Santiago Leonel Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Avellaneda club Racing Club on loan from Atlanta United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Leonel Sosa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Racing Club (on loan from Atlanta United) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mercedes | |||
| 2008–2018 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | River Plate | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | Atlanta United | 63 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Racing Club (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editSosa's career began with Mercedes, before River Plate signed him in 2018.[4][5] 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][6][7] He ended the aforementioned season with five total appearances.[1]
Atlanta United
editIn February 2021, Sosa signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.[8] On 6 April 2021, Sosa made his club debut in their 1–0 victory over Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions League.[9] 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.[10]
International career
editBorn in Argentina, Sosa is of Croatian descent and holds dual citizenship.[11] Whilst with River Plate, represented the Argentina U20 team; including in training sessions with the seniors.[12] Sosa was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[13] He also made the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,[14] where he made four appearances in the tournament.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 11 March 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2018–19 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Copa de la Liga Profesional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta United | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2022 | Major League Soccer | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Argentina - S. Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Santiago Sosa". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "El pibe al que Gallardo hizo debutar con Racing". Olé. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Patrick, Joe (4 February 2021). "Updated: Santiago Sosa confirms River Plate exit; set to travel to Atlanta". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Alajuelense 0–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
- ^ "MLS transfers 2024: List of ins and outs at every team | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 15 March 2024.
- ^ "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Santiago Sosa at Soccerway