Alvyn Sanches
Swiss footballer (born 2003)
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Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys. Born in France, he represents the Switzerland national team.
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Sanches with FC Lausanne-Sport in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alvyn Antonio Sanches | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Lausanne Benfica | ||
| 2012–2020 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Lausanne-Sport | 107 | (25) |
| 2025– | Young Boys | 20 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (3) |
| 2025– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:48, 16 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Lausanne-Sport
Sanches is a youth product of the academies of Lausanne Benfica and Lausanne-Sport.[1] He signed his first contract with Lausanne-Sport on 13 November 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 5–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 15 May 2021.[3]
Young Boys
On 1 September 2025, his shock transfer to Swiss Super League giants Young Boys was announced.[4] With a reported transfer sum over SFr 5 million, he becomes the clubs record transfer.[5]
International career
Sanches was born in Créteil, France and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was raised in Switzerland.[6] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland under-21s.[7]
He received his first senior international call-up on 12 March 2025.[8] On 21 March 2025, he made his debut for Switzerland in a friendly against Northern Ireland, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in the final minutes of the game.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 15 | |||
| Total | 107 | 25 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 116 | 29 | ||||
| Young Boys | 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| Career total | 125 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 34 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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