Érick Sánchez

Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda (born 27 September 1999), also known as El Chiquito,[1] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pachuca and the Mexico national team.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Ocegueda.
Érick Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda
Date of birth (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 10
Youth career
2014–2018 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Pachuca 131 (11)
2018–2020 → Zacatecas (loan) 19 (2)
International career‡
2021 Mexico U23 2 (0)
2021– Mexico 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023

Club career

Sánchez debuted on the top level Mexican League Liga BBVA Bancomer against Toluca on 7 August 2016 when he was only 16 years old. Sánchez has played in all of Pachuca's youth divisions such as Under-15, Under-17, Under-20, Second Division and his appearance in the First Division team. Through his young career he has played off eight finals, two with U-15 and six with U-17 team category.[3]

International career

Sánchez was called up by Gerardo Martino to participate with the senior national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and made his debut on 14 July 2021 in a game against Guatemala.[4]

In October 2022, Sánchez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the World Cup, but did not make the final 26.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 May 2023[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pachuca 2016–17 Liga MX 10———10
2017–18 130101—3[lower-alpha 1]0261
2018–19 —20——20
2020–21 414———414
2021–22 363———363
2022–23 404—2[lower-alpha 2]0—424
Total 13111121203014812
Zacatecas (loan) 2018–19 Ascenso MX 8150——131
2019–20 11140——151
Total 19290——282
Career total 15013211203017614
  1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

International
As of match played 19 April 2023[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202120
202261
202320
Total101

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2022Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico Suriname3–03–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Pachuca

References
  1. "Erick Sánchez, el Chiquito con gran fortaleza". Fútbol Mundial. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. "Erick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  4. "Guatemala v Mexico game report". ESPN. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. Gálvez, Pedro (14 November 2022). "Oficial: Los 5 sacrificados de la Selección Mexicana para Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  6. Érick Sánchez at Soccerway
  7. Érick Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com


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