Samuel Sosa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Talleres | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Táchira | 36 | (8) |
| 2018– | Talleres | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Venezuela U20 | 5 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:07, 12 November 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 1 June 2017 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero (born 17 December 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División side Talleres.[1]
International career
Sosa was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2] He scored the seventh goal in his side's 7–0 victory over Vanuatu.[3]
Sosa took part in his side's run to the final, particularly scoring an injury-time equalizer against Uruguay through a spectacular free-kick as his side beat their fellow South American rivals on penalties to advance to the final, with Sosa scoring his attempt.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 November 2017[4]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Deportivo Táchira | 2016 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
Honours
International
- Venezuela
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017
References
- ^ "Profile". Deportivo Táchira (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Venezuela 7-0 Vanuatu: La clasificación de la madurez y la eficacia". El Estímulo (in Spanish). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Samuel Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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