Santiago Sosa
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mercedes | |||
| 2008–2018 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | River Plate | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Atlanta United | 63 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Racing Club (loan) | 36 | (2) |
| 2025– | Racing Club | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:01, 1 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Santiago Leonel Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder And he is the captain of the club Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Argentine Primera División.
Club career
Sosa'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
In 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
Born and raised 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
- 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
Honours
- River Plate
- Racing
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Santiago Sosa at Soccerway