Matías Ariel Sánchez (; born 18 August 1987) is an

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footballer who play for Brown de Adrogué.

Club career

Sánchez made his way through

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's youth system to make his debut in a 0–3 defeat to

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on March 5, 2006. He became a regular in the Racing team, appearing in 15 of the 19 games during the 2006 Apertura tournament. Sánchez was part of the

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squad that won the

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. Following the 2012

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season, Sánchez had been rumored as a target of the Columbus Crew. On February 8, 2013, Sánchez officially signed with the club. Sanchez was released following one season in Columbus. On 16 August 2017, Sánchez signed for

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club Melbourne Victory on a one-year deal. On 15 May 2018, Sánchez was released by Melbourne Victory along with three of his teammates.

International career

In 2007, Sánchez was selected to represent the Argentine under-20 team at the South American Youth Championship held in Paraguay. He was also part of the U-20 squad that won the

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in Canada.

Personal life

Sánchez has a wife, a daughter and a son.

Honours

Club

;Estudiantes *

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(1):

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(1): 2010 Apertura ;Melbourne Victory * A-League Championship (1): 2017–18

International

;Argentina U-20 * FIFA U-20 World Cup (1):

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* * 1987 births Living people People from Temperley Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Columbus Crew players Levadiakos F.C. players Unión de Santa Fe footballers Club Atlético Temperley footballers Melbourne Victory FC players San Martín de San Juan footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Argentine Primera División players Major League Soccer players Super League Greece players A-League Men players Primera Nacional players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub