List of international goals scored by Alexis Sánchez


is a Chilean professional footballer who represents the Chile national football team as a striker. Nicknamed El Niño Maravilla, he made his debut for his country in a 1-0 victory over New Zealand in April 2006. His first international goal came on his eighth appearance for Chile when he scored Chile's only goal in a 2-1 defeat to Switzerland in a friendly tournament in Vienna. , Sánchez is his country's top scorer and has the most caps, with 43 goals in 132 appearances. He passed the previous record of 37, held by Marcelo Salas, when he scored the opening goal against Germany in the group stage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2017. He scored most recently against Ecuador in a 2-1 win during the 2019 Copa América. Despite Sánchez scoring seven goals, making him second-equal top scorer in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Chile failed to qualify for the finals. Sánchez made his most recent and 132nd appearance for Chile in a 0-0 draw against Colombia in October 2019.
, Sánchez has not scored an international hat-trick, but has scored twice in a match on nine occasions. Sánchez has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format, with nineteen. He has scored fourteen goals in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, two in FIFA World Cup finals, seven in the Copa América and one in the Confederations Cup. He has scored more goals against Uruguay and Bolivia than any other nation, and more times at the Estadio Nacional de Chile than any other stadium.

Goals

GoalCapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
187 September 2007Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
1–1
1–2
Friendly
2114 June 2008Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile
1–0
2–0
Friendly
3114 June 2008Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile
2–0
2–0
Friendly
41911 February 2009Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa
2–0
2–0
Friendly
52028 March 2009Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru
1–0
3–1
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
62310 June 2009Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
3–0
4–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
72310 June 2009Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
4–0
4–0
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
82412 August 2009Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark
2–1
2–1
Friendly
92826 May 2010Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile
1–0
3–0
Friendly
102826 May 2010Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile
2–0
3–0
Friendly
112930 May 2010Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
2–0
3–0
Friendly
123417 November 2010Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile
1–0
2–0
Friendly
133719 June 2011Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile
4–0
4–0
Friendly
14398 July 2011Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina
1–1
1–1
2011 Copa América
155711 June 2013Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
2–0
3–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
165814 August 2013Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark
2–0
6–0
Friendly
175814 August 2013Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark
3–0
6–0
Friendly
186111 October 2013Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
2–0
3–3
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
196111 October 2013Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
3–0
3–3
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
206215 October 2013Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
1–0
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
216315 November 2013Wembley Stadium, London, England
1–0
2–0
Friendly
226315 November 2013Wembley Stadium, London, England
2–0
2–0
Friendly
236813 June 2014Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil1–03–12014 FIFA World Cup
247128 June 2014Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup
257614 November 2014Estadio CAP, Talcahuano, Chile1–05–0Friendly
267718 November 2014Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile1–01–2Friendly
278320 June 2015Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile2–05–02015 Copa América
28875 September 2015Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile3–23–2Friendly
29888 October 2015Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
308913 October 2015Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru
1–0
4–3
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
318913 October 2015Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru
3–2
4–3
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
329814 June 2016Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States
3–1
4–2
Copa América Centenario
339814 June 2016Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States
4–2
4–2
Copa América Centenario
349918 June 2016Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States
3–0
7–0
Copa América Centenario
3510615 November 2016Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
2–1
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3610615 November 2016Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile
3–1
3–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3710828 March 2017Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3811222 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia1–01–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup
391185 October 2017Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4012316 November 2018Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile2–32–3Friendly
4112420 November 2018Estadio Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile3–14–1Friendly
4212517 June 2019Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil3–04–02019 Copa América
4312621 June 2019Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil2–12–12019 Copa América

Statistics

YearGoals
200650
200741
200892
200995
201074
2011112
201280
2013119
2014134
2015145
2016155
2017133
201852
201982
Total13243

CompetitionGoals
Friendlies19
FIFA World Cup qualifiers14
Copa América7
FIFA World Cup finals2
FIFA Confederations Cup1
Total43