7 facts you did not know about Alexis Sanchez

#6 He Is Chile's All-Time Top Goalscorer

At 29 and with presumably still a few years ahead of him at international level, Sanchez is already the joint most-capped player, alongside Claudio Bravo, in the history of the Chilean national team but also the country’s top goalscorer.

Sanchez’s total of 39 goals from his 119 appearances put him two clear of his idol Marcelo Salas in the all-time standings and four clear of his regular international strike partner Eduardo Vargas, the closest active player.

Indeed, among other members of the country’s golden generation, winners of the 2015 Copa America and the following year’s Copa America Centenario, Sanchez is certainly in the argument as the greatest Chilean player of all time.