Renzo Sánchez
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| Full name | Renzo Sánchez Veiga | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rocha, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2019 | Palermo FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nacional | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → CA Juventud (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Renzo Sánchez Veiga (born 17 February 2004) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nacional.
Born in Rocha, Renzo Sánchez first played with local club Palermo FC before joining the Club Nacional de Football ahead of the 2020 season, as he was also scouted by Argentine club River Plate.[1][2][3]
Club career
Sánchez made his first team debut during the 2022 pre-season friendlies,[1][3][4] before signing his first contract with Club Nacional.[5]
Having fully moved to the first team during the summer,[6] Sánchez made his professional debut for Nacional on 22 September 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Santiago Ramírez in the 3–0 Copa Uruguay away defeat to Rampla Juniors.[2][7][8]
International career
In September 2022, Sánchez was called up to the Uruguay under-20 team for the first time, to take part in the South American Games.[9] On 3 January 2023, he was called up by Marcelo Broli for the South American Under-20 Championship,[10] which his team finished second.[11]
In January 2024, Sánchez was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[12]
Style of play
Coming through the Palermo academy as a central midfielder, Sánchez later developed himself as a more offensive potential by playing as a winger on both flanks, as an attacking midfielder or even a striker.[2][5][13]