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For the Argentine footballer, see Sebastián Soto.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Sebastian Soto
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Guerra Soto[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Telstar
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2015 San Diego Surf
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
2018–2019 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Hannover 96 II 3 (0)
2019–2020 Hannover 96 5 (0)
2020– Norwich City 0 (0)
2020– → Telstar (loan) 7 (5)
International career‡
2018 United States U19 4 (5)
2018–2019 United States U20 11 (6)
2019– United States U23 2 (1)
2020– United States 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 16, 2020

Sebastian Guerra Soto (born July 28, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club SC Telstar on loan from Norwich City.[2]

Youth

Soto began his youth career with San Diego Surf, before moving to the Real Salt Lake youth team in 2016.[3]

Club career

Hannover 96

In August 2018, Soto joined the youth academy of German club Hannover 96 from Real Salt Lake.[4] He made his professional debut for the first team in the Bundesliga on April 6, 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Marvin Bakalorz in the 1–3 away loss against VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

Norwich City

Soto joined Norwich City on July 28, 2020, and signed a 3-year deal.[6]

2020–21 season: Loan to Telstar

In August 2020, Soto joined Dutch side Telstar on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7] Soto made his first start for the club on September 28, 2020, scoring two goals against FC Den Bosch.[8]

International career

Youth

Soto made his debut for the United States under-19 team in May 2018, scoring five goals in four matches at the 2018 Slovakia Cup, where he won the Golden Boot award as top scorer.[9]

In September 2018, he made his under-20 debut in a friendly match against Jamaica, scoring a brace in the 3–1 win.[10] In November 2018, Soto was added as a replacement player to the United States' squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11] He made two appearances in the tournament, with the US going on to win the title.[2][12]

On May 27, 2019, Soto scored two goals against Nigeria during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] He scored another brace on June 4 in the round of 16 match against France.[14]

Senior

In September 2020, Soto was called up by Chile for their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Colombia, but he rejected the call-up.[15][16][17] Soto was subsequently called up to the senior United States squad in November 2020 by manager Gregg Berhalter for friendly matches against Wales and Panama.[18] Soto made his senior debut for the United States, coming on as a 77th minute substitute and scoring two goals in a 6–2 friendly win against Panama on November 16, 2020.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played November 2, 2020.[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hannover 96 2018–19 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Norwich City 2020–21 EFL Championship – – – – 0 0
Telstar (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 7 5 0 0 – – 7 5
Career total 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5

International

As of November 16, 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2020 1 2
Total 1 2
As of November 16, 2020
Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soto goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastian Soto
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1. November 16, 2020 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1  Panama 4–2 6–2 Friendly
2. 6–2

Personal life

Soto was born in Carlsbad, California, and is of Chilean and Mexican descent.[21]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 31, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sebastian Soto". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Sebastian Soto". USSoccerDA.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Von Real Salt Lake zu 96: Sebastian Soto verstärkt die U19" [From Real Salt Lake to 96: Sebastian Soto reinforces the under-19 team] (in German). Hannover 96. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Doppelpack Steffen: Wolfsburg gewinnt gegen bessere Hannoveraner" [Brace for Steffen: Wolfsburg wins against better Hannover team]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Norwich City land USA youth international Sebastian Soto". Norwich City FC. July 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Sebastian Soto joins SC Telstar on loan". Norwich City F.C. August 26, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Telstar op schot tegen FC Den Bosch". www.foxsports.nl.
  9. ^ "U-19 MNT Takes Third at 2018 Slovakia Cup with 3–0 Win vs. Azerbaijan". USSoccer.com. Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "Sebastian Soto's Brace Boosts USA to 3–1 Win vs. Jamaica at U-20 Men's Invitational". USSoccer.com. Lakewood Ranch, Florida: United States Soccer Federation. September 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "USA Makes Three Roster Changes for 2018 Concacaf U20 Championship Qualification Stage". USSoccer.com. Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "2018 U-20 MNT Stats". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "United States U20 vs. Nigeria U20 – Football Match Report – May 27, 2019". ESPN.
  14. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 - News - USA edge France in baking Bydgoszcz thriller - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  15. ^ "El presente de Sebastián Soto, el centrodelantero que le dio el sí a la Selección Chilena". CDF (in Spanish). September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Sebastián Soto chose Chile over USA Men's team". Diario AS. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "The latest of Sebastian Soto's national team situation". September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  18. ^ "USMNT Roster Announcement: Berhalter Calls 24 Players for November Camp matches vs Wales and Panama". www.ussoccer.com.
  19. ^ https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2020/11/usmnt-6-panama-2-match-report-stats
  20. ^ "Sebastian Soto". Soccerway. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  21. ^ Salas, Cristián (April 10, 2019). "Aún no hay decisión: La Roja no es tema cerrado para Sebastián Soto". CDF.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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