| Juan Pablo Sánchez | |
| Fullname: | Juan Pablo Sánchez Zapata |
| Birth Date: | April 18, 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Valour FC |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthclubs1: | Toronto FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Valour FC |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | May 26, 2024 |
Juan Pablo Sánchez Zapata (born April 18, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Born in the United States to Colombian parents, Sánchez moved to Burlington, Canada with his family at age four,[1] and holds American, Canadian and Colombian citizenship.[2] [3] He played youth soccer with the Toronto FC Academy.[4]
In September 2021, Sánchez joined Salgueiros of the Portuguese fourth tier Campeonato de Portugal.[5] In 2022, Sánchez made his senior debut with the team. In July 2022, he re-signed with the club for another season.[6]
In January 2023, he joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[7] On May 26, 2024, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw against Cavalry FC.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Salgueiros | 2021–22 | Campeonato de Portugal | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Valour FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 21 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||