Matías Sánchez

Matías Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Matías Ariel Sánchez
Date of birth	August 18, 1987 (1987-08-18) (age 24)
Place of birth	Temperley, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes de La Plata
Number	5
Youth career
	Racing Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Racing Club	46	(1)
2008–	Estudiantes LP	62	(1)
National team
2007	Argentina U-20	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:44, 29 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Matías Ariel Sánchez (born 18 August 1987) is an Argentine football centre midfielder. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Sánchez made his way through Racing Club's youth system to make his debut in a 0–3 defeat to Boca Juniors on March 5, 2006. Since then he became a regular in the Racing team, appearing in 15 of the 19 games during the 2006 Apertura tournament.

Sánchez was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata squad that won the 2009 Copa Libertadores.

International career

In 2007, Sánchez was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 team at the South American Youth Championship held in Paraguay. He was also part of the U-20 squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

Honours

Estudiantes

• Copa Libertadores (1): 2009
• Argentine Primera División (1): 2010 Apertura

Argentina U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2007

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• ESPN statistics

Persondata
Name	Sanchez, Matias
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1987-08-18
Place of birth	Temperley, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death