Óscar Sonejee
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Sonejee Masand | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Coloma d'Andorra, Andorra | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lusitanos | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2001 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sant Julià | ||
| 2002 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2002–2003 | La Seu | ||
| 2003–2008 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2008–2012 | FC Santa Coloma | ||
| 2012–2013 | Lusitanos | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Andorra | 26 | (3) |
| 2014– | Lusitanos | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997– | Andorra | 98 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
In this Indian name, the name Masand is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sonejee.
Óscar Sonejee Masand (born 26 March 1976) is an Andorran football midfielder, currently playing for Santa Coloma and the Andorran national team. He is the most capped player for the Andorra national football team with 98 caps. He has also scored four goals for the national team.[1]
He made his international debut in 1997 in a 4–1 loss to Estonia.
On 28 March 2007, during a Euro 2008 qualifier, he was involved in a spat with England striker Wayne Rooney in their European Championship qualifying match, resulting in both players being booked.[2]
He has Indian heritage and works as an insurance salesman. His fanbase reaches Mumbai, India, where his friends and cousins cheer him on in every international appearance.[3]
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 June 1997 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 1–4 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 24 April 2000 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Belarus | 2–0 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 3. | 9 September 2009 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Lost | 2010 World Cup qualification | |||||
| 4. | 14 August 2013 | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 14 August 2013[1] | |||||||||||
National team statistics
| Andorra national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 4 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 eu-football.info "Óscar Sonejee". EU Football. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ Andorra hardman Sonejee relishing Rooney battle
- ↑ Sonejee's Andorran odyssey
- ↑ Óscar Sonejee at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Lucy Turner (2007-03-08). "Sonejee's Andorran odyssey". UEFA.com.
- RSSSF profile
- Federació Andorrana de Futbol profile