Oscar Sorto Explained

Oscar Sorto
Fullname:	Oscar Sorto^[1]
Birth Date:	8 August 1994
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Height:	1.73m (05.68feet)
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	2010–2011
Youthclubs1:	Pateadores
Youthyears2:	2011–2012
Youthclubs2:	LA Galaxy
Years1:	2013–2016
Clubs1:	LA Galaxy
Caps1:	4
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2014–2016
Clubs2:	→ LA Galaxy II (loan)
Caps2:	64
Goals2:	0
Years3:	2017–2018
Clubs3:	Orange County SC
Caps3:	35
Goals3:	0
Years4:	2018–2019
Clubs4:	Santa Tecla
Caps4:	4
Goals4:	0
Years5:	2019
Clubs5:	Cal FC
Nationalyears1:	2013
Nationalteam1:	United States U20
Nationalcaps1:	3
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2014–2015
Nationalteam2:	United States U23
Nationalcaps2:	7
Nationalgoals2:	0

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

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

MLS Cup

2014

External links

- U.S. U20 bio
Profile @ TopDrawerSoccer.com

Notes and References

Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: United States . FIFA.com . PDF . 23 . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . June 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf . June 27, 2013 . dead.
Web site: CSUB Men's Soccer Signs five. CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners. CSU Bakersfield Athletic Communications. September 26, 2013. April 16, 2012.
Web site: LA Galaxy sign defender Oscar Sorto as Homegrown Player. Los Angeles Galaxy. LA Galaxy Communications. September 26, 2013. December 11, 2013.
Web site: French. Scott. CCL Match Recap: LA Galaxy into the quarterfinals after 3–0 win over Cartaginés. Los Angeles Galaxy. September 26, 2013. September 25, 2013.
Web site: Tab Ramos Names 22-Player U-20 MNT Roster for Toulon Tournament from May 28 – June 8 in France. USsoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. September 26, 2013. May 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034702/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2013/05/tab-ramos-names-u20-mnt-roster-for-toulon-tournament-in-france.aspx. September 28, 2013. dead.
Web site: 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. September 26, 2013. June 5, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034706/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2013/06/u20-mnt-closes-out-toulon-tournament-with-loss-against-korea-republic.aspx. September 28, 2013. mdy-all.
Web site: 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. September 26, 2013. June 7, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034709/http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-20-mnt/2013/06/ramos-names-roster-for-2013-fifa-u20-world-cup-in-turkey.aspx. September 28, 2013. mdy-all.
Web site: Profesor Eduardo Lara da Convocatoria Selección Nacional Mayor para su juego ante .@CanadaSoccerEN. Twitter. October 3, 2017. September 29, 2017.