Alvyn Sanches

Alvyn Antonio Sanches (born 12 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport. Born in France, he plays for the Switzerland national team.

Alvyn Sanches

Sanches with FC Lausanne-Sport in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Alvyn Antonio Sanches
Date of birth	(2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Créteil, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lausanne-Sport
Number	80
Youth career
2010–2012	Lausanne Benfica
2012–2020	Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Lausanne-Sport	107	(25)
International career‡
2022	Switzerland U20	2	(2)
2023–2024	Switzerland U21	8	(3)
2025–	Switzerland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:10, 6 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:50, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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]

International career

Sanches was born in Créteil, France and is of Cape Verdean descent. He was raised in Switzerland.^[4] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having played up to the Switzerland under-21s.^[5]

He received his first senior international call-up on 12 March 2025.^[6] 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.^[7]