Joel Sánchez (Peruvian footballer)

Joel Sánchez
Personal information
Full name	Joel Melchor Sánchez Alegría
Date of birth	11 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santa Rita de Siguas, Arequipa, Peru
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	UTC
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Total Clean
2009	Total Chalaco
2010	Alianza Lima
2011–2016	Universidad San Martín
2017–2018	Tigres UANL
2017	→ Sporting Cristal (loan)
2018	→ Querétaro (loan)
2018–2022	Melgar
2023–	UTC
International career‡
2009–2016	Peru
Medal record
Representing Peru
Association football
Copa America
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2017

Joel Melchor Sánchez Alegría (born 11 June 1989) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club UTC. He made 11 appearances for the Peru national team.

Club career

Sánchez made his professional debut with Atlético Universidad on 4 February 2007 in the First Round of the 2007 Torneo Descentralizado season at home against Universitario de Deportes.^{[citation needed]} Manager Roberto Arrelucea allowed him to enter the match in the 65th minute for Luis Collantes, but the match finished in a 2–1 loss for his side.^{[citation needed]}

Sánchez made his league debut for Total Chalaco on 2 February 2009 in a 0–0 home draw against Juan Aurich.^{[citation needed]}

Sánchez played for the Peru national team in 2009.^[2]

^ "Joel Sánchez". clubdeportivo.usmp.edu. Club Deportivo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
^ Joel Sánchez – FIFA competition record (archived)