Salvador Sánchez (footballer)

Salvador Sánchez Salinas (born 31 July 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Chilean club Deportes Copiapó.

Salvador Sánchez
Sánchez with Coquimbo Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name Salvador Sánchez Salinas
Date of birth (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Tres Algarrobos, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
Deportes Copiapó
Youth career
2008–2010 Tres Algarrobos
2010–2015 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Arsenal de Sarandí 5 (0)
2017–2018 Santamarina 19 (0)
2018–2019 Olimpo 18 (1)
2019–2020 Chacarita Juniors 3 (0)
2020–2021 Volos 26 (1)
2021–2022 Ionikos 29 (1)
2022 FK Panevėžys 9 (0)
2023–2024 Coquimbo Unido 40 (3)
2025 Lamia 6 (0)
2025 Deportes Iquique 15 (0)
2026 Dinamo Samarqand 1 (0)
2026– Deportes Copiapó 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2026

Career

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Sánchez's youth career began with Tres Algarrobos in 2008, he remained there for two years before joining River Plate's youth ranks.[1][2][3] Five years later, he left to join Argentine Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí.[4][5] His first mark on Arsenal's first-team came during the 2015 Copa Sudamericana when he was on the bench twice for a tie against Independiente.[4] He made his professional football debut on 20 September 2015 in a league win against Olimpo, he made a further two appearances in the 2015 campaign.[4] Sanchez joined Primera B Nacional side Santamarina in September 2017 following a trial period during pre-season.[6][7]

His Santamarina debut came on 16 September versus Aldosivi.[4] Eighteen further appearances followed, prior to a move to fellow Primera B Nacional outfit Olimpo on 4 July 2018.[4]

In 2023, Sánchez joined Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[8] He left them at the end of the 2024 season.[9]

After a stint with Greek club Lamia, Sánchez returned to Chile and signed with Deportes Iquique on 2 July 2025.[10][11]

On 19 February 2026, Sánchez signed with Uzbek club Dinamo Samarqand.[12] In June of the same year, he moved back to Chile and joined Deportes Copiapó.[13]

Career statistics

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As of 5 September 2018.[4][5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal de Sarandí 2015 Primera División 3000000030
2016 00000000
2016–17 2000000020
Total 5000000050
Santamarina 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 1900000190
Olimpo 2018–19 10000010
Career total 250000000250
  1. Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. Includes the Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. "Salvador Sánchez: "Quiero aprovechar el momento"". Futbol Del Oeste. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. "Salvador Sánchez: "Es algo que venía esperando hace mucho tiempo"". Futbol Del Oeste. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. "Salvador Sánchez (5ta. División): "La camiseta de River exige bastante"". La Máquina Radio. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Salvador Sánchez profile". Soccerway. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Salvador Sánchez profile". ESPN FC. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. "Sánchez y Alvacete, con chances en Santamarina". El Eco. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. "Arzubialde planifica el equipo para el debut". La Voz de Tandil. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. "SALVADOR SÁNCHEZ ARRIBA A LA DEFENSA PORTEÑA". CoquimboUnido (in Spanish). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. Rubio, Jorge (2 December 2024). "Coquimbo Unido recibe con los brazos abiertos el FICHAJE de un talento conocido". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2024. otro que emigró del cuadro aurinegro fue Salvador Sánchez, defensor central cuyo contrato no fue renovado.
  10. Vera, Pablo (2 July 2025). "Oficial: Iquique ficha en Europa". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. Morales, Italo (26 December 2025). "Terremoto en Deportes Iquique: anuncia la salida de 12 jugadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  12. @fcdinamo1960; (19 February 2026). "Salvador Sanches – «Dinamo" futbolchisi" (in Uzbek). Retrieved 19 February 2026 via Instagram.
  13. Martínez, Nelson (4 June 2026). "Fue querido en Coquimbo, partió a exótica liga y vuelve a Chile a reforzar la Primera B". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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