Oscar Sorto

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Oscar Sorto
Personal information
Full name Oscar Sorto [1]
Date of birth (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2010–2011 Pateadores
2011–2012 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 LA Galaxy 4 (0)
2014–2016 → LA Galaxy II (loan) 64 (0)
2017–2018 Orange County SC 35 (0)
2018–2019 Santa Tecla 4 (0)
2019 Cal FC
International career
2013 United States U20 3 (0)
2014–2015 United States U23 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oscar Sorto (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional soccer player.

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Career

Professional

Sorto grew up playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the Pateadores and LA Galaxy. On April 16, 2012, Sorto signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at California State University, Bakersfield. [2] However, on December 11, he elected to pursue a professional contract and he signed with Los Angeles Galaxy as a homegrown player. [3] On September 25, 2013, Sorto made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Costa Rican side Cartaginés in the CONCACAF Champions League. [4]

International

On May 20, 2013, Sorto was named to the 22-man squad for the 2013 Toulon Tournament [5] where he would make one appearance for the U.S. under-20 national team on June 5 in a 1–0 loss to South Korea. [6] Two days later, Sorto was named to the 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey where he made two appearances, one against France and one against Ghana. [7]

He is also eligible to represent El Salvador due to having Salvadoran-born parents, and was called up to represent El Salvador for the first time on September 29, 2017. [8]

Honors

LA Galaxy

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: United States" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 23, 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "CSUB Men's Soccer Signs five". CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners. CSU Bakersfield Athletic Communications. April 16, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Oscar Sorto as Homegrown Player". Los Angeles Galaxy. LA Galaxy Communications. December 11, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ French, Scott (September 25, 2013). "CCL Match Recap: LA Galaxy into the quarterfinals after 3–0 win over Cartaginés". Los Angeles Galaxy. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tab Ramos Names 22-Player U-20 MNT Roster for Toulon Tournament from May 28 – June 8 in France". USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  6. ↑ "U.S. U-20 MNT Closes Out Toulon Tournament with 1–0 Loss Against Korea Republic in Saint-Raphael, France". USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ "U-20 MNT Head Coach Tab Ramos Names 21-Player Roster for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey". USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. June 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Profesor Eduardo Lara da Convocatoria Selección Nacional Mayor para su juego ante .@CanadaSoccerEN". Twitter. September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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