Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos (born January 11, 1990 in

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Sosa's professional career began in July 2007, when he signed a contract with Chalatenango. He officially made his debut on September 23, 2007, in a league match against

Once Municipal Club Deportivo Once Municipal was a Salvadoran football team from Ahuachapán that last competed in the Primera División, the premier division of Football in El Salvador, in 2018. It was nicknamed "''The Canarian Tank"'', and its home stadium ...

International career

Sosa made his debut for

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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 Edwin Ernesto Sánchez Vigil (born February 21, 1990 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Turín FESA FC Sánchez started his career at Turín FESA before a stint in Argen ...

. Sosa also made history by scoring

's 1000th international goal in his penalty kick against the

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. He has, as of February 2012, earned a total of 7 caps, scoring 2 goals and has represented his country in 3

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matches and played at the 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup.Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup)
- RSSSF

International goals

Career statistics

Club

:''As of 7 February 2009.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sosa, Herbert 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from San Salvador Association football midfielders Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers C.D. Chalatenango footballers Alianza F.C. footballers 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2013 Copa Centroamericana players 2017 Copa Centroamericana players 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players