Santiago Sosa
Argentine footballer (born 1999)
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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.
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:01, 1 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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
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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs