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Sosa represented Croatia in [[2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|2015 UEFA Under-17 Euro]] and [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. In May 2018, he was named in [[Zlatko Dalić]]'s preliminary 32-man squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] in [[Russia]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal |date=4 June 2018}}</ref> but did not make the [[2018 FIFA World Cup squads#Croatia|final 23]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/news/18052/head-coach-dalic-presents-24-man-croatia-squad/ |title=Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad |website=hns-cff.hr |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> He was named in [[Nenad Gračan]]'s [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads#Croatia|squad]] for the [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019]] and [[Igor Bišćan]]'s [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads#Croatia|squad]] for the [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Škrlec|first=Silvijo|date=2020-12-11|title=[FOTO] Mladi hrvatski reprezentativac, koji sjajno igra u Bundesligi, najavio je velike stvari na Euru te odgovorio na pitanje: Jesam li ga udario namjerno...|url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/foto-mladi-hrvatski-reprezentativac-koji-sjajno-igra-u-bundesligi-najavio-je-velike-stvari-na-euru-te-odgovorio-na-pitanje-jesam-li-ga-udario-namjerno-foto-20201211|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Tportal.hr|language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Bišćan komentirao svoj popis za Euro: Imam senzaciju i jako bolni izostanak|url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2259863|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Index.hr|language=hr}}</ref> However, he was ruled out of the latter squad at the last minute due to a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tironi|first=Hrvoje|last2=Barišić|first2=Zdravko|date=2021-03-22|title=Težak udarac za Bišćana: Mini 'vatreni' otputovali na Euro, Sosa je otpao zbog ozljede!|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/tezak-udarac-za-biscana-mini-vatreni-otputovali-na-euro-a-sosa-je-otpao-zbog-ozljede-752262|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=24sata|language=hr}}</ref>
Sosa represented Croatia in [[2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|2015 UEFA Under-17 Euro]] and [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. In May 2018, he was named in [[Zlatko Dalić]]'s preliminary 32-man squad for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]] in [[Russia]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal |date=4 June 2018}}</ref> but did not make the [[2018 FIFA World Cup squads#Croatia|final 23]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hns-cff.hr/en/news/18052/head-coach-dalic-presents-24-man-croatia-squad/ |title=Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad |website=hns-cff.hr |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> He was named in [[Nenad Gračan]]'s [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads#Croatia|squad]] for the [[2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019]] and [[Igor Bišćan]]'s [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads#Croatia|squad]] for the [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Škrlec|first=Silvijo|date=2020-12-11|title=[FOTO] Mladi hrvatski reprezentativac, koji sjajno igra u Bundesligi, najavio je velike stvari na Euru te odgovorio na pitanje: Jesam li ga udario namjerno...|url=https://www.tportal.hr/sport/clanak/foto-mladi-hrvatski-reprezentativac-koji-sjajno-igra-u-bundesligi-najavio-je-velike-stvari-na-euru-te-odgovorio-na-pitanje-jesam-li-ga-udario-namjerno-foto-20201211|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Tportal.hr|language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Bišćan komentirao svoj popis za Euro: Imam senzaciju i jako bolni izostanak|url=https://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=2259863|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Index.hr|language=hr}}</ref> However, he was ruled out of the latter squad at the last minute due to a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tironi|first=Hrvoje|last2=Barišić|first2=Zdravko|date=2021-03-22|title=Težak udarac za Bišćana: Mini 'vatreni' otputovali na Euro, Sosa je otpao zbog ozljede!|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/tezak-udarac-za-biscana-mini-vatreni-otputovali-na-euro-a-sosa-je-otpao-zbog-ozljede-752262|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=24sata|language=hr}}</ref>


On 7 May 2021, it was reported by ''[[Sportske novosti]]'' and [[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]] that Sosa betrayed Croatia and was given [[German nationality law|German citizenship]], on [[Germany national football team|Germany]] coach [[Joachim Löw]]'s initiative, through his mother Vesna who was born and grew up in [[Berlin]], and was expected to represent Germany in [[UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ničota|first=Tomo|date=2021-05-07|title=Apsolutna senzacija: Hrvatska ostaje bez Borne Sose, već je dobio državljanstvo, igrat će za Njemačku!?|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/reprezentacija/apsolutna-senzacija-hrvatska-ostaje-bez-borne-sose-vec-je-dobio-drzavljanstvo-igrat-ce-za-njemacku-15071304|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Sportske novosti|language=hr-hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bielefeld|first=Max|date=2021-05-07|title=DFB News: Borna Sosa neue EM-Option für Joachim Löw|url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/dfb-news-borna-sosa-neue-em-option-fuer-joachim-loew/12299206/34151|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Sky Sport|language=de}}</ref>
On 7 May 2021, it was reported by ''[[Sportske novosti]]'' and [[Sky Sport (Germany)|Sky Sport]] that Sosa had decided to represent Germany and was expected to represent Germany at the [[UEFA Euro 2020]]. He was given [[German nationality law|German citizenship]], on [[Germany national football team|Germany]] coach [[Joachim Löw]]'s initiative, through his mother Vesna, who was born and grew up in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ničota|first=Tomo|date=2021-05-07|title=Apsolutna senzacija: Hrvatska ostaje bez Borne Sose, već je dobio državljanstvo, igrat će za Njemačku!?|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/reprezentacija/apsolutna-senzacija-hrvatska-ostaje-bez-borne-sose-vec-je-dobio-drzavljanstvo-igrat-ce-za-njemacku-15071304|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Sportske novosti|language=hr-hr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bielefeld|first=Max|date=2021-05-07|title=DFB News: Borna Sosa neue EM-Option für Joachim Löw|url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/dfb-news-borna-sosa-neue-em-option-fuer-joachim-loew/12299206/34151|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Sky Sport|language=de}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

