- Óscar Sonejee
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Óscar Sonejee Personal information Full name Óscar Sonejee Masand Date of birth 26 March 1976 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 2011This 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]
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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
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
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
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Indian footballers
- UE Sant Julia players
- Andorran footballers
- Andorra international footballers
- FC Andorra players
- European football biography stubs
- Andorran sportspeople stubs
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