Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero (born 17 December 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a winger for Mexican club Querétaro and the Venezuela national team.
 Sosa with Venezuela U20s in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Querétaro (on loan from Talleres) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Deportivo Táchira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Táchira | 36 | (8) |
| 2018– | Talleres | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 50 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Academia Puerto Cabello (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Emelec (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Querétaro (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Venezuela U20 | 14 | (4) |
| 2019– | Venezuela | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 01 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSosa represented Deportivo Táchira and Talleres de Córdoba. On 29 July 2019, he moved to Europe and joined Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón on loan for one year.[1] On 27 August of the following year, his loan was extended for a further season.[2]
International career
editSosa was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] He scored the seventh goal in his side's 7–0 victory over Vanuatu.[4]
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.
He made his Venezuela national football team debut on 1 June 2019, in a friendly against Ecuador, as a half-time substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 31 July 2019[6]
| 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 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Talleres | 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 01 June 2019.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editInternational
edit- Venezuela
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017
References
edit- ^ "Samuel Sosa, nuevo refuerzo alfarero para la temporada 19/20" [Samuel Sosa, new addition alfarera for the 19/20 season] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Samu Sosa continuará una temporada más en la AD Alcorcón" [Samu Sosa will remain one further season at AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Venezuela v Ecuador game report". ESPN. 1 June 2019.
- ^ Samuel Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Samuel Sosa at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Samuel Sosa at BDFutbol
- Samuel Sosa at National-Football-Teams.com
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