Sebastián Sosa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Central Español | ||
| 2001–2007 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Peñarol | 58 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Central Español (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Boca Juniors | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Vélez Sársfield | 86 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Rosario Central (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Morelia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Morelia | 96 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mazatlán | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Independiente (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 2022 | Independiente | 20 | (0) |
| 2023 | UNAM | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Morelia | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vélez Sarsfield | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Uruguay U17 | ||
| 2005 | Uruguay U20 | ||
| 2022– | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:05, 16 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva (born 19 August 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.
Club career[edit]
Sosa made his debut for Peñarol in 2007. In 2008, he was loaned to Central Español, where he played 28 games in two years, before returning to Peñarol.
Upon his return, Sosa was the second choice goalkeeper behind former Argentine international Pablo Cavallero, until coach Julio Ribas chose him for the starting eleven of Peñarol for the 2009–10 Uruguayan Primera División season. During that season, Sosa helped Peñarol to win the league title. Afterwards, Sosa was a regular in the Peñarol team that also reached the final of the 2011 Copa Libertadores (where his team was defeated by Santos.
In July 2011, the Uruguayan goalkeeper signed for Argentine giants Boca Juniors. During his one-year stay at Boca, Sosa was mostly a substitute for Agustín Orión, but won with the team the 2011 Apertura and the 2011–12 Copa Argentina.
Subsequently, Sosa joined Vélez Sársfield also of Argentina. There he again the second choice goalkeeper (behind Germán Montoya) at first, but then became a regular starter and played 9 games in his team's 2012 Inicial winning campaign.[2] Sosa was also a starter in Vélez victories in the 2012–13 Superfinal and the 2013.
In June 2015, after his contract with Vélez ended, he joined Pachuca.
In January 2017, Sosa joined Monarcas Morelia on loan from Pachuca. He was the second choice goalkeeper behind Carlos Felipe Rodriguez, for the majority of the season as Morelia battled relegation. After making a great impression that culminated with a Copa MX runner up finish, Sosa was promoted to first choice goalkeeper for the last 2 games of the season as Morelia inched away from relegation.
International career[edit]
Sosa has played for Uruguay's under-17 and under-20 teams at youth level. At the age of 35, he made his senior team debut on 11 June 2022 in a 5–0 friendly win against Panama.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of match played 11 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
- Peñarol
- Boca Juniors
- Vélez Sársfield
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Sebastián Sosa, segundo jugador mayor de 30 años que debuta en la selección de Alonso". 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Liga MX: Sebastián Sosa es elegido el jugador del mes de Septiembre".
External links[edit]
- Sebastián Sosa at Soccerway
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Peñarol players
- Central Español players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Atlético Morelia players
- Mazatlán F.C. footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico