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Sebastián Soria

{{short description|Qatari footballer (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{family name hatnote|Soria|Quintana|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastián Soria

| image = Sebastian Soria 2012 1.jpg

| image_size = 175

| caption = Soria at the Qatar Stars League launch ceremony in 2012

| fullname = Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|11|08}}

| birth_place = Paysandú, Uruguay

| height = {{height|m=1.86}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Qatar SC

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| youthclubs1 = Centenario

| years1 = 2002

| years2 = 2002–2004

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2012

| years5 = 2012–2015

| years6 = 2015–2020

| years7 = 2020–2021

| years8 = 2021–

| clubs1 = Centenario

| clubs2 = Liverpool Montevideo

| clubs3 = Al-Gharafa

| clubs4 = Qatar SC

| clubs5 = Lekhwiya

| clubs6 = Al-Rayyan

| clubs7 = Al-Arabi

| clubs8 = Qatar SC

| caps1 = 9

| caps2 = 50

| caps3 = 26

| caps4 = 152

| caps5 = 64

| caps6 = 104

| caps7 = 19

| caps8 = 65

| goals1 = 9

| goals2 = 11

| goals3 = 14

| goals4 = 104

| goals5 = 42

| goals6 = 35

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 14

| nationalyears1 = 2006

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2017

| nationalteam1 = Qatar U23

| nationalteam2 = Qatar

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalcaps2 = 123

| nationalgoals2 = 39

| club-update = 24 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 28 March 2017

}}

Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana ({{IPA|es|anˈdɾes seβasˈtjan ˈsoɾja kinˈtana}}; {{langx|ar|أندريس سيبستيان سوريا كوينتانا}}; born 8 November 1983) commonly known as Sebastián Soria, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC. Born in Uruguay, he has represented the Qatar national team since 2007. He was shortlisted for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2008. 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 when he was playing for Lekhwiya SC.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3891/features/2013/11/18/4414538/know-your-rivals-qatars-three-key-players|title=Know Your Rivals: Qatar's Three Key Players|publisher=goal.com|date=18 November 2013|access-date=13 May 2014}}

Club career

=Early career=

As a youngster, Soria had an unsuccessful trial at Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting in Montevideo.

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 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.

In mid-2004, Soria got an offer from Frenchman Bruno Metsu to play for Al-Gharafa in Qatar. He arrived in Qatar in 2004 and was naturalized in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/SPORT/2009/03/2009325104828692692.html|title=Interview: Sebastian Soria – Sport|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=25 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327090830/http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/2009/03/2009325104828692692.html|archive-date=27 March 2014 }}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=814716&sec=global&root=global&cc=4716|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716122734/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=814716&sec=global&root=global&cc=4716|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|title=Soria targets more success|publisher=ESPN|date=17 August 2010|access-date=5 May 2015}}

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.

=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.{{cite web|url=http://on.aol.com/video/sebastian-sorias-10-second-goal-against-pakhtakor-517738438|title=Sebastian Soria's 10 Second Goal Against Pakhtakor|publisher=AOL.com|access-date=13 April 2013}} It is the fastest goal ever scored in Asia's premier continental club competition during the AFC Champions League format.{{cite web|url=http://www.sauress.com/en/video/204491|title=Fastest goal in the history of the AFC Champions League|publisher=sauress.com|access-date=13 April 2013}}

=Al Rayyan=

Soria joined Al-Rayyan SC on a one-year deal in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.qatarshub.com/latest-news-qatar/details/Id/3518/sebastian-soria-joins-al-rayyan|title=Sebastian Soria Joins Al Rayyan|publisher=Qatars Hub|date=2 August 2015|access-date=13 August 2015}}

Image:Sebastian Soria Qatar SC.jpg

International career

Image:Sebastian Soria.jpg

Soria was born and raised in Paysandú, but moved to Qatar early in his footballing career and became a naturalized citizen. He won a gold medal in the 2006 Asian Games for the Qatar U-23 team. 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.{{cite web|url=http://new.qfa.com.qa/QFAServicesXP/PlayerProfile.asp?IdPlayer=144|title=Players Profile – Sebastian Soria|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330113309/http://new.qfa.com.qa/QFAServicesXP/PlayerProfile.asp?IdPlayer=144|archive-date=30 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}

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.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played 25 January 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Emir Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
Centenario

|2002

|Reg

|9

9colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–99
rowspan="4"|Liverpool

|2002

|rowspan="3"|UPD

|8

3colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–83
2003

|26

373colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–336
2004

|16

5colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–165
colspan="2"|Total

!50

117||3colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–5714
Al-Gharafa

|2004–05

|rowspan="8"|QSL

|26

141000533217
rowspan="8"|Qatar

|2005–06

|25

192100633323
2006–07

|21

102300002313
2007–08

|23

182100202719
2008–09

|23

192100202720
2009–10

|20

172183433424
2010–11

|20

122200442618
2011–12

|20

92200002211
colspan="2"|Total

!152||104||14||11||8||3||18||10||192||128

rowspan="4"|Al-Duhail

|2012–13

|rowspan="3"|QSL

|22

19127{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}4203225
2013–14

|20

12005{{efn|name=ACL}}2122616
2014–15

|22

11107{{efn|name=ACL}}2323315
colspan="2"|Total

!64

4222198649156
rowspan="6"|Al-Rayyan

|2015–16

|rowspan="5"|QSL

|25

1021colspan="2"|–102811
2016–17

|22

6306{{efn|name=ACL}}120337
2017–18

|20

11005{{efn|name=ACL}}15{{efn|name=QSC|Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup}}33015
2018–19

