Gonzalo Sosa

Gonzalo Ariel Sosa (born 4 January 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Audax Italiano.[1]

Not to be confused with Gonzalo Sosa (footballer, born 2005).
Gonzalo Sosa
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Ariel Sosa
Date of birth (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Audax Italiano
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1997 Escalante
1997–2008 Unión Santa Fe
2008–2009 Atlanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlanta 3 (0)
2011–2012 Barracas Central 16 (1)
2012–2014 Colegiales 31 (4)
2014 Sportivo Italiano 10 (1)
2015 Gimnasia CdU 29 (10)
2016 Guaraní Antonio Franco 8 (1)
2016–2017 Gimnasia CdU 25 (13)
2017–2018 Magallanes 40 (15)
2019–2021 Deportes Melipilla 84 (52)
2022 Mazatlán 29 (5)
2023– Audax Italiano 13 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:43, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Santa Fe,[2] Sosa joined Unión de Santa Fe's youth system at the age of eight, from a local side named Club Escalante.[3] After leaving the club at the age of 19,[3] he made his senior debut with Primera B Metropolitana side Atlanta, after being promoted to the first team in June 2009.[4] However, he only signed his professional contract with the side in June 2010.[5]

After Atlanta's promotion from the third division, Sosa moved to Barracas Central also in that category in 2011,[3] and started to feature more regularly. In 2012, he joined fellow league team Colegiales, where he was deemed surplus to requirements in December of that year,[6] but later remained playing at the side.

After leaving Colegiales in June 2014,[7] Sosa played for a brief period for Sportivo Italiano[3] before agreeing to a contract with Torneo Federal A side Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay for the 2015 season.[8] After scoring in a regular basis for the side, he moved to Guaraní Antonio Franco in January 2016,[9] where he would play just eight matches before returning to Gimnasia on 8 August.[10]

Magallanes

On 22 July 2017, Sosa moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a contract with Primera B de Chile side Magallanes.[11][12] He was the club's top goalscorer in the 2017 Transición tournament with five goals, and scored a further ten times in the 2018 edition, again the best of his team.

Deportes Melipilla

On 28 December 2018, Sosa signed for fellow Chilean second division side Deportes Melipilla.[13][14] In the 2020 season, he was the division's top goalscorer with 17 goals, being a key unit as the club achieved promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[15]

Sosa continued his goalscoring form in the 2021 campaign, scoring 23 goals but being unable to prevent Melipilla's relegation.[3]

Mazatlán

On 23 December 2021, Sosa moved to Liga MX side Mazatlán, after rejecting offers from Chilean sides Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica.[16] Despite featuring regularly, he left the club on 26 December 2022.[17]

Audax Italiano

On 3 January 2023, Sosa returned to Chile and signed a contract with Audax Italiano.[18]

Career statistics
As of 27 May 2023.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlanta 2009–10[19] Primera B Metropolitana 20———20
2010–11[19] 10———10
Total 30———30
Barracas Central 2011–12[20] Primera B Metropolitana 16120——181
Colegiales 2012–13 Primera B Metropolitana 112———112
2013–14 20211——213
Total 31411——325
Sportivo Italiano 2014[20] Primera B Metropolitana 101———101
Gimnasia CdU 2015 Torneo Federal A 2910———2910
Guaraní Antonio Franco 2016 Torneo Federal A 81———81
Gimnasia CdU 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 2513———2513
Magallanes 2017 Primera B de Chile 155———155
2018 251031——2811
Total 401531——4316
Deportes Melipilla 2019 Primera B de Chile 231231——2613
2020 331700——3317
2021 Chilean Primera División 282320——3023
Total 845251——8953
Mazatlán 2021–22 Liga MX 154———154
2022–23 14100——141
Total 29500——295
Audax Italiano 2023 Chilean Primera División 136115[lower-alpha 1]4—1911
Career total 2881081245400305116
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Atlanta

Individual

References
  1. Gonzalo Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. Pueyo, Ignacio (17 February 2021). "El santafesino que rompe redes en Chile" [The santafesino who breaks the net in Chile]. www.miradorprovincial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "El "9" que hizo inferiores en Unión y es el goleador del torneo chileno" [The "9" who made his youth at Unión and is the goalscorer of the Chilean tournament] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. "El plantel va tomando forma" [The squad is shaping up] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. "Arma el plantel" [The squad is built] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. "Acosta, Moreyra y Sosa no seguirán en Colegiales" [Acosta, Moreyra and Sosa will not continue at Colegiales] (in Spanish). Clarín. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. "Mercado de pases" [Transfer market] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. "Gimnasia de Concepción afina detalles para el debut" [Gimnasia de Concepción adjust the details for the debut] (in Spanish). Uno Entre Ríos. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. "Se busca equipo" [Looking for a team] (in Spanish). Deportes Misiones. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. "Un regreso para el ataque" [A return to the attack] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. Sepúlveda, Pablo (27 July 2017). "Jugador que dejó sorpresivamente a Unión La Calera y ex Deportes Antofagasta llegan a Magallanes" [Player who surprisingly left Unión La Calera and a former Deportes Antofagasta man arrive at Magallanes]. PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. "Gonzalo Sosa abandona Gimnasia para irse a Chile" [Gonzalo Sosa leaves Gimnasia to go to Chile] (in Spanish). El Entre Ríos. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. @cdmelipilla (28 December 2018). "Refurezo" [Addition] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. "Deportes Melipilla se queda con goleador que fue figura en Magallanes" [Deportes Melipilla get the goalscorer who was the man at Magallanes] (in Spanish). Primera B Chile. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. Barrera Marchant, Juan (8 February 2021). "Melipilla asciende a Primera División tras una infartante definición a penales" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  16. "Mazatlán oficializó al delantero Gonzalo Sosa como refuerzo" [Mazatlán turn official the forward Gonzalo Sosa as an addition] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. "Mazatlán FC anuncia la salida del delantero Gonzalo Sosa" [Mazatlán FC announce the departure of the forward Gonzalo Sosa] (in Spanish). Noroeste. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. "Gonzalo Sosa es nuevo jugador de Audax Italiano" [Gonzalo Sosa is the new player of Audax Italiano] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  19. "Lo que jugaron cada jugador en el Club Atlético Atlanta desde 1912 en adelante" [What each player at Club Atlético Atlanta played since 1912 onwards.] (in Spanish). Manicomio Bohemio. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  20. "Gonzalo Sosa". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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