Joel Melchor Sánchez Alegría (born 11 June 1989) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FBC Melgar.
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Full name | Joel Melchor Sánchez Alegría | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 32) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Rita de Siguas, Arequipa, Peru | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | FBC Melgar | |||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Total Clean | 41 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2009 | Total Chalaco | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2010 | Alianza Lima | 34 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Universidad San Martín | 90 | (9) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Tigres UANL | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017 | → Sporting Cristal (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018 | → Querétaro (loan) | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Melgar | 88 | (13) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2016 | Peru | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017 |
Sánchez made his professional debut with Atlético Universidad on 4 February 2007 in the First Round of the 2007 Torneo Descentralizado season at home against Universitario de Deportes.[2] Manager Roberto Arrelucea allowed him to enter the match in the 65th minute for Luis Collantes, but the match finished in a 2–1 loss for his side.[2]
Joel made his league debut for Total Chalaco on 2 February 2009 in a 0–0 home draw against Juan Aurich.[3]
He played for the Peru national football team in 2009.[4]
Peru squad – 2015 Copa América third place | ||
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FBC Melgar – current squad | |
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