Yvandro Borges Sanches

Yvandro Borges Sanches (born 24 May 2004) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Heracles Almelo and the Luxembourg national team.

Club career Born in Luxembourg to Cape Verdean parents, Borges Sanches arrived in Borussia Mönchengladbach on the summer 2020, from the Luxembourgish club of Racing-Union. Progressing through the youth ranks of Borussia Mönchengladbach, he also played his first senior game in the summer 2021, during a friendly against Bayern Munich.

In the early 2021–22 season, he was part of the under-19 team, regularly scoring for the Borussen youth.

In January 2024, Borges Sanches joined Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen on loan until the end of the season.

On 7 August 2025, Borges Sanches returned to the Netherlands and signed a three-season contract with Heracles Almelo.

International career Already a youth international with Luxembourg, Yvandro Borges Sanches made his debut with the under-21 in June 2021. he made his international debut for the Luxembourg national team on 4 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the European Championship qualifying 4–1 defeat against Serbia. On 7 September 2021, he made his debut in the starting lineup against Qatar. In that game he scored his first international goal in the 31st minute for Luxembourg.

Career statistics Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 September 2021 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1–0 1–1 Friendly 2. 20 June 2023 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 3. 8 September 2023 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 2–0 3–1