Davinson Sanchez

Davinson Sanchez Mina is a Colombian footballer who plays as a Centre back. He was born on 12 June 1996 in Caloto, Colombia.

Sanchez has put up some fantastic defensive performances in his career till now and has been a dominant force for whichever club he has appeared for.

Background

Sanchez started his football career at the youth academy of the club America de Cali and later played for their U19 team. In July 2013, after his parents moved he joined Atletico Nacional and played for their U19 team.

Sanchez was selected in the Colombia U17 team and made 2 appearances for them. In October 2013, he made his debut for the senior team of Nacional against Boyaca Chico in a 0-1 loss.

In the 2013-14 season , he made one appearance against Deportivo Pasto in a 2-1 loss. The next season he made 5 appearances for Nacional. In May 2015, he was included in the Colombia U20 team.

He made his debut for the U20 team against Qatar U20 in a 2015 U20 World Cup. He went on to appear in a total of 13 matches for the U20 team. He was included in the Colombia U23 team in March 2016 and made 2 appearances.

Debut

Sanchez made his international debut for Colombia in November 2016 in a World Cup Qualification South America match against Argentina in a 3-0 loss.

He has since then made 7 appearances for the national team.

Club Career

Sanchez made 33 appearances for Nacional while scoring one goal and won the Copa Libertadores in the 2015-16 season before moving to Dutch club Ajax in June 2016 on a five year contract.

He made his debut for Ajax in August 2016 against Roda JC Kerkrade in a 2-2 draw. He made 47 appearances for Ajax in his debut season while scoring 7 goals and also providing 2 assists.

In August 2017, Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur signed Sanchez for a six year

contract. He made his debut on 27 August against Burnley in a 1-1 draw.

He has made 36 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur since then.