Santiago Sosa

Santiago Sosa
Personal information
Full name Santiago Leonel Sosa[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999[2]
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vasco da Gama
Number 5
Youth career
Mercedes
2008–2018 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 River Plate 14 (0)
2021–2024 Atlanta United 63 (1)
2024 → Racing Club (loan) 36 (2)
2025–2026 Racing Club 41 (1)
2026– Vasco da Gama 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Argentina U20 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:56, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2019

Santiago Leonel Sosa (born 3 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.

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 and raised 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2018–19 Primera División40001[a]00050
2019–20 Primera División2000000020
2020–21 Copa de la Liga Profesional80006[a]000140
Total 140006000200
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer250004[b]11[c]0301
2022 Major League Soccer211100000221
2023 Major League Soccer1000000010
Total 471104110532
Career total 6111010110732
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

River Plate
Racing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  4. ↑ "Quién es Santiago Sosa, la nueva apuesta de Gallardo en River". Goal. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Santiago Sosa tuvo su debut en River Plate". Noticias Mercedinas. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de SANTIAGO SOSA". BDFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  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.
  12. ↑ "River Plate - Santiago Sosa". River Plate. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Convocados para el Sudamericano Sub 20". AFA. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Lista de convocados para el Mundial". AFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  15. ↑ Santiago Sosa at Soccerway
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