Number 10 Countdown!

Top 10 Footballers Countdown!!

Number 10...

Alexis Sanchez !

• Profile: 
• Alexis Alejandro Sanchez 
• Born: 19th December 1988 (age 27), in Tocopilla, Chile
• Height: 5ft 6.5inches
• Played position: Winger / Forward
• Current team played for: Arsenal
• National team: Chile
• Number 17

Sanchez is a Chilean who plays for English Premier League, Arsenal and also his national team Chile as a forward / winger.

Sanchez played at 4 different clubs, 2 of which he played on loan. In 2011 he signed for Barcelona for 25 million, this made him the most expensive transfer in Chilean football history. Sanchez then signed for Arsenal in July 2014 for 35 million. 

Sanchez has been a full international for Chile since 2006 and has earned 91 caps, making him the team's second-most capped player of all time. With 31 goals, he is their joint-third top scorer of all time. He played in two Fifa World Cups 2010 & 2014 as well as the 2011 and 2015 Copa America tournaments, winning the latter.

His full career so far has been unbelievable but for this entry we are going to focus on his career at Arsenal.

Sánchez's first competitive appearance was against Manchester City in the Community Shield, on 10 August, playing in the first half and helping Arsenal to a 3–0 win. On 16 August, he made his Premier League debut against Crystal Palace, assisting Laurent Koscielny's equalizer in a 2–1 home win. He then scored his first goal for Arsenal on 27 August, slotting the ball past Beşiktaş goalkeeper Zengin in stoppage time of the first half to secure a 1–0 aggregate victory and a spot in the group stage of the 2014–15 Champions League. 

Since his first goal for the club Sanchez has made 70 appearances for the club scoring 34 goals in total since 2014 to this current time.

Alexis Sanchez is a fantastic player and is well deserved of the 10th spot in my Top 10 footballers countdown, he has been apart of fantastic clubs and been a part of some great wins in his career such as wining La Liga and the Fifa world cup during his time at Barcelona and being a part of winning the FA Cup whilst playing for his current team Arsenal. I think you will agree that these achievements are by far out standing for such a short career.