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 | 0 | (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
Olimpia
On 21 May 2017, Sánchez scored his first goal in the Superclásico against Cerro Porteño.[3]
América
On 25 August 2019, Sánchez officially signed with Liga MX club América for $7 million with a four-year contract.
Racing Club de Avellaneda
On 12 March 2025, Racing Club officially signed Sánchez for $3 million.[4]
International career
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
- 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
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
- ^ 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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