Ignacio Sosa Ospital (born 31 August 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peñarol.[2]

Ignacio Sosa
Sosa with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Sosa Ospital[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Peñarol
Number 25
Youth career
Fénix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Fénix 47 (1)
2023– Peñarol 18 (0)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 40 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Club career

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Sosa is a youth academy graduate of Fénix. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 July 2021 in a 2–1 league win against Cerro Largo.[3]

International career

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Sosa is a current Uruguayan youth international. On 23 October 2021, he was named in Uruguay under-20 squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Honduras.[4]

He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[5][6]

Career statistics

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As of 8 October 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fénix 2021 Uruguayan Primera División 13 0 0 0 13 0
2022 24 1 0 0 24 1
Career total 37 1 0 0 0 0 37 1

Honours

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Uruguay U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ignacio Sosa at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Debutantes en Primera División de julio 2021" (in Spanish). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Plantel confirmado para viajar a Costa Rica y Honduras" (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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