| Alveiro Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Alveiro Sánchez Ramírez |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | La Tola, Nariño, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Carlos Sarmiento Lora |
| Youthyears2: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Deportivo Cali (loan) |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Deportivo Cali |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Deportivo Pasto (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Orsomarso (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 19 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U15 |
Alveiro Sánchez Ramírez (born 18 November 1997) is a Colombian former footballer.
Born in La Tola in the Nariño Department of Colombia, Sánchez began his footballing career in the academy of former footballer at the age of thirteen.[1] [2] He later joined the academy of Deportivo Cali, initially on loan, and while progressing through the academy, he earned call-ups to the regional team of the Valle del Cauca Department.[1] In the 2013 edition of the Campeonato Nacional Interclubes, Sánchez finished as top scorer, with thirty-six goals in thirty games as Deportivo Cali won the title.[1] [3]
He made his professional debut for Deportivo Cali on 10 March 2014, starting in an eventual 0–0 draw with Fortaleza C.E.I.F. in the Categoría Primera A.[1] Later in the same year, he was named in English newspaper The Guardian as one of the most promising young footballers born in 1997.[4] [5]
In January 2015, he suffered a ruptured ACL injury, while ultimately stunted his development as a professional footballer.[4] [6] Despite this, he signed a new contract with the club in June of the same year.[7]
In July 2016, having managed only two appearances (a total of six minutes) over the last two seasons, Sánchez was loaned to fellow Categoría Primera A side Deportivo Pasto.[8]
On his return to Deportivo Cali, he scored his first, and only, goal in professional football in a 2017 Copa Colombia game against Orsomarso.[2] He was loaned to Orsomarso the following year, managing eight Categoría Primera B appearances before a return to Deportivo Cali, where he decided to retire from professional football at the age of twenty-one.
Sánchez represented Colombia at under-15 level, first being called up in January 2012 for the Mundialito Tahuichi in Bolivia, where he went on to score five goals.[1] [2] [9] He was called up to the Colombian under-20 side in April 2016 for a training camp.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo Cali | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Deportivo Pasto (loan) | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Orsomarso (loan) | 2018 | Categoría Primera B | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||