Peru offers a different style of football talent.
We already hosted a few young players from the Inca country, but this one will light up your imagination.
Arón Sánchez
Age: 18
Club: Academia Cantolao (Peru)
Position: Centre Back
Nationality: Peruvian
Market Value: 425.000 € (Transfermarkt)
Why follow him? Sanchez is one of the most promising youngsters playing in Peru, showing good skills or potential all over the board. According to the local media, he just turned 18 but is already well known with the English Premier League side, Arsenal, showing interest in him.
Peruvian youngster Aron Sanchez (18-year-old centre-back from AD Cantolao) - who was offered a trial by Arsenal & was seen as a potential recruit for the U23s squad - will not join the club for pre-season due to unknown reasons. [@DMontalvan] #afc pic.twitter.com/tnijnB128W
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 8, 2021
Sanchez is a centre back who is comfortable on the ball, looks for a teammate to pass the ball too, even under pressure, with the ability to either carry the ball forward or pass it over distance. He tends to try the long pass forward often, and he does it well.
When I watched him for the first time, he was only 17, yet already a dominating figure physically. He possesses good athletic skills, a promising pace, agility and I do not believe strength will be an issue in the future. He likes to defend the box, shows a desire to get into tackles, block shots, gets aggressive and everything else you would like to see in a centre back. His timing and decision-making are fine, hoping for improvement as he will get more experience.
While in many other leagues he will not be a physically dominant centre back, considering other skills he has, maybe a change to the full-back position will serve him well.
Even if not for an extended period, it could help him develop as a more versatile player. Nevertheless, Aron Sanchez is a player with an exciting skill set and a name you will probably hear about in the coming years, like other great potential Peruvian players.
Photo via Diego Montalvan on Twitter.