Diego Sánchez (footballer, born 2005)
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| Full name | Diego Alexander Sánchez Guevara | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 197 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | UANL | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | UANL | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Diego Alexander Sánchez Guevara (born 12 April 2005), also known as Chicha,[1] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club UANL and the Mexico national under-20 team.
Club career
UANL
Sánchez began his career at the academy of UANL, progressing through all categories, until making his professional debut on 17 March 2023, being subbed in at the 85th minute of a 5–1 win against Mazatlán.[2] and on 8 August 2025, he scored his first goal as a professional in a 7–0 win against Puebla.[3]
International career
In 2025, Sánchez was called up by coach Eduardo Arce to represent Mexico at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Chile.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 November 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Club World Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UANL | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Honours
Mexico
References
- ^ Martínez, Enrique (3 October 2025). "'Chicha' Sánchez, la promesa del Tricolor Sub 20 que tiene a Gignac como maestro: "Me regaña mucho"". Milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "UANL Tigres - Mazatlán FC 5:1 (Primera División 2023/2024 Clausura, 12. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Cerda, Ashley (9 August 2025). "El primero de Chicha". OnceDiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Convocatoria Oficial de México Sub-20 para el Mundial de Chile". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Diego Sánchez at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
External links
- Diego Sánchez at Soccerway
- Diego Sánchez at WorldFootball.net