|20

6206{{efn|name=ACL}}25{{efn|name=QSC}}53313
2019–20

|17

210colspan="2"|–3{{efn|name=QSC}}1213
colspan="2"|Total

!104||35||8||1||17||4||16||9||145||49

Al-Arabi

|2020–21

|rowspan="5"|QSL

|19

230colspan="2"|–5{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in Qatari Stars Cup, one appearance in Qatar FA Cup}}2274
rowspan="5"|Qatar

|2021–22

|18

820colspan="2"|–3{{efn|name=QSC}}32311
2022–23

|18

410colspan="2"|–92286
2023–24

|18

030colspan="2"|–30240
2024–25

|11

200colspan="2"|–61173
colspan="2"|Total

!65

1460colspan="2"|–2069220
colspan="3"|Career total

!501||231||41||17||44||15||71

34644297

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|27 March 2024}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/assoria-intlg.html|title=Century of international appearances|website=RSSSF|access-date=23 December 2014}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
CompetitionAppearancesGoals
Pan Arab Games10
Asian Cup74
Asian Cup Qualifier72
Arabian Gulf Cup130
FIFA World Cup qualifiers3810
Friendlies57 (6)23 (4)
Total12339

  • Notes: Values between brackets refer to matches/goals which are not considered full A-internationals.

International goals

:Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://national-football-teams.com/player/23056/Sebastian_Soria_Quintana.html|title=Soria Quintana, Sebastián|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=17 February 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

style="background:#8fcfdf;"

| –

24 November 2006Doha, QatarChina Team XIalign=center | 1–0align=center | 2–0Unofficial friendly
style="background:#8fcfdf;"

| –

24 November 2006Doha, QatarChina Team XIalign=center | 2–0align=center | 2–0Unofficial friendly
style="background:#8fcfdf;"

| –

19 June 2007AscheimGhana U-21align=center | 3–1align=center | 3–1Unofficial friendly
1.9 July 2007Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam{{fb|JPN}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–12007 AFC Asian Cup
2.12 July 2007Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam{{fb|VIE}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–12007 AFC Asian Cup
3.16 July 2007Quân khu 7 Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam{{fb|UAE}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–22007 AFC Asian Cup
4.16 October 2007Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|IRQ|2004}}align=center | 2–1align=center | 3–2Friendly
5.21 October 2007Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka{{fb|SRI}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.rowspan=2 | 28 October 2007rowspan=2 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatarrowspan=2 | {{fb|SRI}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=2 align=center | 5–0rowspan=2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.align=center | 4–0
8.4 March 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|BHR}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–2Friendly
9.16 March 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|JOR}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 2–1Friendly
10.23 May 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|KUW}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–1Friendly
11.rowspan=2 | 27 May 2008rowspan=2 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatarrowspan=2 | {{fb|LIB}}align=center | 1–1rowspan=2 align=center | 2–1rowspan=2 | Friendly
12.align=center | 2–1
13.7 June 2008Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China{{fb|CHN}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.20 August 2008Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|TJK}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 5–0Friendly
15.10 September 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|BHR}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
style="background:#8fcfdf;"

| –

30 December 2008Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|LBY|1977}}align=center | 2–1align=center | 5–2Unofficial friendly
16.rowspan=2 | 21 March 2009rowspan=2 | Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo, Syriarowspan=2 | {{fb|Syria}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=2 align=center | 2–1rowspan=2 | Friendly
17.align=center | 2–0
18.8 October 2009Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka, Croatia{{fb|CRO}}align=center | 2–2align=center | 2–3Friendly
19.16 December 2010Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Egypt}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 2–1Friendly
20.22 December 2010Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Estonia}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 2–0Friendly
21.21 January 2011Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Japan}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 2–32011 AFC Asian Cup
22.11 November 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Indonesia}}align=center | 4–0align=center | 4–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23.3 June 2012Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon{{fb|Lebanon}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24.6 September 2012Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt, Germany{{fb|TJK}}align=center | 1–2align=center | 1–2Friendly
25.7 November 2012Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|IRQ}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 2–1friendly
26.14 November 2012Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Lebanon}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.9 September 2013Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Lebanon}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 1–1Friendly
28.13 October 2013Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|YEM}}align=center | 6–0align=center | 6–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
29.15 November 2013Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates{{fb|YEM}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 4–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30.6 October 2014Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Uzbekistan}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 3–0Friendly
31.24 March 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|Hong Kong}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 2–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.rowspan=3 | 18 August 2016rowspan=3 | Swissporarena, Luzern, Switzerlandrowspan=3 | {{fb|JOR}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=3 align=center | 3–2rowspan=3 | Friendly
33.align=center | 2–1
34.align=center | 3–2
35.rowspan=3 | 29 September 2016rowspan=3 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatarrowspan=3 | {{fb|SRB}}align=center | 1–0rowspan=3 align=center | 3–0rowspan=3 | Friendly
36.align=center | 2–0
37.align=center | 3–0
38.6 October 2016Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea{{fb|KOR}}align=center | 2–1align=center | 2–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.17 January 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fb|MDA}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 1–1Friendly

Honours

=Club=

Al Gharafa

Qatar SC

Lekhwiya

Al Rayyan

=Individual=

  • QFA Player of the Season: 2005–06
  • Asian Footballer of the Year nominee: 2008
  • Qatar Stars League Top Scorer: 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=8462&scorers=true|title=Top Goalscorers|publisher=Goalzz.com|access-date=24 November 2012}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • [http://english.aljazeera.net/sport/2009/03/2009325104828692692.html Al Jazeera English Interview: Sebastian Soria]
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