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 30) [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)
2014–2016LA 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.

Contents

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

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  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.
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  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.