Full name Oscar Sonejee Masand Name Oscar Sonejee Date joined 1997 Years Team Weight 76 kg | Number 4 Height 1.88 m Playing position Role Football player | |
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Date of birth (1976-03-26) 26 March 1976 (age 39) Place of birth Santa Coloma d\'Andorra, Andorra Current teams Andorra national football team (Defender, Midfielder), FC Lusitanos (#4 / Midfielder) | ||
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Óscar Sonejee Masand (born 26 March 1976) is an Andorran football midfielder, currently playing for Lusitanos. He is the most capped player for the national team with 106 caps, and has also scored four goals for the national team, the second most after Ildefons Lima's 11.
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International career
He made his international debut in 1997 in a 4–1 friendly loss to Estonia at the Kuressaare linnastaadion. In his second game three days later, he scored his first goal, in a defeat by the same margin to Latvia at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. He captained the team for the first time on 12 October 2005 against Armenia, scoring an own goal in a 0–3 home defeat in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
On 28 March 2007, during a Euro 2008 qualifier, he was involved in a spat with England striker Wayne Rooney, resulting in both players being booked.
On 6 June 2015, Sonejee became the first Andorran to earn 100 caps, when he captained the side to a 0–1 friendly home defeat to Equatorial Guinea. Sonejee retired from international football on 12 November 2015, with his final game for Andorra coming in a 0–1 friendly home defeat to Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Personal life
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.
International goals
Scores and results list Andorra's goal tally first