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Herbert Sosa
Salvadoran footballer (born 1990)
Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos (born January 11, 1990, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
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La Selecta and Alianza F.C. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-11) January 11, 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | FundaMágico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | C.D. Chalatenango | ||
| 2008–2019 | Alianza F.C.[1][2][3][4] | 205[5] | (35) |
| 2014–2015 | → Juventud Independiente[6][7] (loan) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Santa Tecla F.C. | 25 | (5) |
| 2020 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 16 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | El Salvador U17 | ||
| 2008– | El Salvador U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010– | El Salvador | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2021 | |||
Sosa's professional career began in July 2007, when he signed a contract with Chalatenango.[15] He officially made his debut on September 23, 2007, in a league match against Once Municipal.
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 kick 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[16] and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup.[17]
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 |
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 | ||
- "Herbert Sosa se incorporó al Alianza". 26 December 2014.
- "Zarco: "El invicto no es presión"". 2 March 2018.
- "Herbert Sosa :: Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos :: Alianza FC". www.ceroacero.es.
- Macheteada, Culebrita. "Herberth Sosa: Jugamos para ganar el partido – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- "Harán prueba de última hora a Hérbert Sosa". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
- Macheteada, Culebrita. "Herbert Sosa a la espera de pruebas – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- "Los números de Herbert Sosa con Alianza". El Gráfico.
- Herbert Sosa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF