Yvandro Borges Sanches

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Borges and the second or paternal family name is Sanches.

Yvandro Borges Sanches
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 38
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) 8 (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 Luxembourger professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Luxembourg national team.[2]

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 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, 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

  1. ^ "Yvandro Borges Sanches". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Yvandro Borges Sanches at Soccerway
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "FohlenTeams testen fleißig weiter". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "NRW-Ligapokal: U19 und U17 absolvieren zweites Gruppenspiel". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Serbia 4-1 Luxembourg: results, summary and goals". Diario AS. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Yvandro Borges Sanches". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.


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