Luca Alexander Sosa (born 11 June 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Career

Sosa's career with

Huracán Huracán (; ; , "one legged"), often referred to as ''U Kʼux Kaj'', the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused th ...

started in 2014. He was an unused substitute in ten

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matches in 2013–14, on the third occasion he was subbed on for

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to make his professional debut in a draw versus Aldosivi on 12 April. He made just one league appearance in 2013–14, likewise in

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. Sosa was subsequently loaned to Talleres of

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in February 2015. He made his debut on 11 October against

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and scored the club's second goal in a 1–3 win. After a further appearance against Unión Aconquija days later, Sosa returned to parent club, now of the

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, Huracán. In July 2017, after two goals in fourteen games for Huracán, Sosa signed a new contract with the club until June 2019 and immediately joined fellow Primera División side Patronato on loan. However, after returning from his Patronato loan, Sosa departed Huracán to sign for

Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...

of the

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. Sosa joined Guayaquil City for the 2019 season. On January 14, 2021, Sosa joined

side, Emelec, on a one-year loan with the option to buy.

Career statistics

Honours

;Huracán *

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: 2013–14 ;Talleres *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sosa, Luca 1994 births Living people Footballers from La Matanza Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Torneo Federal A players Ecuadorian Serie A players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers C.S. Emelec footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen