Édgar Sosa (born January 15, 1988) is a

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professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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High school and college career

Sosa attended Rice High School in

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, where he received all-American honors. As a freshman at

playing with

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and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006–07 season. The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against

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, Sosa scored 31 points, shooting 15 for 17 from the line and 7 for 9 from the field. He also shot 15 for 15 on free throws to start the game, but missed his final two, as Texas A&M won the game. In his four-year career at Louisville, Sosa played 140 games and averaged 9.7 points per game.

Professional career

On July 23, 2010, Sosa signed a one-year deal with Italian

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team

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. In June 2011, he parted ways with Biella. On July 3, 2011, Sosa signed a one-year deal with

Sutor Basket Montegranaro Sutor Basket Montegranaro, is an amateur Italian basketball club based in Montegranaro, Marche. It plays in the Promozione (7th division) as of June 2015. It was formerly in the top division, with the 2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A, 2013-14 season ...

. However, after breaking his leg playing for the Dominican Republic at the

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in September, he was ruled out for six months. Sosa was subsequently replaced on Montegranaro's roster by

Ben Uzoh Benjamin Chukwukelo Uzoh (born March 18, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who plays for Marinos of the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He also plays internationally for . Standing at , Uzoh has played in the NBA for the New Jers ...

. In June 2012, Sosa joined Dominican team

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. In January 2013, Sosa joined Blancos de Rueda Valladolid on a one-month contract. He later played in Puerto Rico for Cangrejeros de Santurce and in his home country for

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. On September 30, 2013, Sosa signed with

ratiopharm Ulm Ratiopharm Ulm, officially stylized as ratiopharm Ulm, is a professional basketball club based in Ulm, Germany. The club has two teams, one professional team, which plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the major German professional league and one ...

of the German

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for the 2013–14 season. On July 7, 2014, Sosa signed with Italian team

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

for the 2014–15 season. On September 25, 2015, Sosa signed with the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

. He was waived by the Hawks on October 10, 2015 after appearing in one preseason game. Later that month, he signed with Iranian team

Petrochimi Bandar Imam Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club ( fa, تیم بسكتبال پتروشیمی بندر امام, ''Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman''), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Mahshah ...

. On April 16, 2016, a day after winning the Iranian Super League title with Petrochimi, Sosa signed with Israeli team

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for the rest of the season. On August 11, 2016, Sosa signed with Italian team

Juvecaserta Basket Sporting Club JuveCaserta (sometimes spelled Juve Caserta), also known as Decò Caserta after its title sponsor, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Caserta, Campania. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, the second tier of Ita ...

for the 2016–17 season. On March 15, 2017, he parted ways with Juvecaserta after averaging 19.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the

. Three days later, he signed with

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of the

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. On July 26, 2017, Sosa signed with the

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for the

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. On March 14, 2018, he signed with

Reyer Venezia Mestre S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

of the

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. On June 8, 2018, Sosa signed with

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The ...

of the French

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. In 18 games played during the 2018–19 season, he averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 assists per game. On August 24, 2019, Sosa returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...

for the 2019–20 season. On January 12, 2020, Sosa recorded a season-high 38 points, while shooting 6-of-10 from three-point range, along with four rebounds and four assists in a 98–93 win over his former team

. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 15 MVP. On July 26, 2020, he signed with

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. On February 16, 2021, he signed with

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of the

. Sosa averaged 16.5 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game. On September 2, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. On May 28, he was named to the

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of the 2022 season, helping Zamalek to a third place with a team leading 18.5 points per game. On September 18, 2022, Sosa joined

of the

National team career

Sosa made his debut for the Dominican national team in 2011. In 2014, he represented the Dominican Republic at the

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in Spain.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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High school and college career

Professional career

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

See also

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