My Take
Davinson Sánchez is the kind of centre-back who makes you forget football can be a beautiful game — because watching him defend is its own kind of beauty. He grew up in Caloto, a small town in Colombia's Cauca department, and came through Atlético Nacional before Ajax snapped him up and immediately handed him the 2017 Player of the Year award, which tells you everything about the impact he made in Amsterdam. Tottenham paid big money for him and he spent years as one of the Premier League's most physically imposing defenders — powerful, aggressive, occasionally reckless in the best way. The move to Galatasaray felt like a reset, but watching him anchor a Turkish title challenge with that same ferocious intensity, I genuinely think he's one of the most underrated centre-backs of his generation.
Overview
Davinson Sánchez Mina (born 12 June 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Colombia national team. Sánchez began his career in Colombia with Atlético Nacional, where he made his professional debut in 2013 and went on to win four Categoría Primera A titles, two Copa Colombia trophies (2012, 2013), the 2016 Superliga Colombiana, and the 2016 Copa L…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dávinson Sánchez
- Name (Japanese)
- ダビンソン・サンチェス
- Reading
- だびんそん・さんちぇす
- Born
- June 12, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Caloto, Cauca Department, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 AFC Ajax–player of the year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.