Óscar Sonejee

Óscar Sonejee

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Sonejee Masand
Date of birth	26 March 1976 (1976-03-26) (age 35)
Place of birth	Santa Coloma, Andorra
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Santa Coloma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	Andorra
2001–2002	Sant Julià
2002–2008	Andorra
2008–	Santa Coloma
National team‡
1997–	Andorra	87	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2006. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2011

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sonejee and the second or maternal family name is Masand.

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 85 caps. He has also scored three goals for the national team.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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
Correct as of 11 August 2011

National team statistics

^[3]

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
Total	85	3

References

1. ^ Andorra hardman Sonejee relishing Rooney battle
2. ^ Sonejee's Andorran odyssey
3. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=185

External links

• Lucy Turner (2007-03-08). "Sonejee's Andorran odyssey". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=513931.html. 
• RSSSF
• Profile at Andorra FA

Persondata
Name	Sonejee, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	26 March 1976
Place of birth	Santa Coloma, Andorra
Date of death
Place of death