Sebastián Soria
Soria at the Qatar Stars League launch ceremony in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Rayan SC | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Liverpool de Montevideo | 41 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Gharafa | 26 | (14) |
| 2005–2012 | Qatar SC | 152 | (102) |
| 2012–2015 | Lekhwiya | 64 | (42) |
| 2015– | Al-Rayan SC | 22 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Qatar U-23 | 7 | (6) |
| 2006– | Qatar | 120 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2017 |
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Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana (Arabic: أندريس سيبستيان سوريا كوينتانا, born in Paysandú, Uruguay) commonly known as Sebastián Soria, is a Qatari footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Rayan SC and the Qatar national team. He was shortlisted for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2008, coming in third place. He currently holds the record for the fastest goal scored in AFC Champions League history at 9 seconds – a record which was set in 2013.
As a youngster, Soria had an unsuccessful trial at Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting in Montevideo.
Soria continued playing in the minor leagues and a new chance soon emerged. In 2001, a cyclist, who had watched Soria playing in the minor leagues and was impressed by his talents, brought him to the attention of a football agent he knew, and Soria was sent to Montevideo to play in Liverpool de Montevideo, where he played under coach Julio Ribas. He was sent to the reserve team for a brief while before making it back on the first team. He eventually proved his value and ended up playing the rest of the 2003 season on the first team.
In mid-2004, Soria got an offer from Frenchman Bruno Metsu to play for Al-Gharafa in Qatar. He had to look Qatar up on a map as he was unsure of where it was located. Nevertheless, he accepted the proposal despite the geographical uncertainty. He arrived in Qatar in 2004 and was naturalized in 2006.
Soria joined Al Gharafa in 2004 under the supervision of Bruno Metsu. It was the first time he had played outside of Uruguay. He won the 2004–05 Qatar Stars League with Al Gharafa.
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