Sebastián Soria

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Sebastián Soria
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Soria at the Qatar Stars League launch ceremony in 2012
Personal information
Full name Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana
Date of birth (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al Rayyan SC
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Liverpool de Montevideo 41 (8)
2004–2005 Al-Gharafa 26 (14)
2005–2012 Qatar SC 150 (102)
2012–2015 Lekhwiya 64 (42)
2015– Al Rayyan SC 14 (7)
International career‡
2006 Qatar U-23 7 (6)
2006– Qatar 104 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31/12/2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31/12/2015

Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana (Arabic: أندريس سيبستيان سوريا كوينتانا‎‎, born in Paysandú, Uruguay) commonly known as Sebastián Soria, is a Qatari footballer who plays as a striker for Al Rayyan SC and the Qatar national team. He was shortlisted for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2008, coming in third place. He currently holds the record for the fastest goal scored in AFC Champions League history at 9 seconds – a record which was set in 2013.[1]

Club career

Early career

As a youngster, Soria had a 2-week trial at Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting in Montevideo. The club subsequently rejected Soria, and he returned home.[2]

Soria continued playing in the minor leagues and a new chance soon emerged. In 2001, a cyclist, who had watched Soria playing in the minor leagues and was impressed by his talents, brought him to the attention of a football agent he knew, and Soria was sent to Montevideo to play in Liverpool de Montevideo, where he played under coach Julio Ribas. He was sent to the reserve team for a brief while before making it back on the first team. He eventually proved his value and ended up playing the rest of the 2003 season on the first team.[2]

In mid-2004, Soria got an offer from Frenchman Bruno Metsu to play for Al-Gharafa in Qatar. He had to look Qatar up on a map as he was unsure of where it was located. Nevertheless, he accepted the proposal despite the geographical uncertainty. He arrived in Qatar in 2004 and was naturalized in 2006.[2]

Al Gharafa

Soria joined Al Gharafa in 2004 under the supervision of Bruno Metsu. It was the first time he had played outside of Uruguay. He won the 2004–05 Qatar Stars League with Al Gharafa.

Qatar SC

Soria transferred to Qatar SC from league winners Al Gharafa in 2005. He won the Qatar Crown Prince Cup with the club in 2009. He attracted interest from Europe, with Italian team Udinese and Spanish capital sides Getafe and Atletico Madrid scouting him. However, he chose to extend his contract with Qatar SC in 2010.[3]

AC Milan vs Al Sadd

When AC Milan came to visit Doha in March 2009, in a farewell match for Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari, Soria guested for Al Sadd. "They invited me to play for Al Sadd, so of course I said yes. I like to play against the strong defenders," Soria said after his scuffles with Milan defender Philippe Senderos. After being substituted, Soria was swarmed by local fans and patiently signed autographs for approximately 15 minutes.[2]

Lekhwiya

After transferring to Qatari champions Lekhwiya, Soria had the opportunity to play in the 2013 AFC Champions League. He scored 4 goals in Lekhwiya's first four group stage games, including one of the fastest goals in any Asian competition after 9 seconds against Pakhtakor on 9 April 2013.[4] It was alleged to be the fastest goal in Asia's premier continental club competition during the AFC Champions League format.[5]

Al Rayyan

Soria joined Al Rayyan on a one-year deal in 2015.[6]

Club career statistics

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Soria in 2012

Statistics accurate as of 31/12/ 2015

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Gharafa 2004–05 QSL 26 14
Total 26 14
Qatar SC 2005–06 QSL 25 19
2006–07 21 10
2007–08 23 18
2008–09 23 19
2009–10 18 15
2010–11 20 12
2011–12 20 9
Total 150 102
Lekhwiya 2012–13 QSL 22 19 7 4
2013–14 20 12 5 2
2014-15 22 11 7 2
Total 64 42 19 8
Al Rayyan 2015-16 QSL 14 7
Total 14 7
Career total 254 165 19 8

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

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Goal breakdown

Last update: 31/12/2015.[7]

Competition DFKs Headers Penalties Total
Qatar Stars League 0 9 20 165
Crown Prince Cup 0 1 0 5
Sheikh Jassem Cup 0 0 0 2
Emir of Qatar Cup 0 1 0 13
Champions League 0 0 1 8
Total 0 11 21 193

International career

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He won a gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games for the Qatar U-23 team. Some sources claim that he was born in 1980, but he is listed in Asian Games site as 1988.[original research?] The official Qatar SC website has him listed as being born in 1984. In addition, QFA's website lists his actual date of birth as 1983.[8]

Soria saved the Qatari national team by scoring in the last 20 minutes, which helped tie the score. This happened in the AFC 2007 in both their games, one against Japan, and the other just recently against Vietnam. He also scored the leading goal against the United Arab Emirates. He is the only Qatari player to score on the 2007 Asian Cup. He scored three goals.

Soria scored a goal against eventual winners Japan in the 2011 Asian Cup quarterfinals but the homeside were silenced after a late goal from Inoha put Japan in the lead to win by a 3–2 victory. However, he was not included in Djamel Belmadi's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

International career statistics

Last update: 13 October 2015.[9]

Competition Appearances Goals
Pan Arab Games 1 0
Asian Cup 7 4
Asian Cup Qualifier 7 2
Gulf Cup of Nations 13 0
FIFA World Cup qualifiers 30 8
Friendlies 46 15
Total 104 29

International goals

Honors

Individual

Club

References

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  8. ↑ Players Profile – Sebastian Soria
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