 La Selecta and Alianza F.C. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos | ||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1990 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
Club career[edit]
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.
International career[edit]
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[edit]
| # | 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[edit]
Club[edit]
- 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 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Macheteada, Culebrita. "Herbert Sosa regresa tras seis juegos suspendido – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- ^ "Herbert Sosa se incorporó al Alianza". 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Zarco: "El invicto no es presión"". 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Alianza venció al Metapán y sumó 40 partidos invicto". El Gráfico.
- ^ "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".
- ^ Macheteada, Culebrita. "Herbert Sosa posible baja de Juventud Independiente ante Águila – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- ^ admin. "Herbert Sosa: Buscamos ser un equipo sólido – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- ^ "Harán prueba de última hora a Hérbert Sosa". Noticias de El Salvador - La Prensa Gráfica.
- ^ "Herbert Sosa, de Alianza: "No tengo los minutos que quiero"". El Gráfico.
- ^ "Alianza vuelve a la senda de la victoria ante Firpo y mantiene su invicto". El Gráfico.
- ^ Macheteada, Culebrita. "Herbert Sosa a la espera de pruebas – Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador".
- ^ "Los números de Herbert Sosa con Alianza". El Gráfico.
- ^ "Alianza comenzó la renovación de su plantel: amplió contrato de Herbert Sosa". El Gráfico.
- ^ Profile - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ Herbert Sosa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF