Place of birth Santiago, Chile Name Diego Carvajal Playing position Role Footballer | Number 13 Height 1.82 m 2003–2007 Palestino Weight 86 kg | |
Full name Diego Ignacio Sanchez Carvajal Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 28) Current team Chile national football team (Goalkeeper) | ||
Diego Ignacio Sánchez Carvajal ([ˈdjeɣo ˈsantʃeθ], born 8 May 1987) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for the Primera División club Unión Española as goalkeeper.
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Early career
Born in Santiago, Sánchez joined Palestino youth ranks aged twelve thanks to his father Gustavo that played there during the 1980s and was member of the team's 1986 Primera División runner-up squad. Diego was promoted to Palestino first adult team in 2007 by Luis Musrri (club's coach), because the bad shape of Fernando Burgos in the goal, and the injury of first-choice Felipe Núñez. On 8 August, he made his debut against Universidad Católica in a 1–1 draw at Estadio Nacional, playing another four games that season.
In January 2008, Sánchez was loaned to third-tier side Unión Temuco, for then the next season join cross–town rivals Deportes Temuco, for finally move to Barnechea in 2010, being all of those third-level teams. Because his well performances he join first-tier club Unión San Felipe in 2011, where in his second game against Universidad de Chile was the man of the match in a 2–0 away win. However, the next season San Felipe relegated to Primera B and Sánchez was released of Aconcagua Valley-based team.
International career
Sánchez got his first call up to the senior Chile squad for friendlies against Venezuela and Uruguay in November 2014.