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Richard Sánchez (Paraguayan footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Guerrero.
Richard Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)[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 176 (15)
International career‡
2018– Paraguay 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ 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

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Richard has played for Olimpia and Club América.

International career

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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

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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

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América

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Paraguay - R. Sánchez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Richard Sánchez". Fichajes.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Los convocados para amistoso ante EEUU apf.org.py 12 March 2018 Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Lionel Messi penalty salvages Copa América point for Argentina". Guardian. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.


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