Ella Sanchez

Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Sanchez attended Ballard High School, where she set the school scoring record with 144 goals and 60 assists in three seasons. She was twice named first-team all-state. Sanchez played youth soccer for Racing Louisville while her father was the director of the Louisville City and Racing academy programs. She was named ECNL All-American in 2021. On August 21, 2021, she dressed for the Racing first team when they played Bayern Munich in the final of the Women's Cup exhibition tournament. She played for Racing's USL W League side in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. ==Club career==

Sanchez signed her first professional contract with Mexican club Pachuca on July 3, 2023. Her first goal in Liga MX Femenil came off the bench against Santos Laguna, scoring the last in a 4–0 win on March 25, 2024. Sanchez became a regular first-team player for Pachuca in the Clausura (spring portion) of her second season. On March 16, 2025, she scored the only goal of the game against Puebla at Estadio Cuauhtémoc. In May, she appeared as a substitute in both legs of the Clausura final, where Pachuca defeated América to win their first league title. She scored a goal in her debut for Juárez in a 3–2 loss to Mazatlán on January 6, 2026. ==International career==

Sanchez holds United States and Mexican citizenship. She was invited to train with the combined under-18/under-19 team in April 2023. Sanchez was called into the inaugural training camp of the Mexico under-23 team in March–April 2025. She received her first senior call-up with Mexico in May. She made her international debut for Mexico on June 3, 2025, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Uruguay. ==Personal life==

Sanchez the second oldest of four children born to Shana (née Stickel) and Mario Sanchez. Her father played professional soccer before becoming a soccer coach, and her mother played college soccer at Cal Poly. ==Honors==

Pachuca • Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2025 ==References==