Ramón Sosa Acosta (born 31 August 1999) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Paraguay national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Sosa Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Maracaná, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tembetary | |||
| River Plate-PY | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | River Plate | 29 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Olimpia | 30 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Gimnasia LP | 42 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Talleres | 48 | (14) |
| 2024– | Nottingham Forest | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Paraguay | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 4 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:31, 19 November 2024 (GMT) | |||
Sosa has also played for Paraguayan sides Olimpia and River Plate Asunción and Argentinian sides Gimasia La Plata and Talleres.
Early life
editRamon Sosa was born in the small Paraguayan town of Maracaná. Since he was a child, he has always played football and began his career at the Tembetary club. After a brief stint training with Lanús, he moved to the capital city Asuncion when he joined River Plate Asunción.
Club career
editRiver Plate
editSosa joined the youth setups of Division Profesional club Club River Plate (Asunción) at an early age. He eventually signed for the senior team in 2020, having a breakout season for the club. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Club Nacional.[1] Sosa went on to score 4 goals in 29 league appearances,[2] as well as making two appearances in the Copa Sudamericana against Deportivo Cali, losing both games.[3][4]
Olimpia
editIn January 2021, Sosa signed for Olimpia, in a deal reported to be about 800 thousand dollars.[5] Sosa made his debut for the club in a 1–0 home loss to Club Libertad, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] Sosa was performing well for his new club, with the team finishing second in the Torneo Apertura, and he was attracting attention from clubs such as Brazilian Serie A side Red Bull Bragantino,[7] and even Brazilian giants Flamengo enguired about Sosa after their Copa Libertadores defeat to the Brazilians.[8] In the 2021 season, Sosa helped Olimpia to the 2021 Copa Paraguay trophy, scoring 2 goals in the competition, including the winner in a 3–2 win against Club Cristobal in the round of 32.,[9] as well as winning the Supercopa against bitter rivals Cerro Porteño, although he was an unused substitute in a 3–1 win.[10]
In the entirety of the 2021 season, Sosa made 24 league appearances for Olimpia, scored two league goals. Sosa also made 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, scoring one goal.
Gimnasia
editIn January 2022 Sosa signed for Argentine Primera División team Gimasia La Plata for a reported USD 1.3million on a three-year deal. On the signing, which he had been asking for a while, manager Néstor Gorosito said "Sosa arrives with an enormous projection from Paraguay," he also said that the Paraguayan team were looking at him. Sosa made his debut for his new club in a 0–0 draw away to Racing Club, receiving a yellow card.[11] Sosa score his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in a 3–0 away win against Platense.[12] Across the season Sosa scored 6 goals in 39 matches as he became a star player for Gimnasia, helping them back to continental football in qualification for the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.[13]
Talleres
editIn January 2023, Sosa signed for Argentine Primera División team Talleres for a reported 2.26 million USD on a three-year deal. Sosa was subject to a bid from Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in December 2023.[14]
Sosa made his debut for the club in a 2-0 win over Atlético Tucumán in February 2023.[15] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Instituto.[16] He finished the season with 10 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions.[17]
Nottingham Forest
editOn 16 August 2024, Sosa signed a five-year deal with Premier League club Nottingham Forest.[18] He made his debut for the club in a EFL Cup second round fixture against Newcastle United, appearing as a 69th-minute substitute.[19] Sosa scored his first Premier League goal for the club against Brighton & Hove Albion in an away game at the AMEX Stadium on 22 September.[20]
International career
editSosa never participated for any underage Paraguayan national teams, but in November 2022, he was called up to the senior team for their friendlies against Peru and Colombia,[21] in which he made his debut in a 2-0 loss to Colombia.[22]
Sosa was included in the Paraguay squad for the 2024 Copa América. The team was eliminated in the group stage, with Sosa playing every game and registering a goal in a 2-1 loss to Costa Rica.[23]
Player profile
editRamón Sosa is 1.78 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. He primarily plays as a left winger, but he has also played on the right wing and as an attacking midfielder. While he has the ability to excel across the entire attacking front, his optimal performance is observed when he plays on the left.[24] The Paraguayan footballer possesses several outstanding characteristics, with the most notable being his speed, acceleration, dribbling, and change of pace.[24][25]
In a statistical report by SofaScore issued in March 2024, Sosa is ranked as the best dribbler in the 2024 Argentine Primera División.[26]
He has been a standout in numerous matches with Talleres de Córdoba.[25][27] During his time at the club, he was frequently regarded as "one of the most disruptive players in Argentine football" and also "the most disruptive player in Argentine football," often being described as "unstoppable."[26][28][25]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 December 2024 [29]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Total | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Olimpia | 2021 | Paraguayan Primera División | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Gimasia La Plata | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Talleres | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Total | 48 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 17 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2024–25 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 31 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024.[30]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
Honours
editClub Olimpia
edit- Copa Paraguay: 2021
References
edit- ^ "Sosa scores first goal in 1-1 draw". espn.com.
- ^ "Sosa stats". ie.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Deportivo Cali 2-1 River Plate". www.besoccer.com.
- ^ "River Plate 1-3 Deportivo Cali". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Olimpia sign Ramon Sosa from River Plate". www.abc.com.py.
- ^ "Olimpia 0-1 Club Libertad". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sosa linked with Red Bull Bragantino". versus.lanacion.com.py. 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Flamengo flatten Olimpia in 9-2 aggregate score". www.correiobraziliense.com.br. 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Sosa grabs winner in 3-2 win". www.apf.org.py.
- ^ "Olimpia lift Supercopa". www.apf.org.py.
- ^ "Racing Club 0-0 Gimnasia La Plata". www.sportsmole.co.uk.
- ^ "Sosa opens Gimnasia account against Platense". www.espn.com.
- ^ "Gimnasia return to Copa Sudamericana". infocielo.com. 27 March 2023.
- ^ Bogert, Tom; Tenorio, Paul. "LA Galaxy made bid for Ramón Sosa from Talleres". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Talleres 2-0 Atletico Tucuman" (in Spanish). espn.com.ar. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Instituto 0-3 Talleres". foxsports.com. 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Ramon Sosa 2023 stats". playmakerstats.com. 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Forest complete signing of Ramón Sosa". nottinghamforest.co.uk. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United: League Cup". bbc.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Mail, Simon (22 September 2024). "Nottingham Forest's Sosa earns point as three see red in fiery draw at Brighton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Sosa called up to national team". english.news.cn.
- ^ "Sosa makes international debut". www.vavel.com. 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Costa Rica 2-1 Paraguay". bbc.com. 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Cómo juega Ramón Sosa, el crack que brilla en Talleres y quiere Boca". Top Mercato (in Spanish). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Talleres: se viene la venta más cara de su historia". Olé (in Spanish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Ramón Sosa, uno de los jugadores más "imparables" del fútbol argentino". One Football (in Spanish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Nahúm, Jorge (4 February 2024). "Ramón Sosa, imparable en Talleres: entre los extranjeros más goleadores del historial de la T". Vía País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Ramón Sosa entre los mejores "regateadores" del fútbol argentino". Versus (in Spanish). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Ramon Sosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Ramón Sosa at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ramón Sosa at Soccerway