Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero (born 17 December 1999) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a winger for Emelec.

Club career

Sosa represented Deportivo Táchira and Talleres de Córdoba. On 29 July 2019, he moved to Europe and joined Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón on loan for one year. On 27 August of the following year, his loan was extended for a further season.

Samuel Sosa

International career

Sosa was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored the seventh goal in his side's 7–0 victory over Vanuatu.

Samuel Sosa

Sosa took part in his side's run to the final, particularly scoring an injury-time equalizer against Uruguay through a spectacular free-kick as his side beat their fellow South American rivals on penalties to advance to the final, with Sosa scoring his attempt.

Samuel Sosa

He made his Venezuela national football team debut on 1 June 2019, in a friendly against Ecuador, as a half-time substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

International

Venezuela

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2017

References

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1999 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Valencia, Venezuela

Venezuelan men's footballers

Men's association football wingers

Venezuelan Primera División players

Deportivo Táchira F.C. players

Argentine Primera División players

Talleres de Córdoba footballers

Segunda División players

AD Alcorcón footballers

Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers

Venezuela men's international footballers

Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers

Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina

Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina

Expatriate men's footballers in Spain