Sebastian Soto

Sebastian Guerra Soto (born July 28, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Hannover 96 and the United States national under-20 team.[2]

For the Argentine footballer, see Sebastián Soto.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Sebastian Soto
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Guerra Soto[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000
Place of birth Carlsbad, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hannover 96
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2015 San Diego Surf
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
2018– Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hannover 96 5 (0)
2019– Hannover 96 II 3 (0)
National team‡
2018 United States U19 4 (5)
2018–2019 United States U20 11 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 30, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 8, 2019

Club career

Early career

Soto began his youth career with San Diego Surf, before moving to the Real Salt Lake youth team in 2016.[3]

Hannover 96

In August 2018, Soto joined the youth academy of German club Hannover 96 from Real Salt Lake.[4]

He made his professional debut for the first team in the Bundesliga on April 6, 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Marvin Bakalorz in the 1–3 away loss against VfL Wolfsburg.[5]

International career

Youth

Soto made his debut for the United States under-19 team in May 2018, scoring five goals in four matches at the 2018 Slovakia Cup, where he won the Golden Boot award as top scorer.[6]

In September 2018, he made his under-20 debut in a friendly match against Jamaica, scoring a brace in the 3–1 win.[7] In November 2018, Soto was added as a replacement player to the United States' squad for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[8] He made two appearances in the tournament, with the US going on to win the title.[2][9]

On May 27, 2019, Soto scored two goals against Nigeria during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[10] He scored another brace on June 4 in the round of 16 match against France.[11]

Personal life

Soto was born in Carlsbad, California, and is of Chilean and Mexican descent.[12]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 31, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "Sebastian Soto". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "Sebastian Soto". USSoccerDA.com. U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. "Von Real Salt Lake zu 96: Sebastian Soto verstärkt die U19" [From Real Salt Lake to 96: Sebastian Soto reinforces the under-19 team] (in German). Hannover 96. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. "Doppelpack Steffen: Wolfsburg gewinnt gegen bessere Hannoveraner" [Brace for Steffen: Wolfsburg wins against better Hannover team]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. "U-19 MNT Takes Third at 2018 Slovakia Cup with 3–0 Win vs. Azerbaijan". USSoccer.com. Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  7. "Sebastian Soto's Brace Boosts USA to 3–1 Win vs. Jamaica at U-20 Men's Invitational". USSoccer.com. Lakewood Ranch, Florida: United States Soccer Federation. September 8, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  8. "USA Makes Three Roster Changes for 2018 Concacaf U20 Championship Qualification Stage". USSoccer.com. Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. November 11, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. "2018 U-20 MNT Stats". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. November 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  10. "United States U20 vs. Nigeria U20 – Football Match Report – May 27, 2019". ESPN.
  11. https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/news/usa-edge-france-in-baking-bydgoszcz-thriller
  12. Salas, Cristián. "Aún no hay decisión: La Roja no es tema cerrado para Sebastián Soto". CDF.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2019.


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