Alvyn Sanches

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Alvyn Sanches
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Sanches with FC Lausanne-Sport in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Alvyn Antonio Sanches
Date of birth (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2012 Lausanne Benfica
2012–2020 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025 Lausanne-Sport 107 (25)
2025– Young Boys 19 (6)
International career‡
2022 Switzerland U20 2 (2)
2023–2024 Switzerland U21 9 (3)
2025– Switzerland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:48, 9 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys. Born in France, he represents the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Sanches is a youth product of the academies of Lausanne Benfica and Lausanne-Sport. [1] He signed his first contract with Lausanne-Sport on 13 November 2020. [2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 5–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 15 May 2021. [3]

Young Boys

On 1 September 2025, his shock transfer to Swiss Super League giants Young Boys was announced. [4] With a reported transfer sum over SFr 5 million, he becomes the clubs record transfer. [5]

International career

Sanches was born in Créteil, France and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was raised in Switzerland. [6] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland under-21s. [7]

He received his first senior international call-up on 12 March 2025. [8] On 21 March 2025, he made his debut for Switzerland in a friendly against Northern Ireland, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in the final minutes of the game. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lausanne-Sport 2020–21 Swiss Super League 20———20
2020–21 Swiss Super League19100——191
2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 33730——367
2023–24 Swiss Super League25521——276
2024–25 Swiss Super League281243——3215
Total1072594——11629
Young Boys 2025–26 Swiss Super League185005 [a] 0—235
Career total1253094500013934
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202510
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "LAUSANNE SEGURA JOVEM LUSITANO". 14 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "ALVYN SANCHES SIGNE SON PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL!". 13 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "St. Gallen vs. Lausanne Sport - 15 May 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Alvyn Sanches wechselt zu YB" (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Schoch, Sven (1 September 2025). "Sanches-Verpflichtung ist ein YB-Frontalangriff" (in Swiss High German). Blick . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "UFFICIALE: FC Lausanne-Sport, messo sotto contratto Alvyn Sanches". 17 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Alvyn Sanches Sélectionné Avec la Suisse M21!". 16 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Alvyn Sanches convoqué avec la Nati". 12 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tous avec Alvyn!". 23 March 2025.
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