Alan Soñora

Alan Soñora (born August 3, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the United States national team.

Alan Soñora
Personal information
Full name Alan Soñora[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-03) August 3, 1998
Place of birth New Jersey, United States[2][3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[4]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[5]
Youth career
2012–2018 Boca Juniors
2018–2020 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Independiente 87 (11)
2023 Juárez 8 (0)
International career‡
2023– United States 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 28, 2023

Club career

Born in the United States, Soñora played for Boca Juniors and Independiente at youth level.[2][3] He was moved into Independiente's senior set-up in 2019–20, with manager Sebastián Beccacece selecting him on the bench five times across the Primera División and Copa Sudamericana in the early months of the campaign.[4][6] Soñora's professional debut arrived on September 26, 2019, as he came off the substitutes bench to replace Silvio Romero after sixty-six minutes of a Copa Argentina victory over Defensa y Justicia.[4][7]

Soñora joined Mexican club FC Juárez in February 2023, joining his brother Joel Soñora on the squad. After only eight appearances he left the club by mutual consent in July.[8]

International career

Soñora is eligible for Argentina and the United States at international level, and has expressed an interest in appearing for the latter alongside his brother Joel.[5]

He made his international debut for the United States in a 2-1 friendly loss to Serbia on January 25, 2023. Soñora was named to the United States' 23-man roster for the 2023 Gold Cup. He started in a group stage match against Jamaica, and came on in substitution against Saint Kitts & Nevis.[9]

Personal life

Soñora's brother, Joel, is also a professional soccer player.[5][10] They are the sons of Diego Soñora, who was playing in Major League Soccer at the time of their respective births.[5][10]

Career statistics

Club
As of April 29, 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2019–20 Primera División 201010[lower-alpha 1]16[lower-alpha 2]000191
2021 174104[lower-alpha 1]04[lower-alpha 2]0——264
2022 2122013[lower-alpha 1]26[lower-alpha 2]2——426
Total 40640273162008711
Juárez 2022–23 Liga MX 80————————80
Career total 48640273162009511
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International
As of match played June 28, 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202350
Total50

Honors

United States

References
  1. "National team roster – 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 19, 2023. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. "Alan Soñora, el futuro enganche de Independiente que nació en Nueva Jersey". Marca. April 22, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. "El Soñora del pibe". Olé. July 14, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. "Argentina - A. Soñora". Soccerway. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. "Now on Independiente first team, Sonora aims for pro debut & U.S. call-up". American Soccer Now. July 24, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. "Alan Soñora". World Football. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  7. "Alan Soñora, el hijo del Chiche, irá al banco de Independiente". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  8. "Alan Sonora leaves FC Juarez". SBI Soccer. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. Alan Soñora at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. "Diego Soñora y un choque contra Rolando Schiavi, con los hijos en el medio". Clarín. July 18, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  11. Alan Soñora at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
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