Richard Sánchez (Paraguayan footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpia | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | River Plate | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Olimpia | 78 | (8) |
| 2019–2025 | América | 182 | (18) |
| 2025–2026 | Racing Club | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Olimpia | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Paraguay | 31 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:11, 1 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2022 | |||
Richard Rafael Sánchez Guerrero (born 29 March 1996) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paraguayan First División club Olimpia and the Paraguay national team.
Olimpia
On 21 May 2017, Sánchez scored his first goal in the Superclásico against Cerro Porteño.[3]
América
On 25 August 2019, Sánchez officially signed with Liga MX club América for $7 million with a four-year contract.
Racing Club
On 12 March 2025, Racing Club officially signed Sánchez for $3 million.[4]
International career
He was called up to the senior Paraguay squad in March 2018 for a match against USA.[5]
Sánchez made his senior debut for Paraguay on June 5, 2019 in a friendly against Honduras in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. And he scored his first goal for the National Team in the 2019 Copa America, in a 1–1 tie with Argentina on June 19, 2019.[6]
