Richard Sánchez (footballer, born 1994)
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Full name | Richard Sánchez | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 April 1994 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mission Hills, California, United States | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | North Texas SC | ||||||||||||
Number | 40 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
Texas FC | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||
2009–2011 | FC Dallas | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2011–2014 | FC Dallas | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013 | → Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||
2014–2017 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2014 | → FC Dallas (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Tampico Madero (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
2017–2019 | Chicago Fire | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||
2020 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2020 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | North Texas SC | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2011 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013 | Mexico U20 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | Mexico U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 21, 2014 |
Richard Sánchez (born 5 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for North Texas SC in USL League One. Born in the United States, he has previously represented the Mexico under-21 national team.
Youth
Born in Mission Hills, California, Sánchez is of Mexican-American heritage. He moved to Dallas, Texas and started playing with Texas Football Club before joining Atlético Madrid in Spain. In 2009, he moved back to Dallas and joined the FC Dallas Academy. Sánchez briefly attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas.
Professional career
FC Dallas
Sánchez signed a professional contract with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer in February 2011, becoming their sixth homegrown player. Despite failing to make an appearance (other than in MLS Reserve League games), he signed an extension following the 2012 season.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan)
In July 2013, Sánchez was loaned to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League for the remainder of the season. He made his professional debut for the Strikers on 3 August. He started all 14 games in goal for the Strikers in the Fall season and kept three clean sheets.
Tigres UANL
In June 2014, Sánchez was sold to Tigres UANL. He made his debut as a substitute in a friendly against the San Antonio Scorpions. Soon after joining Tigres, he was briefly loaned back to FC Dallas before returning to Tigres in September 2014.
Chicago Fire
After a series of loans away from Tigres, Sánchez was released in the summer of 2017. He signed with the Chicago Fire in August 2017.
Sporting Kansas City
On 26 November 2019, Sánchez was selected by Sporting Kansas City in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. On 9 December 2020 his contract option was declined.
North Texas SC
On 22 April 2021, Sánchez joined USL League One side North Texas SC ahead of the 2021 season.
International career
Sánchez became a key figure for Mexico's Under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He became first choice goalkeeper under coach Raul Gutierrez, and started all seven games. He and his teammates were the first nation to win the tournament on home soil. He kept two clean sheets during the tournament including in the final. He later played with the Mexico U-20 team as first choice goalkeeper in the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 February 2020.
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Dallas | 2011 | MLS | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
2012 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2013 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2014 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (loan) | 2013 | NASL | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Tigres UANL | 2014–15 | Liga MX | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015–16 | Liga MX | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | Liga MX | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
FC Dallas (loan) | 2014 | MLS | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tampico Madero (loan) | 2016–17 | Ascenso MX | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Chicago Fire | 2017 | MLS | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
2018 | 25 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
2019 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 27 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Honors
Mexico Youth
Individual
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2013
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Golden Glove: 2013
Personal life
Sánchez's girlfriend is Christina Murillo, also a footballer who, like him, was born in the United States, but has represented Mexico internationally.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Mexican footballers
- FC Dallas players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers players
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- North Texas SC players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Soccer players from Texas
- North American Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Mexico youth international footballers
- Mexico under-20 international footballers
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Homegrown Players (MLS)