Santiago Sosa

Santiago Sosa
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Leonel Sosa
Date of birth	3 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Racing Club;
Number	13
Youth career
	Mercedes
2008–2018	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	River Plate
2021–2024	Atlanta United
2024	→ Racing Club (loan)
2025–	Racing Club
International career‡
2019	Argentina U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019

Santiago Leonel Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Avellaneda in the Argentine Primera División.

Club career

Sosa's career began with Mercedes, before River Plate signed him in 2018.^[4]^[5] The 2018–19 campaign saw Sosa become a senior member of the club's first-team, he made his professional career debut in a 2018 Copa Libertadores fixture with Racing Club on 29 August 2018; he featured for the remaining sixteen minutes as River Plate won 3–0.^[1]^[6]^[7] He ended the aforementioned season with five total appearances.^[1]

Atlanta United

In February 2021, Sosa signed with Major League Soccer club Atlanta United.^[8] On 6 April 2021, Sosa made his club debut in their 1–0 victory over Alajuelense in the CONCACAF Champions League.^[9] He then scored his first goal for Atlanta United on 4 May 2021 against the Philadelphia Union in the Champions League, the match ending in a 1–1 draw.^[10]

International career

Born in Argentina, Sosa is of Croatian descent and holds dual citizenship.^[11] Whilst with River Plate, represented the Argentina U20 team; including in training sessions with the seniors.^[12] Sosa was selected for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.^[13] He also made the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland,^[14] where he made four appearances in the tournament.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2018–19	Primera División	4	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	0	0	5	0
	2019–20	Primera División	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2020–21	Copa de la Liga Profesional	8	0	0	0	6^[a]	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	20	0
Atlanta United	2021	Major League Soccer	25	0	0	0	4^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	30	1
	2022	Major League Soccer	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	2023	Major League Soccer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		47	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	53	2
Career total			61	1	1	0	10	1	1	0	73	2

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
^ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Racing

Copa Sudamericana: 2024

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Argentina - S. Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ "Santiago Sosa". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "El pibe al que Gallardo hizo debutar con Racing". Olé. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ Patrick, Joe (4 February 2021). "Updated: Santiago Sosa confirms River Plate exit; set to travel to Atlanta". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Alajuelense 0–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
^ "Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.
^ "MLS transfers 2024: List of ins and outs at every team | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 15 March 2024.
^ "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
^ Santiago Sosa at Soccerway

External links

Profile at Atlanta United

[COLI-16] Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

[CCL-17] Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League

[PO-18] Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

[Soccerway-1] "Argentina - S. Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[2] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.

[3] "Santiago Sosa". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[Goal-4] "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[Noticias_Mercedinas-5] "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[BDFA-6] "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[Olé-7] "El pibe al que Gallardo hizo debutar con Racing". Olé. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[8] Patrick, Joe (4 February 2021). "Updated: Santiago Sosa confirms River Plate exit; set to travel to Atlanta". Dirty South Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

[9] "Alajuelense 0–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.

[10] "Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United". Soccerway.

[11] "MLS transfers 2024: List of ins and outs at every team | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 15 March 2024.

[River_Plate-12] "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[AFA_1-13] "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[AFA_2-14] "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

[soccerway-15] Santiago Sosa at Soccerway

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