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Alvyn Sanches

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Alvyn Sanches
Sanches with FC Lausanne-Sport in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Alvyn Antonio Sanches
Date of birth (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Young Boys
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2012 Lausanne Benfica
2012–2020 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Lausanne-Sport 107 (25)
2025– Young Boys 3 (0)
International career‡
2022 Switzerland U20 2 (2)
2023–2024 Switzerland U21 8 (3)
2025– Switzerland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:24, 9 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys. Born in France, he represents the Switzerland national team.

Club career

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Lausanne-Sport

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Sanches is a youth product of the academies of Lausanne Benfica and Lausanne-Sport.[1] He signed his first contract with Lausanne-Sport on 13 November 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 5–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 15 May 2021.[3]

Young Boys

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On 1 September 2025, his shock transfer to Swiss Super League giants Young Boys was announced.[4] With a reported transfer sum over SFr 5 million, he becomes the clubs record transfer.[5]

International career

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Sanches was born in Créteil, France and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was raised in Switzerland.[6] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland under-21s.[7]

He received his first senior international call-up on 12 March 2025.[8] On 21 March 2025, he made his debut for Switzerland in a friendly against Northern Ireland, but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear in the final minutes of the game.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lausanne-Sport 2020–21 Swiss Super League 2 0 — — — 2 0
2020–21 Swiss Super League 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 33 7 3 0 — — 36 7
2023–24 Swiss Super League 25 5 2 1 — — 27 6
2024–25 Swiss Super League 28 12 4 3 — — 32 15
Total 107 25 9 4 — — 116 29
Young Boys 2025–26 Swiss Super League 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 4 0
Career total 110 25 9 4 1 0 0 0 120 29
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "LAUSANNE SEGURA JOVEM LUSITANO". 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ALVYN SANCHES SIGNE SON PREMIER CONTRAT PROFESSIONNEL!". 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "St. Gallen vs. Lausanne Sport - 15 May 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Alvyn Sanches wechselt zu YB" (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  5. ^ Schoch, Sven (1 September 2025). "Sanches-Verpflichtung ist ein YB-Frontalangriff" (in Swiss High German). Blick. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: FC Lausanne-Sport, messo sotto contratto Alvyn Sanches". 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Alvyn Sanches Sélectionné Avec la Suisse M21!". 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Alvyn Sanches convoqué avec la Nati". 12 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Tous avec Alvyn!". 23 March 2025.
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