Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda (born 27 September 1999), commonly known as "Chiquito", is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.[1]
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| Full name | Érick Daniel Sánchez Ocegueda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2024 | Pachuca | 156 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | América | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sánchez debuted on the top level Mexican League Liga BBVA Bancomer against Toluca on 7 August 2016 when he was only 16 years old. Sánchez has played in all of Pachuca's youth divisions such as Under-15, Under-17, Under-20, Second Division and his appearance in the First Division team. Through his young career he has played off eight finals, two with U-15 and six with U-17 team category.[2]
On 28 June 2024, Sánchez joined Club América.[3]
Sánchez was called up by Gerardo Martino to participate with the senior national team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and made his debut on 14 July 2021 in a game against Guatemala.[4]
In October 2022, Sánchez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the World Cup, but did not make the final 26.[5]
On 11 June 2022, Sánchez scored his first international goal during a match against Surinamein2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League League A.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pachuca | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 40 | 4 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 9 | — | 6[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 9 | |||
| Total | 163 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 21 | ||
| Zacatecas (loan) | 2018–19 | Ascenso MX | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| América | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 183 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 23 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 June 2022 | Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico |  Suriname |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
| 2. | 8 July 2023 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Costa Rica |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 17 October 2023 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States |  Germany |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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