Alan Sánchez (footballer, born 2004)

Alan Noel Sánchez Ordoñez (born 4 February 2004) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Always Ready.

Alan Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Alan Noel Sánchez Ordoñez[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Bolivia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Always Ready
Youth career
Proyecto Bolivia 2022
Gimnasia
Real Tomayapo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Real Tomayapo 11 (1)
2022– Always Ready 1 (0)
International career
2019 Bolivia U15 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2023

Club career

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Born in San Lorenzo, Tarija, Sánchez played local football in Villamontes, before being picked up by Proyecto Bolivia 2022, a project created to encourage the development of young Bolivian men's footballers.[2] He went on trial with Argentine side Gimnasia shortly before his fifteenth birthday, which he successfully passed.[2]

He returned to Bolivia to sign for Real Tomayapo, being integrated into the first team in September 2021, having impressed with the reserves.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away loss to Oriente Petrolero on 27 November 2021.[4]

International career

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Sánchez represented Bolivia at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, making four appearances.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 September 2023.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Tomayapo 2021 Bolivian Primera División 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2022 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Always Ready 2022 Bolivian Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 12 1 0 0 1 0 13 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Tiga

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alan Sánchez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Alan Sánchez, el tarijeño que juega para el Lobo de La Plata" [Alan Sánchez, the man from Tarija who plays for Lobo de La Plata]. elpais.bo (in Spanish). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Peña anticipa la inclusión de tres Sub-20 en Tomayapo" [Peña anticipates the inclusion of three Under-20s in Tomayapo]. elpais.bo (in Spanish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Oriente derrota a Tomayapo y busca llegar a Libertadores" [Oriente defeats Tomayapo and seeks to reach Libertadores]. elmundo.com.bo (in Spanish). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Alan Sánchez at Soccerway