Felipe Sánchez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rafaela, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| 2021–2023 | Gimnasia LP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Gimnasia LP | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024 | |||
Felipe Sánchez (born 7 April 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Club career
[edit]Gimnasia LP
[edit]Sánchez joined the youth team of Gimnasia LP in 2021. He made his professional debut for the club in a Copa Argentina match on 22 February 2023, which was lost on penalties against Excursionistas.[1] He signed his first professional contract on 13 March 2023.[2]
Schalke 04
[edit]During the summer of 2024, Felipe Sanchez was wanted by Atalanta and Valencia. But on 9 July 2024, German club Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Sánchez until 30 June 2028.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 October 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gimnasia LP | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Liga Profesional
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ "Gimnasia La Plata vs. Excursionistas 1-1". Soccerway.
- ^ "Felipe Sánchez es profesional!". Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (in Spanish). 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Defender Felipe Sanchez signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Felipe Sánchez - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Felipe Sánchez at Soccerway
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rafaela
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen