Sebastian Soto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Guerra Soto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 28, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlsbad, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | San Diego Surf | ||
| 2016–2018 | Real Salt Lake | ||
| 2018– | Hannover 96 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hannover 96 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Hannover 96 II | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United States U19 | 4 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | United States U20 | 11 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 8, 2019 | |||
Sebastian Guerra Soto (born July 28, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Hannover 96 and the United States national under-20 team.[2]
Club career
Early career
Soto began his youth career with San Diego Surf, before moving to the Real Salt Lake youth team in 2016.[3]
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]
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.[6]
In September 2018, he made his under-20 debut in a friendly match against Jamaica, scoring a brace in the 3–1 win.[7] In November 2018, Soto was added as a replacement player to the United States' squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8] He made two appearances in the tournament, with the US going on to win the title.[2][9]
On May 27, 2019, Soto scored two goals against Nigeria during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] He scored another brace on June 4 in the round of 16 match against France.[11]
Personal life
Soto was born in Carlsbad, California, and is of Chilean and Mexican descent.[12]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 31, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Sebastian Soto". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sebastian Soto". USSoccerDA.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "United States U20 vs. Nigeria U20 – Football Match Report – May 27, 2019". ESPN.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/usa-edge-france-in-baking-bydgoszcz-thriller
- ^ Salas, Cristián. "Aún no hay decisión: La Roja no es tema cerrado para Sebastián Soto". CDF.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2019.
External links
- Sebastian Soto at DFB (also available in German)
- Sebastian Soto at kicker (in German)
- Sebastian Soto at Soccerway
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