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 November 2022, Sánchez is his country's top scorer and has the most caps, with 50 goals in 152 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 Qatar in a 2–2 friendly draw. Despite Sánchez scoring seven goal