Davinson Sanchez Mina was born on 12 June 1996 in Caloto, Colombia. He began his youth career at CD América and continued at Atlético Nacional, Ajax, and Tottenham Hotspur. In the summer of 2018, he joined English Premier League club Tottenham for a transfer fee of £42 million, breaking the club’s record and entering its history. Since 4 September 2023, he has continued his career at Galatasaray wearing the number 6 jersey.

On 1 July 2013, while playing for Nacional U20, he signed his first professional contract with Atlético Nacional a year later. In the Liga Postobon II competition, he made his first-team debut on 28 October 2013, playing all 90 minutes in the match against Boyaca Chico FC. His first official match in the Liga Dimayor I competition came on 1 February 2016, when he started and played the full match against Alianza FC. On 2 March 2016, in the match against Club Sporting Cristal, he scored his first goal with a header in the 12th minute. During his time at Atlético Nacional, he played 44 matches, scoring one goal and accumulating 3,403 minutes of playing time.

On 28 July 2016, he transferred to Ajax. He made his first official appearance for Ajax on 13 August 2016, starting in the match against Roda JC Kerkrade. His first official match in the UEFA Europa League came on 15 September 2016 against Panathinaikos FC. His first official match in the Champions League qualifiers was on 16 August 2016 against FK Rostov.

In the Eredivisie, on 24 September 2016, in the match against PEC Zwolle, he contributed two goals: the first in the 8th minute assisted by Davy Klaassen and the second in the 38th minute assisted by Hakim Ziyech. He scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League in the 57th minute against OGC Nice. At Ajax, he played 47 matches, scoring two goals and providing seven assists, accumulating 4,142 minutes of playing time while wearing the number 5 jersey.

On 23 August 2017, he transferred to Tottenham for a fee of £42 million, breaking the club’s transfer record. He made his Premier League debut on 27 August 2017 against Burnley FC. He made his first appearances for Tottenham in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League qualifiers, and UEFA Europa Conference League. On 10 February 2019, he scored his first goal for Tottenham in the 33rd minute against Leicester City. At Tottenham, he played 207 matches, scoring five goals and providing one assist, accumulating 16,279 minutes of playing time while wearing the number 6 jersey.

On 4 September 2023, he transferred to Galatasaray. He made his Süper Lig debut on 23 September 2023, starting in the match against İstanbul Başakşehir FK. He made his first appearance in the Turkish Cup on 18 January 2014 in the match against Ümraniyespor. In the eighth week of the Süper Lig season, during the match against Antalyaspor, he scored his first goal with his left foot after a header from Mauro Icardi. He scored his first goal in the Turkish Cup on 6 February 2024 in the 26th minute against Bandırmaspor with a header. In the UEFA Europa League, he scored his first goal in the 6th minute against Dinamo, heading in a corner from Dries Mertens. So far at Galatasaray, he has played 67 matches, scoring seven goals and providing four assists, accumulating 5,221 minutes of playing time. He continues his career at Galatasaray wearing the number 6 jersey.

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He made his debut for the Colombian youth national team at the 2015 U-20 South American Championship and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In a friendly match against Paraguay, he scored his first goal in the 14th minute, which was also his first official goal for the senior national team. At the Copa América 2024, he scored his first goal for the national team in the 59th minute against Costa Rica on 29 June 2024. Sanchez made his first appearances for the national team in Friendly Matches, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Copa América, Copa América 2012, and Copa América 2024. He continues his national team career wearing the number 23 jersey.

Davinson Sanchezmarried Daniela Reina in 2018. They have two children named Salvador and Simon.

• Süper Lig: 2023–2024
• Turkish Super Cup: 2023–2024
• UEFA Champions League participant: 2023–2024
• UEFA Europa League participant: 2023–2024

• Colombian Liga Dimayor Apertura: 2013–2014
• Colombian Super Cup: 2015–2016
• Copa Libertadores: 2015–2016

• UEFA Europa League participant: 2016–2017
• UEFA Europa League finalist: 2016–2017

• UEFA Champions League participant: (2017–2018), (2018–2019), (2019–2020), (2020–2023)
• UEFA Europa League participant: 2020–2021
• Conference League participant: 2021–2022

• FIFA U-20 World Cup participant: 2015
• FIFA World Cup participant: 2018
• Copa América participant: 2019, 2021