Sebastián Soto

{{short description|Argentine professional footballer}}

{{For|the American soccer player|Sebastian Soto}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastián Soto

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| fullname = Sebastián Ezequiel Soto

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Munro, Argentina

| height = 1.74 m{{cite news|title=Sebastián Soto|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/sebastian-soto/|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=World Football}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = San Miguel

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Chacarita Juniors

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| youthclubs2 = Justo José de Urquiza

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| youthclubs3 = Argentinos Juniors

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Excursionistas

| years1 = 2009–2013

| clubs1 = Excursionistas

| caps1 = 94

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013–2019

| clubs2 = Deportivo Riestra

| caps2 = 156

| goals2 = 28

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = Defensores de Belgrano

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = Deportivo Riestra

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–

| clubs5 = San Miguel

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 0

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| club-update = 19:24, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

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Sebastián Ezequiel Soto (born 14 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Miguel.{{cite news|title=Argentina - S. Soto|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sebastian-ezequiel-soto/220689/|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Soccerway}}

Soto is due to join Defensores de Belgrano on 3 July 2019, having agreed a move on 30 May.

Career

Soto had youth spells with Chacarita Juniors, Justo José de Urquiza, Argentinos Juniors and Excursionistas.{{cite news|title=Historias De Vida: Sebastian Soto (Excursionistas)|url=http://www.atodochaca.com/2013/04/historias-de-vida-sebastian-soto.html|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=A Todo Chaca|date=27 April 2013}}{{cite news|title=Vuelve Soto|url=http://www.soloascenso.com.ar/noticias.php?id=41143|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Solo Ascenso|date=30 September 2011}}{{cite news|title=El Soto Gol hace soñar a Riestra|url=http://www.revistaascenso.com.ar/Nota/2966/El-Soto-Gol-hace-sonar-a-Riestra/|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Revista Ascenso}} He made eight appearances for the latter in Primera C Metropolitana from 2009, which preceded a further eighty-eight arriving across the following three seasons. In 2013, Soto agreed to join Primera D Metropolitana's Deportivo Riestra.{{cite news|title=Sebastian Soto: Diego nos dijo "la pelota es redonda; en un mundial y en la D"|url=https://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/19762-sebastian-soto-diego-nos-dijo-la-pelota-es-redonda-en-un-mundial-y-en-la-d|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=19 August 2013}} Fourteen goals came in forty-seven fixtures in his opening two campaigns as the club rose from tier five to Primera B Metropolitana for 2015. He netted against Platense, Deportivo Morón, Atlanta, Colegiales and Talleres across two years at that level. They won 2016–17 promotion to Primera B Nacional.

On 30 May 2019, after a season back in tier three with Deportivo Riestra, Soto agreed a move away for 2019–20 after penning terms with Defensores de Belgrano of Primera B Nacional.{{cite news|title=Fútbol profesional: llegó el primero|url=http://www.defeweb.com.ar/index.php/futbolprof/moticiasprof/2960-fiestaaniversario113-2020|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Defensores de Belgrano}}{{cite news|title=Puso la firma|url=https://www.mundoascenso.com.ar/noticia/103075-puso-la-firma|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Mundo Ascenso|date=30 May 2019}}{{cite news|title=Def. de Belgrano: Abrió el mercado|url=http://todoascenso.com.ar/noticia/def-de-belgrano-abrio-el-mercado|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Todo Ascenso|date=30 May 2019}}

Career statistics

{{updated|4 June 2019}}.

  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Excursionistas - Excursionistas - Argentina / Primera C - Temporada 2009/2010|url=http://www.universofutbol.com.ar/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=4&camp=444&equ=296|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}
  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Excursionistas - Excursionistas - Primera C - Temporada 2010/11|url=http://universofutbol.com.ar/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=4&camp=524&equ=296|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}
  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Excursionistas - Excursionistas - Primera C - Temporada 2011/2012|url=http://www.universofutbol.com.ar/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=4&camp=615&equ=296|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}
  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Excursionistas - Excursionistas - Primera C - Temporada 2012/2013|url=http://www.universofutbol.com.ar/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=4&camp=723&equ=296|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}
  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Deportivo Riestra - Deportivo Riestra - Primera D - Temporada 2013/2014|url=http://www.universofutbol.com.ar/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=5&camp=806&equ=50|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}
  • {{cite news|title=Plantel de Deportivo Riestra - Deportivo Riestra - Primera C - 2014|url=https://universofutbol.com/plantillas/archivos/template_clubes.php?div=4&camp=899&equ=50|accessdate=4 June 2019|work=Universo Futbol}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Excursionistas

|2009–10

|rowspan="4"|Primera C Metropolitana

|8

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0080
2010–11

|38

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00381
2011–12

|27

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00281
2012–13

|21

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00220
colspan="2"|Total

!94

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00962
rowspan="8"|Deportivo Riestra

|2013–14

|rowspan="1"|Primera D Metropolitana

|26

1100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—002611
2014

|rowspan="1"|Primera C Metropolitana

|21

300colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00213
2015

|rowspan="3"|Primera B Metropolitana

|33

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00362
2016

|10

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00100
2016–17

|22

310colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—4Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs0273
2017–18

|rowspan="1"|Primera B Nacional

|20

610colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00216
2018–19

|rowspan="1"|Primera B Metropolitana

|17

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00170
colspan="2"|Total

!149

2550colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—4015825
colspan="3"|Career total

!243

2770colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—4025427

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