Villa
On 15 August 2014 Aston Villa announced the signing of Sánchez on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported at around £4.7 million.[11][3] His first Villa appearance came eight days later when he replaced Charles N'Zogbia as a substitute in the 62nd minute of a goalless draw with Newcastle United at Villa Park.[12] He made his first start for the club in their 0–3 home defeat against Arsenal on 20 September, after illness had ruled out some of his teammates.[13] On 11 April 2015, he was sent off for two yellow cards as the team won 1–0 away to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, causing him to miss their victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final eight days later.[14] Sánchez scored his first goal for Villa on 25 April, an 85th-minute volleyed equaliser away to title holders Manchester City, but Fernandinho later netted a winner for City.[15]
International career
He made his international debut against Panama on 9 May 2007. He was then included in the 34-man provisional squad for the Copa América 2007, but later dropped for the final list. He was in the first team for all of Colombia's matches for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification including the 2–1 victory over Argentina on November 20, 2007 in Bogotá. At the 2011 Copa América, he started three of Colombia's four matches as they reached the quarter-finals, coming into the team at the expense of Gustavo Bolívar after the opening game. He played in all five of Colombia's matches in the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014, playing a defensive role which allowed James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado to be attacking midfielders.[3]
Personal life
Sánchez is married to Noelia, whom he met in Montevideo.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 April 2015[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate Montevideo | 2005–06[17] | Uruguayan Primera División | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[17] | Uruguayan Primera División | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 2007–08[17] | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2008–09[17] | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[17] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[17] | Ligue 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2011–12[17] | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[17] | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 178 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 10 | ||
| Elche | 2013–14[17] | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Aston Villa | 2014–15[17] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 273 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 282 | 15 | ||
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile". web page. Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ – List of Players, FIFA.com, Retrieved 07/01/2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Hart, Simon (6 February 2015). "Carlos Sanchez interview: Midfielder ready to be a rock for Aston Villa revival". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Blessure de Carlos Sanchez (Carlos Sánchez's injury); Valenciennes' official website, 24 March 2010 (French)
- ↑ Trotters aren't plonkers: Bolton abandon Sanchez chase as his price doubles; Daily Mirror, 7 August 2012
- ↑ Carlos whisper: West Ham plot cheeky swoop for Colombia's Sanchez; Daily Mirror, 1 August 2012
- ↑ Valenciennes : C.Sanchez en prêt (Valenciennes: C. Sánchez on loan); Mercato 365, 25 August 2012 (French)
- ↑ Carlos Sánchez: "Di mi palabra al Elche y aquí estoy" (Carlos Sánchez: "I gave my word to Elche and here I am"); Elche's official website, 16 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche ficha al colombiano Carlos Sánchez (Elche signs Colombian Carlos Sánchez); Las Provincias, 5 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Zurutuza despierta a la Real (Zurutuza awakes Real); Marca, 24 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Carlos Sanchez: Aston Villa sign Colombia World Cup star". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Keegan, Mike (23 August 2014). "Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (20 September 2014). "Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Begley, Emlyn (11 April 2015). "Tottenham 0-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Emons, Michael (25 April 2015). "Man City 3-2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Carlos Sanchez". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 "C. SÁNCHEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Soccerway profile
- Carlos Sánchez French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
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