Sebastián Sosa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente | ||
| 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 | Mazatlán | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Independiente | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Uruguay U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2021 | |||
Carlos Sebastián Sosa Silva (born August 19, 1986) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Argentine club Independiente.
Club career
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.[1] 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
Sosa has played for the Uruguay national under-17 football team.
Honours
- Peñarol
- Boca Juniors
- Vélez Sársfield
References
- ^ "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
External links
- Profile at Tenfield (in Spanish)
- Profile at Vélez Sársfield's official website (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Montevideo
- Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
- Uruguayan footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Peñarol players
- Central Español players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Monarcas Morelia footballers
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico