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Gonzalo Sosa

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Gonzalo Sosa
Sosa with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Ariel Sosa
Date of birth (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Palestino
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1997 Escalante
1997–2008 Unión Santa Fe
2008–2009 Atlanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlanta 3 (0)
2011–2012 Barracas Central 16 (1)
2012–2014 Colegiales 31 (4)
2014 Sportivo Italiano 10 (1)
2015 Gimnasia CdU 29 (10)
2016 Guaraní Antonio Franco 8 (1)
2016–2017 Gimnasia CdU 25 (13)
2017–2018 Magallanes 40 (15)
2019–2021 Deportes Melipilla 84 (52)
2022 Mazatlán 29 (5)
2023 Audax Italiano 26 (10)
2024– Palestino 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Gonzalo Ariel Sosa (born 4 January 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Palestino.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Born in Santa Fe,[2] Sosa joined Unión de Santa Fe's youth system at the age of eight, from a local side named Club Escalante.[3] After leaving the club at the age of 19,[3] he made his senior debut with Primera B Metropolitana side Atlanta, after being promoted to the first team in June 2009.[4] However, he only signed his professional contract with the side in June 2010.[5]

After Atlanta's promotion from the third division, Sosa moved to Barracas Central also in that category in 2011,[3] and started to feature more regularly. In 2012, he joined fellow league team Colegiales, where he was deemed surplus to requirements in December of that year,[6] but later remained playing at the side.

After leaving Colegiales in June 2014,[7] Sosa played for a brief period for Sportivo Italiano[3] before agreeing to a contract with Torneo Federal A side Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay for the 2015 season.[8] After scoring in a regular basis for the side, he moved to Guaraní Antonio Franco in January 2016,[9] where he would play just eight matches before returning to Gimnasia on 8 August.[10]

Magallanes

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On 22 July 2017, Sosa moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a contract with Primera B de Chile side Magallanes.[11][12] He was the club's top goalscorer in the 2017 Transición tournament with five goals, and scored a further ten times in the 2018 edition, again the best of his team.

Deportes Melipilla

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On 28 December 2018, Sosa signed for fellow Chilean second division side Deportes Melipilla.[13][14] In the 2020 season, he was the division's top goalscorer with 17 goals, being a key unit as the club achieved promotion to the Chilean Primera División.[15]

Sosa continued his goalscoring form in the 2021 campaign, scoring 23 goals but being unable to prevent Melipilla's relegation.[3]

Mazatlán

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On 23 December 2021, Sosa moved to Liga MX side Mazatlán, after rejecting offers from Chilean sides Colo-Colo and Universidad Católica.[16] Despite featuring regularly, he left the club on 26 December 2022.[17]

Audax Italiano

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On 3 January 2023, Sosa returned to Chile and signed a contract with Audax Italiano.[18]

Palestino

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In 2024, he signed with Palestino.[19]

Career statistics

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As of 27 May 2023.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlanta 2009–10 [es][20] Primera B Metropolitana 2 0 2 0
2010–11[20] 1 0 1 0
Total 3 0 3 0
Barracas Central 2011–12[21] Primera B Metropolitana 16 1 2 0 18 1
Colegiales 2012–13 Primera B Metropolitana 11 2 11 2
2013–14 20 2 1 1 21 3
Total 31 4 1 1 32 5
Sportivo Italiano 2014[21] Primera B Metropolitana 10 1 10 1
Gimnasia CdU 2015 Torneo Federal A 29 10 29 10
Guaraní Antonio Franco 2016 Torneo Federal A 8 1 8 1
Gimnasia CdU 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 25 13 25 13
Magallanes 2017 Primera B de Chile 15 5 15 5
2018 25 10 3 1 28 11
Total 40 15 3 1 43 16
Deportes Melipilla 2019 Primera B de Chile 23 12 3 1 26 13
2020 33 17 0 0 33 17
2021 Chilean Primera División 28 23 2 0 30 23
Total 84 52 5 1 89 53
Mazatlán 2021–22 Liga MX 15 4 15 4
2022–23 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 29 5 0 0 29 5
Audax Italiano 2023 Chilean Primera División 13 6 1 1 5[a] 4 19 11
Career total 288 108 12 4 5 4 0 0 305 116
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

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Atlanta

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Gonzalo Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pueyo, Ignacio (17 February 2021). "El santafesino que rompe redes en Chile" [The santafesino who breaks the net in Chile]. www.miradorprovincial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "El "9" que hizo inferiores en Unión y es el goleador del torneo chileno" [The "9" who made his youth at Unión and is the goalscorer of the Chilean tournament] (in Spanish). El Litoral. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ "El plantel va tomando forma" [The squad is shaping up] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Arma el plantel" [The squad is built] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Acosta, Moreyra y Sosa no seguirán en Colegiales" [Acosta, Moreyra and Sosa will not continue at Colegiales] (in Spanish). Clarín. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Mercado de pases" [Transfer market] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Gimnasia de Concepción afina detalles para el debut" [Gimnasia de Concepción adjust the details for the debut] (in Spanish). Uno Entre Ríos. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Se busca equipo" [Looking for a team] (in Spanish). Deportes Misiones. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Un regreso para el ataque" [A return to the attack] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ^ Sepúlveda, Pablo (27 July 2017). "Jugador que dejó sorpresivamente a Unión La Calera y ex Deportes Antofagasta llegan a Magallanes" [Player who surprisingly left Unión La Calera and a former Deportes Antofagasta man arrive at Magallanes]. PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Gonzalo Sosa abandona Gimnasia para irse a Chile" [Gonzalo Sosa leaves Gimnasia to go to Chile] (in Spanish). El Entre Ríos. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ @cdmelipilla (28 December 2018). "Refurezo" [Addition] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Deportes Melipilla se queda con goleador que fue figura en Magallanes" [Deportes Melipilla get the goalscorer who was the man at Magallanes] (in Spanish). Primera B Chile. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ^ Barrera Marchant, Juan (8 February 2021). "Melipilla asciende a Primera División tras una infartante definición a penales" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Mazatlán oficializó al delantero Gonzalo Sosa como refuerzo" [Mazatlán turn official the forward Gonzalo Sosa as an addition] (in Spanish). Al Aire Libre. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Mazatlán FC anuncia la salida del delantero Gonzalo Sosa" [Mazatlán FC announce the departure of the forward Gonzalo Sosa] (in Spanish). Noroeste. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Gonzalo Sosa es nuevo jugador de Audax Italiano" [Gonzalo Sosa is the new player of Audax Italiano] (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Palestino anunció a Gonzalo Sosa como refuerzo al estilo Cypress Hill:". Chilevisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Lo que jugaron cada jugador en el Club Atlético Atlanta desde 1912 en adelante" [What each player at Club Atlético Atlanta played since 1912 onwards.] (in Spanish). Manicomio Bohemio. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Gonzalo Sosa". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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