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 | América | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | River Plate | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Olimpia | 78 | (8) |
| 2019– | América | 159 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Paraguay | 31 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ 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 Liga MX club América and the Paraguay national team.
Club career[edit]
Richard has played for Olimpia and Club América.
International career[edit]
He was called up to the senior Paraguay squad in March 2018 for a match against USA.[3]
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.[4]
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
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.
- ^ 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.
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