Erwin Junior Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua
Date of birth (1992-07-23) 23 July 1992
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blooming
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Real Potosí 19 (2)
2016 Águeda 4 (0)
2018– Blooming 95 (7)
International career‡
2015– Bolivia 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2022

Erwin Junior Sánchez Paniagua (born 23 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolivian Primera División side Blooming. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Bolivia national team.

Club career

After becoming secondary school graduate, he decided to study a master's degree in International Business in the United States instead of practicing professional football.[1] In 2015, after returning to Bolivia, he joined Real Potosí in the Bolivian Primera División.[2]

International career

In November 2015, he received his first call-up to the Bolivia senior team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Paraguay.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Bolivian international footballer Erwin "Platini" Sánchez.[1] Born in Portugal when his father played for Boavista, he holds both Portuguese and Bolivian nationality.

References

  1. 1 2 "Erwin Junior Sánchez: "Llevar el mismo nombre de mi padre no me perjudica; la ansiedad fue mi debilidad"". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Pereyra, Omar (16 March 2015). "Hijo de Platiní debuta en Santa Cruz con buen pie". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Erwin Junior Sanchez, el hijo de "Platini" su primera convocatoria". unitel.bo (in Spanish). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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