Davinson Sánchez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Mina.
Davinson Sánchez
FWC 2018 - Round of 16 - COL v ENG - D Sánchez.jpg
Sánchez with Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Davinson Sánchez Mina[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Caloto, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 6
Youth career
América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Atlético Nacional 26 (0)
2016–2017 Ajax 32 (6)
2017– Tottenham Hotspur 119 (3)
National team‡
2013 Colombia U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Colombia U20 14 (0)
2016 Colombia Olympic 2 (0)
2016– Colombia 47 (0)
Honours
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:52, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and for the Colombian national team. Sánchez became Tottenham's club record signing in 2017, costing them around £42 million.

Club career[]

Atlético Nacional[]

As a youth, Sánchez played in the youth academy of América de Cali, but after his parents moved, he was transferred to Atlético Nacional, where he was educated under the wings of Juan Carlos Osorio.[4] The defender made his debut for the senior team on 27 October 2013, in a 0–1 loss to Boyacá Chicó. Osorio put the player in the starting lineup and he completed the entire match.[5]

On 2 March 2016, Sánchez scored his first goal for Nacional in a 3–0 victory over Sporting Cristal from Peru in the Copa Libertadores.[6] Due to his performances for Nacional, foreign clubs including Barcelona, Flamengo, and Ajax showed an interest in signing the player.[7][8] Barcelona made a formal offer to sign the player, but Sánchez declined the offer because he didn't want to start in FC Barcelona B, the reserve team.[9] He won the Copa Libertadores 2016 against Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle.[10]

Ajax[]

In June 2016, Sánchez signed a five-year contract with Dutch side Ajax, until 2021.[11] The club paid a transfer fee of €5 million to Atlético Nacional.[12] A few days earlier, Ajax had signed Sánchez's compatriot Mateo Cassierra, thus making him the second Colombian in the squad. Sánchez joined his new team, after Nacional had finished its participation in the Copa Libertadores.[13] Sánchez debuted with Ajax on 13 August in a 2–2 tie with Roda JC Kerkrade, he started and played the 90 minutes. His first goal with the club was on 24 September against PEC Zwolle. On 8 May 2017, he was named as best player of the season for Ajax.[14]

Tottenham Hotspur[]

On 18 August 2017, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had agreed a move for Sánchez signing a six-year contract subject to a work permit, for a reported transfer fee of up to £42 million.[15] He made his debut on 27 August as a substitute for Mousa Dembélé in the 92nd minute in a 1–1 draw with Burnley.[16]

On 15 May 2018, Sánchez signed a new contract with Tottenham, keeping him at the club until 2024.[17]

On 10 February 2019, Sánchez scored his first goal for Tottenham in the Premier League game against Leicester City.[18]

On 1 June 2019, Sánchez was an unused substitute for Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League Final against Liverpool.[19]

On 11 February 2021, Sánchez scored twice, his first goals in two years, in the 2020–21 FA Cup fifth round match against Everton that eventually ended in a 5–4 loss for Tottenham after extra time.[20]

International career[]

José Pékerman called up Sánchez for a training squad with the senior Colombia squad in February 2016.[21]

In May 2018, he was named in Colombia's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[22] In June 2018, he was named in Colombia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[23] He played in all three group matches and their round of 16 match.[24]

In June 2019, he started in three of the four games in the 2019 Copa América, helped the team keep a clean sheet and beat Argentina for the first time in 12 years.[25] The team however lost in the quarter-final against Chile after a penalty shoot-out.[26]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 7 March 2022[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Nacional 2013 Categoría Primera A 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
2014 Categoría Primera A 2 0 2 0 — 0 0 0 0 4 0
2015 Categoría Primera A 7 0 1 0 — — 0 0 8 0
2016 Categoría Primera A 14 0 0 0 — 14[a] 1 2[b] 0 30 1
Total 26 0 3 0 — 14 1 2 0 45 1
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 32 6 0 0 — 12[c] 0 0 0 44 6
2017–18 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 2[d] 1 0 0 2 1
Total 33 6 0 0 — 14 1 0 0 47 7
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18 Premier League 31 0 2 0 0 0 8[d] 0 — 41 0
2018–19 Premier League 23 1 2 0 4 0 8[d] 0 — 37 1
2019–20 Premier League 29 0 4 0 1 0 5[d] 0 — 39 0
2020–21 Premier League 18 0 2 2 2 0 10[c] 0 — 32 2
2021–22 Premier League 18 2 1 0 5 0 3[e] 0 — 27 2
Total 119 3 11 2 12 0 4 0 — 176 5
Career total 178 9 14 2 11 0 62 2 2 0 264 13
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearances in Superliga Colombiana
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[]

As of match played 1 February 2022[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2016 1 0
2017 6 0
2018 10 0
2019 12 0
2020 3 0
2021 13 0
2022 2 0
Total 47 0

Honours[]

Atlético Nacional[29]

Ajax[29]

Tottenham Hotspur

Colombia U23[29]

Individual

  • AFC Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2017[33]
  • UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2017[34]

References[]

  1. ^ "Davinson Sanchez". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Davinson Sánchez – English". Ajax. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "No hay título que se le resista a Davinson Sánchez". Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Atlético Nacional vs. Boyacá Chicó". Soccerway. 27 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Atlético Nacional vs. Sporting Cristal". Soccerway. 2 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Mercado da bola 2016: Flamengo espera anunciar dois zagueiros e um atacante nesta semana" (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Colombiaanse centrale verdediger tekent bij Ajax in plaats van FC Barcelona" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 1 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Barcelona loopt blauwtje: 'Hij heeft daar geen enkele zekerheid" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 27 May 2016.
  10. ^ "La extraordinaria carrera de Davinson Sánchez: Mundialista, campeón de Copa Libertadores y finalista de Europa League y de la Champions League". 9 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Ajax contracteert Davinson Sánchez Mina" (in Dutch). Ajax. 21 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Ajax heeft tweede Colombiaanse aanwinst binnen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 19 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Oficial: Atlético Nacional cede a Davinson Sánchez al Ajax, pero jugará Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). HSB Noticias. 21 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Colombia's Davinson Sanchez 'player of the year' after 1st year at Dutch giants Ajax". 8 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Davinson Sanchez: Tottenham complete signing of Ajax defender on six-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Davinson signs new contract". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  18. ^ Wilson, Jeremy; Tweedale, Alistair (10 February 2019). "Spurs hold on to beat profligate Leicester after Jamie Vardy misses penalty with first touch". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  19. ^ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0:1 Liverpool". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ Hunter, Andy (10 February 2021). "Bernard strike sinks Spurs in extra time as Everton edge FA Cup thriller". The Guardian.
  21. ^ "Pekerman calls-up local players with a view to WC qualifying". oximity.com. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Colombia name World Cup squad". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Colombia Results – 2018–19 | ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  25. ^ Callaghan, Shane (16 June 2019). "'Immense': Tottenham fans react to Davinson Sanchez 'masterclass'". HITC.
  26. ^ Agence France-Presse (29 June 2019). "Alexis Sanchez scores winning penalty as Chile beat Colombia to reach Copa America semi-finals". The National.
  27. ^ "Davinson Sánchez profile". Soccerway.
  28. ^ "Sánchez, Davinson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  29. ^ a b c "Davinson Sánchez – Career Honours". Soccerway.
  30. ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  31. ^ McNulty, Phil (25 April 2021). "Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  32. ^ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Bosz genomineerd voor Rinus Michels Award". Ajaxshowtime.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  34. ^ "Champions League breakthrough team of 2017". UEFA.com: The official website for European football. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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