Gonzalo Ariel Sosa (born 4 January 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean Primera División side Audax Italiano.[1]
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File:GonzaloSosaFutbolista.jpg Sosa with Deportes Melipilla in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Ariel Sosa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Audax Italiano | ||
| 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 | 13 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:43, 28 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
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
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
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
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
On 3 January 2023, Sosa returned to Chile and signed a contract with Audax Italiano.[18]
Career statistics
- 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[19] | Primera B Metropolitana | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11[19] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Barracas Central | 2011–12[20] | 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[20] | 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Club
Atlanta
Individual
- Primera B de Chile top scorer: 2020
- Chilean Primera División top scorer: 2021
References
- ^ a b Gonzalo Sosa at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El plantel va tomando forma" [The squad is shaping up] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Arma el plantel" [The squad is built] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mercado de pases" [Transfer market] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Se busca equipo" [Looking for a team] (in Spanish). Deportes Misiones. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Un regreso para el ataque" [A return to the attack] (in Spanish). Solo Ascenso. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ @cdmelipilla (28 December 2018). "Refurezo" [Addition] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Gonzalo Sosa". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.