Henry Sanhueza

Henry Sanhueza
Personal information
Full name Henry Steven Sanhueza Galaz
Date of birth (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Constitución, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Curicó Unido
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2015 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Colo-Colo B 18 (0)
2015–2018 Colo-Colo 1 (0)
2016–2017Deportes Antofagasta (loan) 0 (0)
2017Barnechea (loan) 14 (1)
2018Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2019 Barnechea 25 (0)
2020 Palestino 18 (1)
2021 Universidad de Concepción 9 (0)
2022 Unión La Calera 24 (0)
2023 Deportes La Serena 26 (1)
2024 Universidad de Concepción 24 (0)
2025– Curicó Unido 27 (3)
International career
2015 Chile U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026

Henry Steven Sanhueza Galaz, (born 24 March 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Curicó Unido.

Club career

Born in Constitución, Maule Region, he moved Colo-Colo youth set-up in 2008. During his years playing at the youth ranks, Sanhueza highlighted as centre back, being an undisputed player and even coming to dispute the 2013 Nereo Rocco Tournament at Gradisca d'Isonzo as team captain. On 24 September 2015, the sports magazine El Gráfico reported that his agent is Argentine businessman Fernando Felicevich, who has raised Chilean international figures such as Gary Medel and Alexis Sánchez.[1]

In January 2016, Sanhueza was finally promoted to first-adult team, debuting in a friendly match against Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes in a 2–0 home win, with José Luis Sierra as coach.[2]

International career

Along with Chile U20, he won the L'Alcúdia Tournament in 2015.[3][4]

Honours

Chile U20

References

  1. ^ "El imperio que tiene Fernando Felicevich en el fútbol joven de Chile". El Gráfico. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Buen apronte de Colo Colo para el Clausura: 2-0 a Universitario". Radio Santiago. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "SELECCIÓN CHILENA SUB 20 VIAJÓ A ESPAÑA PARA DISPUTAR EL TORNEO DE ALCUDIA" (in Spanish). ANFP. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ Roggero, José (19 August 2015). "¡La Roja sub 20 es campeona en L'Alcúdia!". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.