Revision as of 08:25, 11 May 2021

Borna Sosa
Personal information
Full name Borna Sosa
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2015 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Dinamo Zagreb 33 (0)
2015–2017 → Dinamo Zagreb II 11 (0)
2018– VfB Stuttgart 48 (1)
International career‡
2012 Croatia U14 2 (0)
2013 Croatia U15 2 (0)
2013–2014 Croatia U16 3 (0)
2013–2015 Croatia U17 21 (1)
2015 Croatia U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Croatia U19 7 (0)
2017–2020 Croatia U21 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020

Borna Sosa (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [bôːrna sǒːsa];[1][2] born 21 January 1998) is a German [3] professional footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a left back.

Career

Sosa was born in Zagreb to Herzegovinian Croat parents from Gradac near Posušje.[4][5] He is a youth prospect of Dinamo Zagreb. He made his Prva HNL debut on 7 March 2015 against NK Zagreb in a 2–0 home win, starting and playing full 90 minutes.[6]

On 14 May 2018, Borna Sosa signed a five-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to transfer to Stuttgart on 1 July 2018.[7] On 27 November 2020, he extended his contract until 2025.[8]

International career

Sosa represented Croatia in 2015 UEFA Under-17 Euro and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In May 2018, he was named in Zlatko Dalić's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia[9] but did not make the final 23.[10] He was named in Nenad Gračan's squad for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019 and Igor Bišćan's squad for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021.[11][12] However, he was ruled out of the latter squad at the last minute due to a knee injury.[13]

On 7 May 2021, it was reported by Sportske novosti and Sky Sport that Sosa had decided to represent Germany and was expected to represent Germany at the UEFA Euro 2020. He was given German citizenship, on Germany coach Joachim Löw's initiative, through his mother Vesna, who was born and grew up in Berlin.[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 2014–15 Prva HNL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17 8 0 3 0 3[b] 0 14 0
2017–18 21 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
Total 32 0 6 0 3 0 41 0
Dinamo Zagreb II 2015–16 Druga HNL 6 0 — — 6 0
2016–17 5 0 — — 5 0
Total 11 0 — — 11 0
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
2020–21 Bundesliga 24 0 2 0 — 26 0
Total 48 1 3 0 — 51 1
Career total 91 1 9 0 3 0 103 1
  1. ^ Includes appearances in Croatian Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ All appearances in the UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "bòriti se". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 December 2020. Bȏrna
  2. ^ "Sòfija1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 December 2020. Sósa
  3. ^ Ničota, Tomo (7 May 2021). "Apsolutna senzacija: Hrvatska ostaje bez Borne Sose, već je dobio državljanstvo, igrat će za Njemačku!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Bevanda, Antonio (9 March 2015). "Prezime dolazi iz Argentine, a Bornini korijeni iz Hercegovine". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Borna Sosa - Dinamov wunderkind podrijetlom iz Posušja". Posusje.net (in Croatian). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Dinamo Zagreb vs. NK Zagreb – 7 March 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ Hina (27 November 2020). "Borna Sosa produžio ugovor sa Stuttgartom do 2025". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.
  10. ^ "Head coach Dalić presents 24-man Croatia squad". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ^ Škrlec, Silvijo (11 December 2020). "[FOTO] Mladi hrvatski reprezentativac, koji sjajno igra u Bundesligi, najavio je velike stvari na Euru te odgovorio na pitanje: Jesam li ga udario namjerno..." Tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Bišćan komentirao svoj popis za Euro: Imam senzaciju i jako bolni izostanak". Index.hr (in Croatian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Tironi, Hrvoje; Barišić, Zdravko (22 March 2021). "Težak udarac za Bišćana: Mini 'vatreni' otputovali na Euro, Sosa je otpao zbog ozljede!". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Ničota, Tomo (7 May 2021). "Apsolutna senzacija: Hrvatska ostaje bez Borne Sose, već je dobio državljanstvo, igrat će za Njemačku!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Bielefeld, Max (7 May 2021). "DFB News: Borna Sosa neue EM-Option für Joachim Löw". Sky Sport (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "B. Sosa". Soccerway.
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