Jorge Sánchez (footballer, born 1997)

Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Ramos (born 10 December 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Mexico national team.

For other people named Jorge Sánchez, see Jorge Sánchez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Jorge Sánchez
Sánchez in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Ramos[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997[1]
Place of birth Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2016 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Santos Laguna 32 (0)
2018–2022 América 125 (2)
2022– Ajax 17 (2)
International career‡
2015 Mexico U18 3 (0)
2018 Mexico U21 6 (0)
2021 Mexico U23 5 (0)
2019– Mexico 29 (1)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Club career

Santos Laguna

Born in Torreón, Sánchez began his career with Santos Laguna, joining the team's youth academy. He made his Liga MX debut on 18 September 2016 against Pumas UNAM in a 3–1 victory, playing all 90 minutes.[3]

América

In June 2018, Sánchez joined Club América.[4]

Ajax

On 10 August 2022, Sánchez joined Dutch club AFC Ajax on a four-year contract, joining up with international teammate Edson Álvarez.[5] He was handed jersey number 19.[6] On 28 August 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax in a 2–0 victory against FC Utrecht.[7] On 7 September 2022, Sánchez made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 4–0 home victory against Scottish club Rangers.[8]

International career

Youth

Sánchez was included in the final roster that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[9] He appeared in four matches and was included in the Best XI of the tournament as Mexico finished runner-up.[10] That year, Sánchez also played in the Central American and Caribbean Games,[11] appearing in two group stage matches. Mexico finished last in their group with one point.

Sánchez was in the preliminary roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship but did not make the final squad.[12]

In 2021, Sánchez was included in the under-23 squad for Summer Olympics in Japan. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[13]

Senior

Sánchez made his senior national team debut on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Paraguay, as a starter.[14][15] In May, he was included in Gerardo Martino's preliminary list for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[16] On 9 June, during a friendly match against Ecuador, he picked up an injury on his right leg causing him to miss the Gold Cup.[17]

In October 2022, Sánchez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 May 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos Laguna 2016–17 Liga MX 22030——250
2017–18 10050——150
Total 32080——400
América 2018–19 Liga MX 341902[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0471
2019–20 230—5[lower-alpha 4]0—280
2020–21 331—7[lower-alpha 4]0—401
2021–22 320———320
2022–23 30———30
Total 125290140201502
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 172415[lower-alpha 5]0—263
Career total 1744211190202165
  1. Includes Copa MX and KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones, appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 26 March 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201960
202040
202191
202290
202310
Total291
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sánchez goal.
List of international goals scored by Jorge Sánchez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 October 2021Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Canada1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Santos Laguna

América

Mexico U23

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Jorge Sanchez". www.ajax.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. Aguila, Juan Pablo (18 September 2016). "Jorge Eduardo Sánchez Debutó con los Guerreros". AscensoMX.net (in Spanish).
  4. "América anuncia el fichaje de Jorge Sánchez". Goal.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2019.
  5. Bárcena, Miguel (10 August 2022). "Oficial: Jorge Sánchez es nuevo jugador del Ajax". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  6. Gálvez, Pedro (10 August 2022). "Este es el número que usará Jorge Sánchez con el Ajax en Países Bajos". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  7. Mejía, Luis (28 August 2022). "Así fue el debut de Jorge Sánchez con el Ajax en la Eredivisie". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  8. Gálvez, Pedro (7 September 2022). "Así fue el debut de Jorge Sánchez en la Champions League". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  9. "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.
  11. "Diego Lainez to lead team for the Central American and Caribbean Games". FMF State of Mind. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. "Convocatoria preliminar para el Preolímpico". miseleccion.mx/ (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 23 February 2021.
  13. "Revelan lista oficial de la Selección Sub-23 que acudirá a Tokio 2020". 5 July 2021.
  14. Arnold, Jon (27 March 2019). "Sanchez sets eyes on Gold Cup after Mexico debut". Goal.com.
  15. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  16. Martínez Villar, Enrique (14 May 2019). "Marco Fabián vuelve y no está Tecatito; anuncian lista previa de México para Copa Oro". Mediotiempo.com.
  17. Martínez Villar, Enrique (14 June 2019). "Jorge Sánchez se pierde la Copa Oro; a Moreno lo esperarán". Mediotiempo.com.
  18. Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  19. Jorge Sánchez at Soccerway
  20. Jorge Sánchez at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  22. "2021 Concacaf Awards". 24 January 2022.
  23. "Liga MX llama a Nahuel y Jorge Sánchez al All-Star Game por jugadores lesionados".
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