Luxembourger footballer (born 2004)
Yvandro Borges Sanches (born 24 May 2004) is a Luxembourger professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Luxembourg national team.[2]
Club career
Born in Luxembourg to Cape Verdean parents, Borges Sanches arrived in Borussia Mönchengladbach on the summer 2020, from the Luxembourgian club of Racing-Union. Progressing through the youth ranks of Borussia Mönchengladbach, he also played his first senior game in the summer 2021, during a friendly against Bayern Munich.[3]
In the early 2021–22 season, he was part of the under-19 team, regularly scoring for the Borussen youth.[4][5]
In January 2024, Borges Sanches joined Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen on loan until the end of the season.[6]
International career
Already a youth international with Luxembourg, Yvandro Borges Sanches made his debut with the under-21 in June 2021.[3]
Called to the national senior team by Luc Holtz for the first time in August 2021,[7] he made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 4 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the European Championship qualifying 4–1 defeat against Serbia.[3][8] On 7 September 2021, he made his debut in the starting lineup against Qatar. In that game he scored his first international goal in the 31st minute for Luxembourg.[9]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[10]
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