Érick Sánchez
Mexican footballer (born 1999)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda (born 27 September 1999), commonly known as "Chiquito", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.[1]
|
Sánchez with Mexico in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2024 | Pachuca | 163 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | América | 75 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Pachuca
Sánchez debuted in the top level Mexican League Liga BBVA Bancomer against Toluca on 7 August 2016 when he was only 16 years old. Sánchez has played in all of Pachuca's youth divisions such as Under-15, Under-17, Under-20, Second Division and has made appearance in the First Division team. Through his young career he has played in eight finals, two with the U-15 and six with the U-17 team.[2]
América
On 28 June 2024, Sánchez joined Club América.[3]
International career
Sánchez was called up by Gerardo Martino to participate with the senior national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and made his debut on 14 July 2021 in a game against Guatemala.[4]
In October 2022, Sánchez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the World Cup, but did not make the final 26.[5]
On 11 June 2022, Sánchez scored his first international goal during a match against Suriname in 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League League A.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 6 September 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Intercontinental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 4 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 42 | 4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 9 | — | 6[b] | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 163 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 21 | ||
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| América | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 39 | 2 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | 30 | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2026–27 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[c] | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 99 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 257 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 314 | 31 | ||
- Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearance in Leagues Cup
- Appearance in the 2025 Campeón de Campeones
International
- As of match played on 31 March 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico |  Suriname | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 2. | 8 July 2023 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 17 October 2023 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States |  Germany | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Pachuca
América
Mexico
