Erwin Junior Sánchez

Erwin Junior Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua
Date of birth	23 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Blooming
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015	Real Potosí
2016	Águeda
2018–	Blooming
International career‡
2015–	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022

Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua (born 23 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolivian Primera División side Blooming. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

After becoming secondary school graduate, he decided to study a master's degree in International Business in the United States instead of practicing professional football.^[1] In 2015, after returning to Bolivia, he joined Real Potosí in the Bolivian Primera División.^[2]

International career

In November 2015, he received his first call-up to the Bolivia senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Paraguay.^[3]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Bolivian international footballer Erwin "Platini" Sánchez.^[1] Born in Portugal when his father played for Boavista, he holds both Portuguese and Bolivian nationality.

References

^ ^a ^b "Erwin Junior Sánchez: "Llevar el mismo nombre de mi padre no me perjudica; la ansiedad fue mi debilidad"". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ Pereyra, Omar (16 March 2015). "Hijo de Platiní debuta en Santa Cruz con buen pie". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Erwin Junior Sanchez, el hijo de "Platini" su primera convocatoria". unitel.bo (in Spanish). 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

Erwin Junior Sánchez at Soccerway
Erwin Junior Sánchez at BDFA (in Spanish)
Erwin Junior Sánchez at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

[eldeber-1] "Erwin Junior Sánchez: "Llevar el mismo nombre de mi padre no me perjudica; la ansiedad fue mi debilidad"". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[2] Pereyra, Omar (16 March 2015). "Hijo de Platiní debuta en Santa Cruz con buen pie". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[3] "Erwin Junior Sanchez, el hijo de "Platini" su primera convocatoria". unitel.bo (in Spanish). 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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