James Soto Roberts

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James Soto Roberts
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Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Buchanan, Liberia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
2007–2010 Black Star F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Black Star F.C. 45 (35)
2010–2014 LPRC Oilers 60 (45)
2015–2016 The Lions 12 (6)
International career
Liberia [ citation needed ] 7 (2)
2011–2015 Liberia 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Soto Roberts (born 10 January 1992), commonly known as Soto, is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a forward in his home country as well for The Lions in the Seychelles League. [1] He made 11 appearances for the Liberia national team, scoring once.

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Club career

Born in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Soto started his playing career at Black Star where he won the Liberian Premier League and the Liberian Cup the 2008–09 season , he was also the league top scorer and MVP that same year, before later moving to LPRC Oilers.

In July 2014, Soto moved from LPRC Oilers to The Lions in the Seychelles League on a one year loan. He scored 6 goals in 12 appearances for The Lions during the 2014–15 season.

International career

Soto represented the Liberia under-23 national team in the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup and was also called up to the Liberia national team in the 2011–12 African Cup of Nations qualification.

Honours

Liberia Black Star FC

Individual

References

  1. "Splash". Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.