Robert Sánchez

Robert Lynch Sánchez (born 18 November 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Spain national team. Sánchez came through Albion's youth academy.

For other people with the same name, see Roberto Sanchez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lynch and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Robert Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Robert Lynch Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Cartagena, Spain
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 1
Youth career
Escuela de Fútbol de Santa Ana
Cartagena FC
Ciudad Jardín
2010–2013 Levante
2013–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 61 (0)
2018–2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Rochdale (loan) 26 (0)
National team‡
2021– Spain 1 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:02, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early life and career

Sánchez was born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia.[1] He spent his early career playing locally with Escuela de Fútbol de Santa Ana, Cartagena FC and Ciudad Jardín[3] before joining Levante in 2010.[4]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Sánchez moved to England to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15, before signing his first professional contract in June 2015.[5][6] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in April 2018.[7]

Loan spells

In June 2018, Sánchez moved on loan to Forest Green Rovers for the 2018–19 season.[8] He played in the opening game of the season making his debut away at Grimsby where Rovers won 4–1.[9] Sánchez was recalled by parent club Brighton in January 2019 to provide cover as Albion's Mathew Ryan was called up for Australia for the Asian Cup.[10] He made 17 appearances for Forest Green that season, all coming in the league.[9]

On 24 July 2019, Sánchez joined Rochdale on loan for the 2019–20 season.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 away win over Tranmere Rovers.[12]

Return to Brighton

On 1 November 2020, Sánchez made his Brighton debut, playing in a 2–1 defeat in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.[13][14] On 23 February 2021, Sánchez signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with Brighton, running until June 2025.[15]

Sánchez was sent off in the 1–1 home draw against Newcastle United on 6 November, in Brighton's eleventh match of the 2021–22 season, for fouling Callum Wilson who was within a goalscoring opportunity.[16]

International career

Sánchez was born in Spain to an English father and Spanish mother.[17] Sánchez received his first call-up to the Spanish national team in March 2021, for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Greece, Georgia and Kosovo.[18]

He was selected to the Spain squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament in May 2021.[19] Sánchez and David de Gea remained as understudies to Unai Simón and did not make an appearance as Spain were knocked out on penalties against Italy in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium on 6 July.[20]

He made his international debut on 5 September 2021, replacing Simón in the second half of a World Cup qualifier 4–0 win against Georgia in Badajoz.[21]

Sánchez was part of Spain's 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squad in October.[22] He remained as back-up and did not make an appearance in either of the semi-final victory over Italy or the final loss against France as Spain finished as runners-up.[23][24]

Style of play

Sánchez has said that he modelled himself on Spanish goalkeepers Iker Casillas and David de Gea.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion U23/U21 2016–17[25] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[26] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———5050
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19[9] Premier League 0000——00
2019–20[27] Premier League 00———00
2020–21[28] Premier League 2700000—270
2021–22[29] Premier League 3401000—350
Total 6101000—620
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19[9] League Two 170000000170
Rochdale (loan) 2019–20[27] League One 260603000350
Career total 10407030501190
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 5 September 2021[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
Total10

Honours

Spain

References
  1. "Robert Sánchez: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. "Robert Sánchez: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. Serrano, Rubén (2 November 2020). "El cartagenero Robert Sánchez debuta en la Premier League inglesa" [Cartagena's Robert Sánchez debuts in the English Premier League]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. "Robert Sánchez, de las categorías inferiores del Levante a la selección". ElDesmarque Valencia. 15 March 2021.
  5. "Profile". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. Andy Naylor (12 July 2017). "Revealed: Everything you need to know about Brighton and Hove Albion's new kid on the block Robert Sanchez". The Argus. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. Andy Naylor (20 April 2018). "Albion keeper Robert Sanchez signs new contract". The Argus. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. "Robert Sanchez: Forest Green Rovers sign Brighton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  10. "Robert Sánchez returns to Brighton". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. "Robert Sanchez: Rochdale sign Brighton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Tranmere 2–3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. "Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Gareth Bale scores his first goal since re–joining Spurs". BBC Sport. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. "Sanchez says he only had 'good nerves' before Premier League debut". The Argus.
  15. "Sanchez signs new Brighton deal until June 2025". Sky Sports. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  16. "Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Newcastle United: Magpies fight back to draw as Eddie Howe watches from the stands". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  17. "Cádiz CF: Robert Sánchez, el flamante portero que empezó de la mano de Jorge Cordero". La Voz Digital (in Spanish). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  18. "Sanchez named in Spain squad". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  19. "Sergio Ramos left out of Spain's Euro 2020 squad". The Independent. 24 May 2021.
  20. "Euro 2020: Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 7 July 2021.
  21. "Robert Sánchez debuta con España". Mundo Deportivo. 5 September 2021.
  22. "Albion players in international action". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  23. "Italy 1–2 Spain: La Roja end Azzurri's long unbeaten run to reach Nations League final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  24. "France beat Spain to become second Nations League winners". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  25. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  26. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  27. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  28. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  29. "Games played by Robert Sanchez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  30. "Robert Sánchez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  31. "France beat Spain to become second Nations League winners". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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