| Érick Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda |
| Birth Date: | 1999 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | América |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Pachuca |
| Years1: | 2016–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Pachuca |
| Caps1: | 156 |
| Goals1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Zacatecas (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | América |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps2: | 29 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 30 June 2024 |
Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda (born 27 September 1999), commonly known as "Chiquito", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.[1]
Sánchez debuted on the top level Mexican League Liga BBVA Bancomer against Toluca on 7 August 2016 when he was only 16 years old. Sánchez has played in all of Pachuca's youth divisions such as Under-15, Under-17, Under-20, Second Division and his appearance in the First Division team. Through his young career he has played off eight finals, two with U-15 and six with U-17 team category.[2]
On 28 June 2024, Sánchez joined Club América.[3]
Sánchez was called up by Gerardo Martino to participate with the senior national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and made his debut on 14 July 2021 in a game against Guatemala.[4]
In October 2022, Sánchez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the World Cup, but did not make the final 26.[5]
On 11 June 2022, Sánchez scored his first international goal during a match against Suriname in 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League League A.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 163 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 21 | |||
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| América | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 23 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A | |
| 2. | 8 July 2023 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 3. | 17 October 2023 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | align=center | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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