Sebastian Sorsa

Sebastian Sorsa
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 HJK Helsinki 85 (5)
2008 Leeds United 0 (0)
2008 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
2009–2016 HJK Helsinki 185 (16)
2017– Kuopion Palloseura 0 (0)
Total 298 (25)
National team‡
2005 Finland Under-21 1 (0)
2007 Finland B 3 (1)
2010– Finland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 August 2016

Sebastian "Seba" Sorsa (born 25 January 1984) is a Finnish footballer who is the captain of Kuopion Palloseura.

Career

After a successful winter trial, Sorsa signed for Leeds United, joining on an 18-month contract in a Bosman transfer from Finnish side HJK Helsinki on 2 January 2008.[1]

Sorsa failed to break into the Leeds first team, however, and he signed for newly promoted Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical in August 2008.[2] He was released by Accies in January 2009.[3] Sorsa joined Helsinki on 25 January 2009 on a free transfer.[4]

He used to be the captain of HJK.

On November 11th 2016 Sorsa signed with KuPS a two-year contract to cover seasons 2017-18.

International

He is a former Finnish under-21 international and plays as a right back.

References

  1. ↑ "Reid: Sousa adds Accies spice". LeedsUnited.com. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Seb Signs In". Eurosport. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Sorsa Released". Hamilton Academical FC official website. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  4. ↑ http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/6425/1


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