Santiago Sosa

Santiago Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.

Santiago Sosa
Personal information
Full name Santiago Sosa[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-03) 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
 Atlanta United
Number 5
Youth career
Mercedes
2008–2018 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 River Plate 14 (0)
2021– Atlanta United 63 (1)
International career‡
2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019

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

Sosa, whilst with River Plate, represented the Argentina U20 team; including in training sessions with the seniors.[11] Sosa was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.[12] He also made the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,[13] where he made four appearances in the tournament.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 March 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Primera División40001[lower-alpha 1]00050
2019–20 Primera División2000000020
2020–21 Copa de la Liga Profesional80006[lower-alpha 1]000140
Total 140006000200
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer250004[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0301
2022 Major League Soccer211100000221
2023 Major League Soccer1000000010
Total 471104110532
Career total 6111010110732
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

References
  1. "Argentina - S. Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Santiago Sosa". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "El pibe al que Gallardo hizo debutar con Racing". Olé. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. Patrick, Joe (4 February 2021). "Updated: Santiago Sosa confirms River Plate exit; set to travel to Atlanta". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. "Alajuelense 0–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
  10. "Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
  11. "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  13. "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  14. Santiago Sosa at Soccerway


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