the adult national team playing in some practice games. Finally, despite all the rumors about his departure from Santiago Wanderers nothing was finalized in particular because of the problems with the leadership and continuous playing for the love of the club, he even went into a tournament for the first time, he was elected by his peers as team captain. Mexico After so many rumors about his transfer finally in mid-2003 is transferred to Mexican soccer to Chiapas earlier in the tournament had been descended. Yet the Jaguars could not achieve a good performance, it was no longer the same as playing at Santiago Wanderers, on this table Buenos Aires wanted to have it back for the 2004 season but the economic gap could not make it succeed, and that Soto had no intentions of returning to Chilean football because it cost a lot for going abroad. Despite its low yield, their calls to the selection were not integrated and the preparation of the Selection Sub pre-23 to compete in pre-Olympic to be held in Chile. Return to Chile During the tournament pre Sudamerican Sub-23 in Chile, Soto wished for his return to Chile but this time not played by Santiago Wanderers, he took part in the Chile's most popular soccer club, Colo-Colo. Soto came to the club for six months on loan as a reinforcement for the Copa Libertadores in 2004 where they failed to pass through to the first round. Colo-Colo was unable to pay him well and in nine matches where only two single achievements were made before his former club, Santiago Wanderers. To this day, he is playing for Unión La Calera. After his retirement from professional soccer, he served as a sports advisor for the city of Valparaiso. International career He represented Chile at under-20 level in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and was the team captain of Chile U23 in the 2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. At senior level, he made 5 appearances for Chile in friendly matches. Personal life He is nicknamed Huevo (Egg). He is the uncle of the former professional footballer José Soto, who also played for Santiago Wanderers. In January 2022, he was arrested for drug trafficking in Valparaíso. Honours Club Santiago Wanderers Primera División de Chile (1): 2001 Primera B Top-scorer (1): 2008 References External links Joel Soto at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es) 1982 births Living people Sportspeople