Yvandro Borges Sanches
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
NEC Nijmegen (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | RCFU Luxembourg | ||
| 2020– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 19 | (2) |
| 2022– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Luxembourg U15 | 2 | (6) |
| 2020 | Luxembourg U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Luxembourg U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Luxembourg | 25 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Yvandro Borges Sanches (born 24 May 2004) is a
Club career
Born in Luxembourg to Cape Verdean parents, Borges Sanches arrived in Borussia Mönchengladbach on the summer 2020, from the Luxembourgian club of Racing-Union. Progressing through the youth ranks of Borussia Mönchengladbach, he also played his first senior game in the summer 2021, during a friendly against Bayern Munich.[3]
In the early 2021–22 season, he was part of the under-19 team, regularly scoring for the Borussen youth.[4][5]
In January 2024, Borges Sanches joined Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen on loan until the end of the season.[6]
International career
Already a youth international with Luxembourg, Yvandro Borges Sanches made his debut with the under-21 in June 2021.[3]
Called to the national senior team by Luc Holtz for the first time in August 2021,[7] he made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 4 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the European Championship qualifying 4–1 defeat against Serbia.[3][8] On 7 September 2021, he made his debut in the starting lineup against Qatar. In that game he scored his first international goal in the 31st minute for Luxembourg.[9]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2021 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Qatar |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly
|
| 2. | 20 June 2023 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3. | 8 September 2023 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Iceland |
2–0 | 3–1 |
References
- ^ "Yvandro Borges Sanches". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Yvandro Borges Sanches at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Gobrecht, Hannah (5 September 2021). "Debüt mit 17 Jahren: Bei Borussia ist jetzt ein Teenie A-Nationalspieler". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "FohlenTeams testen fleißig weiter". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "NRW-Ligapokal: U19 und U17 absolvieren zweites Gruppenspiel". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "N.E.C. versterkt zich met Yvandro Borges Sanches" [NEC strengthens itself with Yvandro Borges Sanches]. www.nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Sorgatz, Jannik (26 August 2021). "Mit 17 im A-Team: Luxemburger Borges Sanches folgt seinen Vorgängern bei Borussia". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Serbia 4-1 Luxembourg: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Mueller, Achim (9 September 2021). "17-Jähriger trifft als A-Nationalspieler Irre! Gladbach-Juwel Borges Sanches legt Tor-Premiere nach". GladbachLive (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Yvandro Borges Sanches". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
External links
- Yvandro Borges Sanches at Soccerway
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