Ignacio Sosa

Ignacio Sosa
Sosa with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Sosa Ospital
Date of birth (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Red Bull Bragantino
Number 15
Youth career
Fénix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Fénix 47 (1)
2023–2025 Peñarol 53 (2)
2026– Red Bull Bragantino 24 (1)
International career
2021–2023 Uruguay U20 40 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026

Ignacio Sosa Ospital (born 31 August 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Red Bull Bragantino.

Club career

Sosa is a youth academy graduate of Fénix. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 July 2021 in a 2–1 league win against Cerro Largo. He joined Peñarol in July 2023.

On 27 December 2025, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Sosa on a five-year contract until December 2030. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 January 2026 in a 5–0 win against Botafogo-SP.

International career

As a youth international, Sosa has represented Uruguay at the under-20 level. On 23 October 2021, he was named in the Uruguay under-20 squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Honduras. He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 July 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fénix 2021 Liga AUF Uruguaya 130——00—130
2022 Liga AUF Uruguaya 241—00——241
2023 Liga AUF Uruguaya 100—00——100
Total 47100000000471
Peñarol 2023 Liga AUF Uruguaya 70—200020110
2024 Liga AUF Uruguaya 150——5000200
2025 Liga AUF Uruguaya 312—208040452
Total 532004013060762
Red Bull Bragantino 2026 Série A 150911040—291
Career total 11539150170601524
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil
  2. ↑ Appearances in championship play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Three appearances in championship playoffs, one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final
  5. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Peñarol

Uruguay U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Ignacio Sosa at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Debutantes en Primera División de julio 2021" (in Spanish). 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ignacio Sosa se convirtió en nuevo jugador de Peñarol" (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Peñarol anunció la salida de Ignacio Sosa: a dónde va y cuánto dinero le queda al club" (in Spanish). 27 December 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ignacio Sosa tuvo su bautismo de gol en el fútbol brasileño" (in Spanish). 18 January 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Plantel confirmado para viajar a Costa Rica y Honduras" (in Spanish). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Peñarol: los 41 jugadores que usó Aguirre para el título, los que más jugaron y goleadores". 2 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Peñarol se consagró campeón tras derrotar 2-0 a Plaza en el Centenario". 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Abel Hernández fue elegido como el mejor jugador de la Liga AUF Uruguaya 2025" (in Spanish). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.