Alvyn Sanches

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
Place of birthCréteil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Young Boys
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2012 Lausanne Benfica
2012–2020Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2025Lausanne-Sport 107 (25)
2025–Young Boys 11 (3)
International career‡
2022Switzerland U20 2 (2)
2023–2024Switzerland U21 9 (3)
2025–Switzerland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:03, 25 January 2026‡ 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

Lausanne-Sport

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 29 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lausanne-Sport2020–21Swiss Super League20———20
2020–21Swiss Super League 19100——191
2022–23Swiss Challenge League33730——367
2023–24Swiss Super League 25521——276
2024–25Swiss Super League 281243——3215
Total 1072594——11629
Young Boys2025–26Swiss Super League 113005[a]0—163
Career total 1182894500013232
  1. ^Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland202510
Total10

References

  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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