Yeferson Soteldo

Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martínez (born 30 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Brazilian team Santos and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soteldo and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Yeferson Soteldo
Soteldo with Universidad de Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martínez
Date of birth (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 10
Youth career
Caracas
2011–2013 Zamora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Zamora 84 (21)
2017–2018 Huachipato 22 (2)
2018 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 26 (5)
2019– Santos 70 (15)
National team‡
2017 Venezuela U20 15 (3)
2020– Venezuela U23 4 (2)
2016– Venezuela 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:37, 25 January 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:23, 22 November 2020 (UTC).

Club career

Zamora

Soteldo was born in Acarigua, Portuguesa, and joined Zamora FC's youth setup at the age of 14, from Caracas FC.[1] On 16 September 2013, aged just 16, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Jhon Murillo in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Venezuela.

Soteldo became a regular starter for Zamora from the 2014–15 season onwards, and scored his first professional goal on 28 January 2015, netting the opener in a 4–2 home win against Carabobo FC. On 20 May, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home defeat of Mineros de Guayana. In the 2015 campaign, he played a key role by scoring twelve goals as his side lifted the Primera División trophy.

Huachipato

On 20 December 2016, Soteldo joined Chilean Primera División side Huachipato for a fee of € 1.5 million.[2] He made his debut abroad on 17 February, replacing Leonardo Povea in a 2–1 home success over Universidad de Chile.[3]

Soteldo scored his first goal abroad on 22 July 2017, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of Deportes Valdivia, for the year's Copa Chile.

Universidad de Chile (loan)
Soteldo in action for Universidad de Chile in 2018

On 11 January 2018, Soteldo joined fellow top tier side Universidad de Chile on a one-year loan deal. La U paid US$ 1.5 million fee for the loan, with a buyout clause of 50% of his rights set on US$3.5 million.[4] A regular starter, he contributed with 26 league appearances and five goals.

Santos

On 12 January 2019, Soteldo agreed to a four-year contract with Série A side Santos FC.[5] He made his debut for the club twelve days later, replacing Felippe Cardoso and scoring his team's third in a 4–0 away routing of São Bento, for the year's Campeonato Paulista.

Soteldo soon became an undisputed starter under Jorge Sampaoli, scoring two braces in the month of November, against Botafogo (4–1 home win) and Goiás (3–0 away win).[6] On 11 February 2020, he renewed his contract until December 2023.[7]

International career

On 19 January 2016, Soteldo was called up by Venezuela national team manager Noel Sanvicente for a friendly against Costa Rica.[8] He made his full international debut on 2 February, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 win in Barinas.[9]

Soteldo was initially out of Rafael Dudamel's final 23-man list for the 2019 Copa América, but was called up on 8 June to replace injured Adalberto Peñaranda.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 February 2021[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zamora 2013–14 Primera División 300000——30
2014–15 273005[lower-alpha 1]0——323
2015 2112302[lower-alpha 2]1——2613
2016 336114[lower-alpha 2]1——388
Total 842141112——9924
Huachipato 2016–17 Primera División 8000———80
2017 14274———216
Total 22274———296
Universidad de Chile 2018 Primera División 265625[lower-alpha 1]0——377
Santos 2019 Série A 329812[lower-alpha 2]19[lower-alpha 3]1—5112
2020 2042011[lower-alpha 1]29[lower-alpha 3]1—427
Total 5213101133182—9319
Career total 184412782951820025856
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista

International
As of match played 19 November 2019.[12]
Venezuela
YearAppsGoals
201630
201740
201991
Total161

International goals
Scores and results Venezuela's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan Japan4–04-12019 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Zamora

Individual

References
  1. "Soteldo: "Si no hubiese sido por el fútbol, quizás estuviese muerto"" [Soteldo: "If it was not for the football, I would probably have been dead"] (in Spanish). Meridiano Televisión. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "Huachipato paga millonaria cifra por el fichaje de "la última joya venezolana"" [Huachipato pay millionaire fee for the signing of "the last Venezuelan pearl"] (in Spanish). Teletrece. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Debutó Yeferson Soteldo, el 'Messi venezolano'" [Debuted Yeferson Soteldo, the 'Venezuelan Messi'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. "La U confirma a Soteldo, su fichaje más esperado" [La U confirm Sotelo, their most awaited signing] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. "Santos FC acerta contratação de venezuelano Yeferson Soteldo" [Santos FC sign Venezuelan Yeferson Soteldo] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. "No duelo dos maiores dribladores do Brasileiro, Soteldo se agiganta" [In the duel of two best dribbles of the Brasileiro, Soteldo grows bigger] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "Santos resiste à pressão do Atlético-MG e renova com Soteldo" [Santos resist Atlético-MG's pressure and renew with Soteldo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Venezuela convoca a 23 jugadores para amistoso con Costa Rica" [Venezuela call up 23 players for friendly with Costa Rica] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. "Venezuela ganó 1–0 a Costa Rica en amistoso previo a Eliminatorias" [Venezuela defeated Costa Rica by 1–0 in friendly prior to the qualifiers] (in Spanish). Depor. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. "Soteldo sustituirá a Peñaranda en lista de la Vinotinto para la Copa América" [Soteldo will replace Peñaranda in the list of the Vinotinto for the Copa América] (in Spanish). El Universal. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  11. Yeferson Soteldo at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  12. Yeferson Soteldo at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. "Jugadores fueron premiados en la Primera Gala de la AUFP Venezuela" [Players were awarded in the Primera Gala de la AUFP Venezuela] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. "Yeferson Soteldo recibió doble premio como Mejor Extranjero en Chile" [Yeferson Sotelo received doubled award as the Best Foreigner in Chile] (in Spanish). El Nacional. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  15. "Soteldo acapara premios" [Sotelo monopolizes awards] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  16. "Seleção do Paulistão tem representantes de seis equipes e dois comandantes" [Paulistão's Best XI have representatives of six teams and two managers] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  17. "Campeão, Palmeiras domina seleção da Libertadores com seis jogadores; Santos tem três" [Champion, Palmeiras dominate the Best XI of the Libertadores with six players; Santos have three] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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