Salvador Sánchez (footballer)

Salvador Sánchez
Sánchez with Coquimbo Unido in 2023
Personal information
Full name Salvador Sánchez Salinas
Date of birth (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995
Place of birth Tres Algarrobos, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Deportes Iquique
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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2025

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

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 5 September 2018.[4][5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal de Sarandí 2015 Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Santamarina 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Olimpo 2018–19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes the Copa Sudamericana

References

  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. ^ a b c d e f "Salvador Sánchez profile". Soccerway. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "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.