Alvyn Sanches

Alvyn Sanches
Sanches playing for Lausanne-Sport in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alvyn Antonio Sanches
Date of birth (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
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 32 (12)
International career‡
2022 Switzerland U20 2 (2)
2023–2024 Switzerland U21 9 (3)
2025– Switzerland 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:03, 24 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:39, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club 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 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lausanne-Sport 2020–21 Swiss Super League 20———20
2020–21 Swiss Super League 19100——191
2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 33730——367
2023–24 Swiss Super League 25521——276
2024–25 Swiss Super League 281243——3215
Total 1072594——11629
Young Boys 2025–26 Swiss Super League 2810005[a]0—3310
2026–27 Swiss Super League 4210——52
Total 32121050—3812
Career total 13937104500015441
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202510
202620
Total30

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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