Santiago Sosa

Santiago Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder Atlanta United.[1]

Santiago Sosa
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 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 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:17, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Beginnings (2008-2021)

Sosa's career began with Mercedes, before River Plate signed him in 2008.[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 (2021-present)

In February 2021, Sosa signed with MLS club Atlanta United.[6] He is yet to make an appearance for the club.

International career

Sosa, whilst with River Plate, represented the Argentina U20 team; including in training sessions with the seniors.[7] In December 2018, Sosa was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[8] He also made the final squad for the subsequent 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Sosa made four appearances in the latter tournament in Poland.[1]

Career statistics
As of 5 June 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Primera División 4000001[lower-alpha 1]00050
Career total 400000100050
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References
  1. "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. "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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