Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport. Born in France, he plays for the Switzerland national team.
 Sanches with FC Lausanne-Sport in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alvyn Antonio Sanches | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Lausanne Benfica | ||
| 2012–2020 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Lausanne-Sport | 106 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 2025– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLausanne-Sport
editSanches is a youth product of the academies of Lausanne Benfica and Lausanne-Sport.[1] He signed his first contract with Lausanne-Sport on 13 November 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 5–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 15 May 2021.[3]
International career
editSanches was born in Créteil, France and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was raised in Switzerland.[4] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland under-21s.[5]
He received his first senior international call-up on 12 March 2025.[6] On 21 March 2025, he made his debut for Switzerland in a friendly against Northern Ireland, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in the final minutes of the game.[7]
References
edit- ^ "LAUSANNE SEGURA JOVEM LUSITANO". 14 November 2020.
- ^ "ALVYN SANCHES SIGNE SON PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL!". 13 November 2020.
- ^ "St. Gallen vs. Lausanne Sport - 15 May 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: FC Lausanne-Sport, messo sotto contratto Alvyn Sanches". 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Alvyn Sanches Sélectionné Avec la Suisse M21!". 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Alvyn Sanches convoqué avec la Nati". 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Tous avec Alvyn!". 23 March 2025.
External links
edit- Alvyn Sanches at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- Football.ch Profile