| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tocopilla, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Barcelona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
| 2005–2006 | Cobreloa | 42 | 12 |
| 2006–2011 | Udinese | 95 | 20 |
| 2006–2007 | Colo-Colo (loan) | 32 | 3 |
| 2007–2008 | River Plate (loan) | 23 | 4 |
| 2011– | Barcelona | 0 | 0 |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Chile U-20 | 12 | 3 |
| 2006– | Chile | 40 | 14 |
The Chilean winger, will undergo a medical on Monday before putting pen to paper on a five year contract.
The 22 year old Chilean player is coming to Barca from the Italian club Udinese, where he’s played for the last three seasons. He was voted Serie A's best player last season having scored 12 times in 31 games.
Sanchez, who has 40 caps for Chile, signed for Udinese in 2006 from Chilean side Cobreloa. This summer in 2011 Copa America Alexis played a total of four games in which he scored 1 goal and where he was chosen MVP in two of the matches.
