Herbert Sosa

Herbert Sosa
Personal information
Full name Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos
Date of birth (1990-01-11) 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 FundaMagico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Chalatenango 7 (0)
2008–2014 Alianza 90 (7)
2014-2015Juventud Independiente (loan) 33 (8)
2015- Alianza 20 (6)
National team
2006–2007 El Salvador U17
2008- El Salvador U20 3 (1)
2010– El Salvador 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 19, 2010.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 8, 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sosa and the second or maternal family name is Burgos.

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.[1] 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[2] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup,.[3]

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
C.D. Chalatenango Apertura 2007 30000030
Clausura 2008 40000040
Alianza F.C. Apertura 2008 10002030
Clausura 2009 10000010
Career total 900020110

References

  1. Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
  2. Herbert SosaFIFA competition record
  3. Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF

External links



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