List of international goals scored by Alexis Sánchez

Alexis Sánchez is a Chilean professional footballer who represents the Chile national team as a striker. Nicknamed El Niño Maravilla ("The Boy Wonder"),[1] he made his debut for his country in a 1–0 victory over New Zealand in April 2006.[2] His first international goal came on his eighth appearance for Chile when he scored Chile's only goal in a 1–2 defeat to Switzerland in a friendly tournament in Vienna.[2] As of March 2024, Sánchez is his country's top scorer and also has the most caps, with 51 goals in 162 appearances.[2] He passed the previous record of 37 goals, held by Marcelo Salas,[3] when he scored the opener against Germany in the group stage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2017.[4] Sánchez's most recent goal came against Paraguay in a 3–2 friendly win.[2] Despite Sánchez scoring seven goals, making him second-equal top scorer in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying (along with Lionel Messi, Gabriel Jesus and Felipe Caicedo), Chile failed to qualify for the finals.[5][6] Sánchez made his most recent and 162nd appearance for Chile in a 3–2 friendly loss against France in March 2024.[2]

Alexis Sánchez with Chile in 2013

As of March 2024, Sánchez has not scored an international hat-trick, but has scored twice in a match on ten occasions.[2] Sánchez has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format with 21, followed by FIFA World Cup qualifying matches with twenty. He has scored two goals in FIFA World Cup finals, seven in the Copa América and one in the Confederations Cup.[2] He has scored more goals against Uruguay and Bolivia (six each) than any other nation, and more times at the Estadio Nacional de Chile (ten) than any other stadium.[2]

Goals

As of 27 March 2023
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[2]
International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
187 September 2007Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Switzerland1–11–2Friendly[7]
2114 June 2008Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile  Guatemala1–02–0[2]
32–0
41911 February 2009Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa  South Africa2–02–0[8]
52028 March 2009Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru  Peru1–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification[9]
62310 June 2009Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Bolivia3–04–0[10]
74–0
82412 August 2009Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark  Denmark2–12–1Friendly[11]
92826 May 2010Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile  Zambia1–03–0[12]
102–0
112930 May 2010Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile  Israel2–03–0[13]
123417 November 2010Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Uruguay1–02–0[14]
133719 June 2011  Estonia4–04–0[15]
14398 July 2011Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina  Uruguay1–11–12011 Copa América[10]
155711 June 2013Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Bolivia2–03–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[16]
165814 August 2013Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark  Iraq2–06–0Friendly[17]
173–0
186111 October 2013Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia  Colombia2–03–32014 FIFA World Cup qualification[18]
193–0
206215 October 2013Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Ecuador1–02–1[10]
216315 November 2013Wembley Stadium, London, England  England1–02–0Friendly[10]
222–0
236813 June 2014Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil  Australia1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup[19]
247128 June 2014Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Brazil1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup[20]
257614 November 2014Estadio CAP, Talcahuano, Chile  Venezuela1–05–0Friendly[21]
267718 November 2014Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Uruguay1–01–2[22]
278320 June 2015Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Bolivia2–05–02015 Copa América[23]
28875 September 2015  Paraguay3–23–2Friendly[24]
29888 October 2015  Brazil2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[25]
308913 October 2015Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru  Peru1–04–3[26]
313–2
329814 June 2016Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States  Panama3–14–2Copa América Centenario[27]
334–2
349918 June 2016Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States  Mexico3–07–0[28]
3510615 November 2016Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Uruguay2–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[29]
363–1
3710828 March 2017Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Venezuela1–03–1[30]
3811222 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia  Germany1–01–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup[31]
391185 October 2017Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Ecuador2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[32]
4012316 November 2018Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile  Costa Rica2–32–3Friendly[33]
4112420 November 2018Estadio Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile  Honduras3–14–1[34]
4212517 June 2019Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil  Japan3–04–02019 Copa América[35]
4312621 June 2019Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Ecuador2–12–1[36]
441338 October 2020Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification[37]
4513413 October 2020Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile  Colombia2–12–2[38]
461373 June 2021Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina  Argentina1–11–1[39]
4714311 November 2021Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay1–01–0[40]
481461 February 2022Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia  Bolivia1–03–2[41]
493–1
5015027 September 2022Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Qatar1–02–2Friendly[42]
5115327 March 2023Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile  Paraguay2–23–2[43]

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