Elkin Soto

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Jaramillo.

Elkin Soto
Personal information
Full name	Elkin Soto Jaramillo
Date of birth	(1980-08-04) 4 August 1980
Place of birth	Manizales, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	1. FSV Mainz 05
Number	19
Youth career
	Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2004	Once Caldas	194	(25)
2005–2006	Barcelona SC	44	(7)
2007–	1. FSV Mainz 05	174	(11)
National team
2004–2013	Colombia	26	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Elkin Soto Jaramillo (born 4 August 1980 in Manizales, Caldas Department) is a Colombian midfielder currently playing for 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Club career

He was one of the fundamental parts in Once Caldas Copa Libertadores 2004 historic final against Boca Juniors in which they won.

International career

He is also a starter of the Colombian national team where he plays left wing midfielder. He has been known for scoring many game-winning goals and is seen as a real leader on the field. He played the last five games of the qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored against Peru, Ecuador and Uruguay. He has scored many goals in friendlies as well.

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.^[1]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 June 2005	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia	Peru	2–0	5–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	4 September 2005	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–2	2–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	1 March 2006	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	25 May 2006	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Ecuador	1–1	1–1
5.	4 June 2006	Camp Municipal Narcís Sala, Barcelona, Spain	Morocco	1–0	2–0
6.	16 August 2006	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile	Chile	2–1	2–1

Honours

Club

Once Caldas

References

↑ "E. Soto". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

External links

Elkin Soto profile at Fussballdaten
Elkin Soto at National-Football-Teams.com

1. FSV Mainz 05 – current squad

1 Karius 2 Donati 3 Balogun 5 Sereno 6 Latza 7 Bengtsson 8 Moritz 9 Muto 10 Mallı 11 Berggreen 14 Baumgartlinger (c) 15 Córdoba 16 Bell 17 Jairo 18 Brosinski 19 Soto 20 Frei 21 Onisiwo 23 Curci 24 Bussmann 26 Bungert 27 Clemens 29 Parker 30 Pflücke 32 de Blasis 33 Huth 42 Hack 45 Serdar 47 Klement Manager: Schmidt

Colombia squad – 2011 Copa América

1 N. Ramos 2 Zapata 3 Yepes 4 Bolívar 5 Anchico 6 Sánchez 7 Armero 8 Aguilar 9 Falcao 10 Cuadrado 11 Rodallega 12 N. Martínez 13 Guarín 14 Perea 15 Valencia 16 Soto 17 Moreno 18 Zúñiga 19 Gutiérrez 20 A. Ramos 21 J. Martínez 22 Mosquera 23 Castillo Coach: Gómez

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