Herbert Sosa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alianza | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | FundaMágico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Chalatenango | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Alianza | 88 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Juventud Independiente (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2015– | Alianza | 35[1] | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | El Salvador U17 | ||
| 2008– | El Salvador U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010– | El Salvador | 15 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 8, 2016. | |||
Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos (born January 11, 1990 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Alianza in the Salvadoran Premier Division.
Club career
Sosa's professional career began in July 2007, when he signed a contract with Chalatenango.[2] He officially made his debut on September 23, 2007, in a league match against Once Municipal.
International career
Sosa made his debut for El Salvador in an October 2010 friendly match against Panama and scored his first goal in friendly against Venezuela from a free kick. His team ended up winning the game 2–1 with a late goal from Edwin Sánchez. Sosa also made history by scoring El Salvador's 1000th international goal in his penalty against the Cayman Islands. He has, as of February 2012, earned a total of 7 caps, scoring 2 goals and has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 August 2011 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States |  Venezuela | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 November 2011 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Cayman Islands | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 February 2009.
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chalatenango | Apertura 2007 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Clausura 2008 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alianza | Apertura 2008 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Clausura 2009 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=217184
- ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ Herbert Sosa – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
External links
- Herbert Sosa at National-Football-Teams.com