Óscar Sonejee
 Sonejee playing for Andorra in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Sonejee Masand | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Coloma d'Andorra, Andorra | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lusitanos | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2001 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sant Julià | ||
| 2002 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2002–2003 | La Seu | ||
| 2003–2008 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2008–2012 | FC Santa Coloma | ||
| 2012–2013 | Lusitanos | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Andorra | 26 | (3) |
| 2014– | Lusitanos | 17 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2015 | Andorra | 106 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2015. | |||
Óscar Sonejee Masand (born 26 March 1976) is an Andorran football midfielder, currently playing for Lusitanos. He is the most capped player for the national team with 106 caps, and has also scored four goals for the national team, the second most after Ildefons Lima's nine.[1]
International career
He made his international debut in 1997 in a 4–1 friendly loss to Estonia at the Kuressaare linnastaadion. In his second game three days later, he scored his first goal, in a defeat by the same margin to Latvia at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. He captained the team for the first time on 12 October 2005 against Armenia, scoring an own goal in a 0–3 home defeat in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[1]
On 28 March 2007, during a Euro 2008 qualifier, he was involved in a spat with England striker Wayne Rooney, resulting in both players being booked.[2]
On 6 June 2015, Sonejee became the first Andorran to earn 100 caps, when he captained the side to a 0–1 friendly home defeat to Equatorial Guinea.[3] Sonejee retired from international football on 12 November 2015, with his final game for Andorra coming in a 0–1 friendly home defeat to Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Personal life
He has Indian heritage and works as an insurance salesman. His fanbase reaches Mumbai, India, where his friends and cousins cheer him on in every international appearance.[4]
Career statistics
International statistics
| Andorra national team[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 4 |
International goals
Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 June 1997 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 8 February 2000 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta |  Malta | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||||
| 3. | 9 September 2009 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Kazakhstan | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |||||
| 4. | 14 August 2013 | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 14 August 2013[1] | |||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Óscar Sonejee". EU Football. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ Andorra hardman Sonejee relishing Rooney battle
- ↑ Duaso, Victor (7 June 2015). "Òscar Sonejee, el primer centenari" [Óscar Sonejee, the first centurion] (in Catalan). Bon Dia. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ↑ Sonejee's Andorran odyssey
- ↑ Óscar Sonejee at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Lucy Turner (2007-03-08). "Sonejee's Andorran odyssey". UEFA.com.
- RSSSF profile
- Federació Andorrana de Futbol profile