Matthew Sánchez

Matthew Sanchez

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-08-04) August 4, 1994
Place of birth	Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Old Dominion Monarchs	1	(0)
2014–2016	Loyola Greyhounds	48	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1	(0)
International career‡
	Puerto Rico U20
	Puerto Rico U23
2015–2018	Puerto Rico	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 13, 2021

Matthew Sanchez (born August 4, 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he represented Puerto Rico at international level.

Career

College

Sánchez began his college career at Old Dominion. From 2014 to 2016, he played with Loyola Greyhounds, earning numerous honours including Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year award in 2016.

Professional

In January 2017, Sánchez was chosen to participate in the MLS side D.C. United preseasons trial.

In January 2018, Sánchez signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.

International

Sánchez was called up for the Puerto Rico U20 national team in 2012. They played as U19 team at the 2012 Dallas Cup months before the World Cup Qualifiers in July 2012. He helped Puerto Rico reach the CONCACAF U20 Championship for the first time.

In 2015, Sánchez made his first appearance with the Puerto Rico Senior national football team in a friendly match against Canada. He also represented Puerto Rico in the U23 national team for the 2016 Olympics Qualification Tournament.