Samuel Sosa

Samuel Sosa
Personal information
Full name Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero
Date of birth (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999
Place of birth Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Talleres
Youth career
0000–2016 Deportivo Táchira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Deportivo Táchira 36 (8)
2018– Talleres 2 (0)
National team
2017– Venezuela U20 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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
ClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Deportivo Táchira20161410010151
20172270020217
Total 3680030398
Career total 3680030398

Honours

International

Venezuela

References

  1. "Profile". Deportivo Táchira (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "Vinotinto sub-20 eligió a sus 21 chamos para el Mundial". Meridiano (in Spanish). 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Venezuela 7-0 Vanuatu: La clasificación de la madurez y la eficacia". El Estímulo (in Spanish). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. Samuel Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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