Sandy Sánchez Mustelier (born 24 May 1994) is a Cuban professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Dominicana club Atlético Pantoja and the Cuba national team.

International career

Sánchez played in all three matches for Cuba at the

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. He made his full international debut versus

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on 11 June 2015. He was named in the squad for the

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. In July 2023, following Cuba's game against

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in the

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group stage, Sánchez defected to the

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.''

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* 1994 births Living people Cuban men's footballers Cuba men's international footballers Cuba men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers FC Las Tunas players Don Bosco Jarabacoa FC players Cuban expatriate men's footballers Cuban expatriate sportspeople in the Dominican Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Dominican Republic 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Sportspeople from Las Tunas Province Defecting Cuban footballers {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub