# List of international goals scored by Alexis Sánchez

Alexis Sánchez is a Chilean professional footballer who represents the Chile national team as a striker. Nicknamed El Niño Maravilla ("The Boy Wonder"), 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 1–2 defeat to Switzerland in a friendly tournament in Vienna. As of June 2024, Sánchez is his country's top scorer and also has the most caps, with 51 goals in 166 appearances. He passed the previous record of 37 goals, held by Marcelo Salas, when he scored the opener against Germany in the group stage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in June 2017. Sánchez's most recent goal came against Paraguay in a 3–2 friendly win. Despite Sánchez scoring seven goals, making him second-equal top scorer in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying (along with Lionel Messi, Gabriel Jesus and Felipe Caicedo), Chile failed to qualify for the finals. Sánchez made his most recent and 166th appearance for Chile in a 0–0 Copa América draw against Canada in June 2024.
As of June 2024, Sánchez has not scored an international hat-trick, but has scored twice in a match on ten occasions. Sánchez has scored more goals in friendlies than in any other format with 21, followed by FIFA World Cup qualifying matches with twenty. He has scored two goals 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 (six each) than any other nation, and more times at the Estadio Nacional de Chile (ten) than any other stadium.

## Goals

    As of 27 March 2023
    Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.
International goals by cap, date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 | 7 September 2007 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 | 4 June 2008 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 | 4 June 2008 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 19 | 11 February 2009 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | South Africa | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 20 | 28 March 2009 | Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 23 | 10 June 2009 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 23 | 10 June 2009 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 24 | 12 August 2009 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark | Denmark | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 28 | 26 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile | Zambia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 28 | 26 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal de Calama, Calama, Chile | Zambia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 29 | 30 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile | Israel | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 34 | 17 November 2010 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 37 | 19 June 2011 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Estonia | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 39 | 8 July 2011 | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina | Uruguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 Copa América |
| 15 | 57 | 11 June 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16 | 58 | 14 August 2013 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark | Iraq | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 58 | 14 August 2013 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark | Iraq | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 61 | 11 October 2013 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 61 | 11 October 2013 | Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia | Colombia | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 62 | 15 October 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 63 | 15 November 2013 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 63 | 15 November 2013 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 68 | 13 June 2014 | Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil | Australia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 24 | 71 | 28 June 2014 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Brazil | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 25 | 76 | 14 November 2014 | Estadio CAP, Talcahuano, Chile | Venezuela | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 77 | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 27 | 83 | 20 June 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Bolivia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2015 Copa América |
| 28 | 87 | 5 September 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Paraguay | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 29 | 88 | 8 October 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Brazil | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 30 | 89 | 13 October 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31 | 89 | 13 October 2015 | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru | Peru | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 32 | 98 | 14 June 2016 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | Panama | 3–1 | 4–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 33 | 98 | 14 June 2016 | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States | Panama | 4–2 | 4–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 34 | 99 | 18 June 2016 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | Mexico | 3–0 | 7–0 | Copa América Centenario |
| 35 | 106 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Uruguay | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 106 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Uruguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 37 | 108 | 28 March 2017 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Venezuela | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 38 | 112 | 22 June 2017 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | Germany | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 39 | 118 | 5 October 2017 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Ecuador | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 40 | 123 | 16 November 2018 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | Costa Rica | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 41 | 124 | 20 November 2018 | Estadio Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile | Honduras | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 42 | 125 | 17 June 2019 | Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil | Japan | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Copa América |
| 43 | 126 | 21 June 2019 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Ecuador | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 Copa América |
| 44 | 133 | 8 October 2020 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 45 | 134 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile | Colombia | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 46 | 137 | 3 June 2021 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 47 | 143 | 11 November 2021 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 48 | 146 | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 49 | 146 | 1 February 2022 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | Bolivia | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 50 | 150 | 27 September 2022 | Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria | Qatar | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 51 | 153 | 27 March 2023 | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile | Paraguay | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |

## Statistics

Appearances and goals by year :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9 | 2 |
| 2009 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 | 4 |
| 2015 | 14 | 5 |
| 2016 | 15 | 5 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 166 | 51 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| Friendlies | 21 |
| FIFA World Cup qualifiers | 20 |
| Copa América | 7 |
| FIFA World Cup finals | 2 |
| FIFA Confederations Cup | 1 |
| Total | 51 |
Goals by opponent :
| Opponent | Goals |
| Bolivia | 6 |
| Uruguay | 6 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 |
| Paraguay | 3 |
| Peru | 3 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| England | 2 |
| Guatemala | 2 |
| Iraq | 2 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Venezuela | 2 |
| Zambia | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Qatar | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Total | 51 |