Richard Sánchez (Paraguayan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | River Plate | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Olimpia | 78 | (8) |
| 2019–2025 | América | 182 | (18) |
| 2025– | Racing Club | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Paraguay | 31 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 | |||
Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero (born 29 March 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Racing Club and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
[edit]Olimpia
[edit]On 21 May 2017, Sánchez scored his first goal in the Superclásico against Cerro Porteño.[3]
América
[edit]On 25 August 2019, Sánchez officially signed with Liga MX club América for $7 million with a four-year contract.
Racing Club de Avellaneda
[edit]On 12 March 2025, Racing Club officially signed Sánchez for $3 million.[4]
International career
[edit]He was called up to the senior Paraguay squad in March 2018 for a match against USA.[5]
Sánchez made his senior debut for Paraguay on June 5, 2019 in a friendly against Honduras in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. And he scored his first goal for the National Team in the 2019 Copa America, in a 1–1 tie with Argentina on June 19, 2019.[6]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América |
Honours
[edit]América
- Liga MX: Apertura 2023,[7] Clausura 2024,[8] Apertura 2024
- Campeón de Campeones: 2024
- Campeones Cup: 2024
Individual
- CONCACAF Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Paraguay - R. Sánchez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Richard Sánchez". Fichajes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Richard Sánchez". Tigo Sports Paraguay. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Liga MX: Club América bids farewell to Richard Sánchez; Racing Club officially announces his signing". SoyFútbol. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Los convocados para amistoso ante EEUU apf.org.py 12 March 2018 Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lionel Messi penalty salvages Copa América point for Argentina". Guardian. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Club River Plate (Asunción) footballers
- Club América footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen
- Footballers from Asunción
- Paraguayan football midfielder stubs