September 2021. Villa Domínico, Province of Buenos Aires.
Alan Soñora
answers a ping pong for the official
Independiente
account (#Las18DelRojo) and
confesses that he would play for the United States National Team
.
"Yes, of course"
, he says in an English that is more similar to that of
Carlos Tevez
in 2009 when he immortalized that
"It's very difficult"
than to that of someone who has the First Certificate, the exam created by the University of Cambridge .
January 2023. BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
Alan Soñora fulfills his "dream"
of him -according to his own words- of being able to represent the country where he was born, in a friendly with a 2-1 defeat against Serbia.
He plays as a starter, with the number 14, and participates in the only goal for the hosts, starting with a pass to the advantage the play that ended with the header of
Brandon Vázquez
, Mexican-American striker.
“I feel emotion, it is a great honor. Representing an entire country is something very nice. It is the dream of every footballer who starts playing: to represent his team. And it touched me. It makes you think about everything you lived and worked to get there. It's something very nice
," said Alan Soñora, prior to the meeting, in an interview with the American journalist
Arch Bell
.
The 24-year-old midfielder was born on August 3, 1998 in New York.
It is a family matter, because his brother Joel - who also played for the North American National Team and played four games in the 2015 Under 20 World Cup - came into the world in September 1996 but in Texas, Dallas.
It was a time when his father Diego 'Chiche' Soñora -today his representative- was one of the few Argentines in the newborn MLS.
The particularity of Alan Soñora's debut was that the call came as a free player.
On December 31, he did not renew his contract with Independiente, the club that gave him the chance to debut in the First Division, in the era of Sebastián Beccacece.
In total, he wore the 'Red' shirt in 86 games and scored 11 goals.
Alan Soñora in the warm-up with the United States National Team.
Photo: Harry How/Getty Images/AFP
The landing of the new leadership headed by
Fabián Doman
had the renewal of the midfielder as one of its priorities, but the negotiations stalled when his father 'Chiche' Soñora gave his claims and they fell far short of what the brand new Board of Directors offered, which He established the salary cap to combat the deficit that the club is dragging.
Soñora's future is yet to be seen.
During this week, taking advantage of the fact that the Professional League pass book was extended, they assure that he would be interested in
San Lorenzo
and in
Boca
, where he was released by
Rolando Schiavi
when he directed the Reserve in 2019.
For now, he wants to take advantage of his opportunity in a National Team that began the cycle towards the 2026 World Cup, where it will host alongside Canada and Mexico, and which had 13 rookie players, in the midst of the sensitive departure of the DT who was in Qatar Gregg Berhalter and the internship of Anthony Hudson, who will also lead next Saturday against
Colombia
.
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