Santiago Sosa

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Santiago Sosa
Personal information
Full name Santiago Sosa[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 5
Youth career
Mercedes
2008–2018 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 River Plate 14 (0)
2021– Atlanta United 18 (0)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Santiago Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.

Club career[]

Sosa's career began with Mercedes, before River Plate signed him in 2018.[2][3] The 2018–19 campaign saw Sosa become a senior member of the club's first-team, he made his professional career debut in a 2018 Copa Libertadores fixture with Racing Club on 29 August 2018; he featured for the remaining sixteen minutes as River Plate won 3–0.[1][4][5] He ended the aforementioned season with five total appearances.[1]

Atlanta United[]

In February 2021, Sosa signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.[6] On 6 April 2021, Sosa made his club debut in their 1–0 victory over Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions League.[7] He then scored his first goal for Atlanta United on 4 May 2021 against the Philadelphia Union in the Champions League, the match ending in a 1–1 draw.[8]

International career[]

Sosa, whilst with River Plate, represented the Argentina U20 team; including in training sessions with the seniors.[9] Sosa was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[10] He also made the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,[11] where he made four appearances in the tournament.[1]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 August 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2018–19 Primera División 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 5 0
2019–20 Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Copa de la Liga Profesional 8 0 0 0 6[a] 0 14 0
Total 14 0 0 0 6 0 20 0
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 18 0 0 0 4[b] 1 22 1
Career total 32 0 0 0 10 1 42 1
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Argentina - S. Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ "El pibe al que Gallardo hizo debutar con Racing". Olé. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ Patrick, Joe (4 February 2021). "Updated: Santiago Sosa confirms River Plate exit; set to travel to Atlanta". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Alajuelense 0–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ Santiago Sosa at Soccerway

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