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Alexis Sánchez

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Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈleksis ˈsantʃes]; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese and the Chile national team. He is often regarded as the greatest Chilean player of all time alongside Elías Figueroa. Dubbed "El Niño Maravilla" (The Wonder Child), Sánchez began his senior club career playing for Cobreloa, aged 15, and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18; he won consecutive league titles while on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Sánchez was the subject of a record association football transfer when he signed for Barcelona in 2011 in a transfer worth €37.5 million, becoming the most expensive Chilean player of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Sánchez is the 1,079th most popular soccer player (down from 492nd in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Chile (down from 28th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alexis Sánchez ranks 1,079 out of 21,273. Before him are Michael Rummenigge, Vladimir Durković, Sadio Mané, Karl Rappan, Luis Regueiro, and Željko Čajkovski. After him are Preguinho, André Onana, Harald Nielsen, Marek Hamšík, Esteban Cambiasso, and Periko Alonso.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Alexis Sánchez ranks 31. Before him are Willian, Derrick Rose, Mats Hummels, Conchita Wurst, Nikki Reed, and Sergio Busquets. After him are G-Dragon, Jonathan Bailey, Nuri Şahin, Dušan Tadić, Javier Hernández, and Jérôme Boateng.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Alexis Sánchez ranks 44 out of 321. Before him are Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877), Arturo Vidal (1987), Gabriel González Videla (1898), Orlando Letelier (1932), Marcelo Salas (1974), and Laura Vicuña (1891). After him are Juan Ignacio Molina (1740), José Donoso (1924), Tom Araya (1961), Patricio Guzmán (1941), Sophia Hayden (1868), and Lucía Hiriart (1923).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Alexis Sánchez ranks 6. Before him are Iván Zamorano (1967), Elías Figueroa (1946), Leonel Sánchez (1936), Arturo Vidal (1987), and Marcelo Salas (1974). After him are Claudio Bravo (1983), Carlos Vidal (1902), Guillermo Subiabre (1903), Braulio Musso (1930), Víctor Morales (1905), and Casimiro Torres (1906).

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