Place of birth Quibdo, Colombia Name Carlos Moreno Career start 2005 2003–2005 Danubio Weight 82 kg | Number 24 Height 1.82 m Role Footballer | |
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Full name Carlos Alberto Sanchez Moreno Date of birth (1986-02-06) 6 February 1986 (age 29) Current teams Colombia national football team (Midfielder), Aston Villa F.C. (#24 / Midfielder) Similar People Cristian Zapata, Santiago Arias, Abel Aguilar, Pablo Armero, Jeison Murillo Profiles | ||
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Goal Carlos SANCHEZ MORENO (15') - Toulouse FC - Valenciennes FC (2-2) / 2012-13
Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno (born 6 February 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fiorentina, on loan from Aston Villa. He is nicknamed La Roca (The Rock), due to his strength on the pitch. He began his career at River Plate Montevideo before moving to Valenciennes in 2007, where he made 178 Ligue 1 appearances and scored ten goals across six seasons. After one campaign in La Liga with Elche, he joined Aston Villa in 2014. A full international since 2007, Sánchez has earned over 70 caps for Colombia. He was part of the squads that reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa América, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa América, and finished third in the 2016 Copa América Centenario.
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- Goal Carlos SANCHEZ MORENO 15 Toulouse FC Valenciennes FC 2 2 2012 13
- Uruguay
- Valenciennes
- Elche
- Aston Villa FC
- ACF Fiorentina
- International career
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- International statistics
- International
- References
Uruguay
Born in Quibdó, Chocó, Sánchez moved to a football school in Medellín and then onto Uruguayan club Danubio, where he signed his first professional contract in 2003 and was a teammate of Edinson Cavani. However, he was released two years later, making no first-team appearances.
In the summer of 2005, Sánchez joined fellow league team River Plate Montevideo. He featured in 40 matches during his two-year spell, scoring once.
Valenciennes
In July 2007 Sánchez was bought by a group of investors and was assigned to Rangers de Talca, subsequently moving abroad for the first time in his career, by agreeing to a five-year deal with French Ligue 1 side Valenciennes. He made his debut on 4 August, starting in a 3–1 home win against Toulouse.
Sánchez featured regularly for the side in his debut campaign, and was an ever-present figure during the following seasons. In March 2010, he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, being sidelined nearly a year.
After making 148 appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals in the league, Sánchez left the club in the summer of 2012 when his contract expired. After long negotiations with Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United, he failed to reach an agreement with any club, and subsequently rejoined his former club Valenciennes on 25 August 2012.
Elche
On 16 August 2013, Sánchez signed a three-year deal with Elche CF, freshly promoted to La Liga, for a €3.7 million fee. He made his debut on the 24th, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad.
Aston Villa F.C.
On 15 August 2014 Aston Villa announced the signing of Sánchez on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee reported at around £4.7 million. His first Villa appearance came eight days later when he replaced Charles N'Zogbia as a substitute in the 62nd minute of a goalless draw with Newcastle United at Villa Park. He made his first start for the club in their 0–3 home defeat against Arsenal on 20 September, after illness had ruled out some of his teammates. On 11 April 2015, he was sent off for two yellow cards as the team won 1–0 away to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, causing him to miss their victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final eight days later. Sánchez scored his first goal for Villa on 25 April, an 85th-minute deflected volleyed equaliser away to title holders Manchester City, but Fernandinho later netted a winner for City. He made a 19-minute substitute appearance in the 2015 FA Cup Final on 30 May at Wembley Stadium in place of Ashley Westwood, in an eventual 0–4 loss to Arsenal.
ACF Fiorentina
On August 9th, 2016 Sanchez signed for ACF Fiorentina of Italia on a 2 year loan. His debut was on August 20 in defeat 2-1 against Juventus FC playing the final 25 minutes. His first goal for the club was on August 28th, giving his team victory against Chievo Verona but he would proceed to go off injured after 59 minutes.
International career
Sánchez made his international debut against Panama on 9 May 2007. He was then included in the 34-man provisional squad for the Copa América 2007, but later dropped for the final list. He was in the first team for all of Colombia's matches for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification including the 2–1 victory over Argentina on November 20, 2007 in Bogotá. At the 2011 Copa América, he started three of Colombia's four matches as they reached the quarter-finals, coming into the team at the expense of Gustavo Bolívar after the opening game. He played in all five of Colombia's matches in the FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil in 2014, playing a defensive role which allowed James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado to be attacking midfielders.
Sánchez was included in Colombia's squad for the 2015 Copa América, where he was credited with "dominating" Neymar during his man of the match performance in the 1–0 group stage defeat of Brazil in Santiago.
Personal life
Sánchez is married to Noelia, whom he met in Montevideo.