Erwin Junior Sánchez Explained

Erwin Junior Sánchez
Fullname:Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua
Birth Date:23 July 1992
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.82 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Blooming
Clubnumber:19
Years1:2015
Caps1:19
Goals1:2
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Águeda
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–
Caps3:95
Goals3:7
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalteam1:Bolivia
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:7 May 2021
Ntupdate:26 January 2022

Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua (born 23 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolivian Primera División side Blooming. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

After becoming secondary school graduate, he decided to study a master's degree in International Business in the United States instead of practicing professional football. In 2015, after returning to Bolivia, he joined Real Potosí in the Bolivian Primera División.[1]

International career

In November 2015, he received his first call-up to the Bolivia senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Paraguay.[2]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Bolivian international footballer Erwin "Platini" Sánchez.[3] Born in Portugal when his father played for Boavista, he holds both Portuguese and Bolivian nationality.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pereyra . Omar . Hijo de Platiní debuta en Santa Cruz con buen pie . eju.tv . es . 16 March 2015 . 30 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Erwin Junior Sanchez, el hijo de "Platini" su primera convocatoria . unitel.bo . 30 May 2021 . es . 3 November 2015 . 31 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531120336/https://unitel.bo/futbol/erwin-junior-sanchez-el-hijo-de-platini-su-primera-convocatoria_109510 . dead .
  3. Web site: Erwin Junior Sánchez: "Llevar el mismo nombre de mi padre no me perjudica; la ansiedad fue mi debilidad" . eldeber.com.bo . 30 May 2021 . es . 10 December 2018.