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.

Robert Sánchez

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lynch Sánchez[1]
Date of birth	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	26
Youth career
	Levante
2013–2018	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Brighton & Hove Albion	11	(0)
2018–2019	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	17	(0)
2019–2020	→ Rochdale (loan)	26	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Cartagena, Sánchez began his career with Levante before moving to England to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 15, turning professional with them in June 2015.[3][4] In April 2018 he signed a new three-year contract with the club.[5]

In June 2018 he moved on loan to Forest Green Rovers for the 2018–19 season.[6] Sánchez played in the opening game of the season making his debut away at Grimsby where Rovers won 4–1.[7] Sánchez was recalled by parent club Brighton in January 2019 to provide cover as Albion's Maty Ryan was called up for Australia for the Asian Cup.[8] He made 17 appearances for Forest Green that season, all coming in the league.[7]

On 24 July 2019, Sánchez joined Rochdale on loan for the 2019–20 season.[9] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 away win over newly promoted Tranmere Rovers.[10]

On 1 November 2020, Sánchez made his Brighton debut, playing in a 2–1 defeat in a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.[11][12]

Playing style

Sánchez has said that he modelled himself on Spanish goalkeepers Iker Casillas and David de Gea.[4]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2021

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19[7]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[14]	Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2018–19[7]	League Two	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Rochdale (loan)	2019–20[13]	League One	26	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
Career total			54	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	63	0

References

1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. Robert Sánchez at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
3. "Profile". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
4. 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.
5. Andy Naylor (20 April 2018). "Albion keeper Robert Sanchez signs new contract". The Argus. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
6. "Robert Sanchez: Forest Green Rovers sign Brighton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
7. "Games played by Robert Sánchez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
8. "Robert Sánchez returns to Brighton". BBC Sport. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
9. "Robert Sanchez: Rochdale sign Brighton goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
10. "Tranmere 2–3 Rochdale – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
11. "Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Gareth Bale scores his first goal since re–joining Spurs – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
12. "Sanchez says he only had 'good nerves' before Premier League debut". The Argus.
13. "Games played by Robert Sánchez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
14. "Games played by Robert Sánchez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2020.