Samuel Alejandro Sosa Cordero (born 17 December 1999) is a

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who plays as a winger for Mexican club

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and the Venezuela national team.

Club career

Sosa represented

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and Talleres de Córdoba. On 29 July 2019, he moved to Europe and joined Spanish

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side AD Alcorcón on loan for one year. On 27 August of the following year, his loan was extended for a further season.

International career

Sosa was called up to the Venezuela under-20 side for the

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. He scored the seventh goal in his side's 7–0 victory over

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. 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. He made his

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debut on 1 June 2019, in a friendly against Ecuador, as a half-time substitute for Adalberto Peñaranda.

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Honours

International

;Venezuela * FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up

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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 {{Venezuela-footy-bio-stub