Sandy Sánchez Mustelier (born 24 May 1994) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Dominicana club Atlético Pantoja and the Cuba national team.[4]

Sandy Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Sandy Sánchez Mustelier[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Manatí, Cuba[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Atlético Pantoja
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Las Tunas
2022– Atlético Pantoja 29 (0)
International career
2011 Cuba U-17 5 (0)
2012–13 Cuba U-20 14 (0)
2014 Cuba U-21 5 (0)
2015–2023 Cuba 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

International career

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Sánchez played in all three matches for Cuba at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

He made his full international debut versus Curaçao on 11 June 2015. He was named in the squad for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In July 2023, following Cuba's game against Canada in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage, Sánchez defected to the United States.[5][6]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 February 2019 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba   Bermuda 5–0 5–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ a b Sandy Sánchez at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Sandy SánchezFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ a b "Sandy Sánchez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ Sandy Sánchez protagonista de fuertes desafíos Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine - Tiempo21 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ "Cinque giocatori cubani hanno abbandonato la Nazionale durante la Gold Cup, e ora sono irreperibili". Rivista Undici (in Italian). 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. ^ "Sandy Sánchez, portero de Cuba y Pantoja, desertó después de Copa Oro". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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