Davinson Sánchez
Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Colombia national team.
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Sánchez with Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Davinson Sánchez Mina | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caloto, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| América de Cali | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Atlético Nacional | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Ajax | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Tottenham Hotspur | 143 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Galatasaray | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Colombia U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Colombia Olympic | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Colombia | 58 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Despite initially coming through América de Cali's youth academy, Sánchez relocated to Medellín and made his professional debut for Atlético Nacional in 2013; collectively, he acheieved four domestic league titles, two Copa Colombia's, a Superliga Colombiana, and a Copa Libertadores during his time with Nacional. Sánchez made the leap to European football in 2016, joining Eredivisie side AFC Ajax. In his first season with the club, he won the Ajax Player of the Year Award and reached the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final. Sánchez became Tottenham Hotspur's club-record signing in 2017, costing them around £42 million, a record that was topped by Tanguy Ndombélé who signed for Spurs in 2019.
At youth level, Sánchez represented Colombia at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship and was part of the Colombia squads that participated at the 2015 South American U-20 Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, respectively. He made his senior debut for Colombia in 2016 and has represented the nation at two editions of the Copa América, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.