Ergys Sorra

Ergys Sorra

Personal information
Full name	Ergys Sorra
Date of birth	(1989-07-30) July 30, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
200x–2007	Tirana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Tirana	19	(2)
2011–2012	Dinamo Tirana	2	(0)
2012–2013	Luftëtari	0	(0)
2013	Dinamo Tirana	8	(2)
2013–2016	Tirana	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Dinamo Tirana (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2005	Albania U17	3	(0)
2007–2008	Albania U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2010

Ergys Sorra (born 30 July 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker. ^[1]

Club career

Tirana

Sorra made his debut for Tirana in round 31 of the 2007–08 Albanian Superliga on 10 May 2008 in a 1–0 away loss to Besëlidhja Lezhë. He came on as a substitute for Berat Hyseni in the 68th minute of the game marking his first and only league appearance of the season. ^[2]

His first league goal came on 16 May of the following year in the 2009–10 Albanian Superliga matchday 32 against city rivals Dinamo Tirana; he came again as substitute for Entonio Pashaj and netted in 73rd minute to put Tirana 3–1 up and sealed the victory despite Dinamo's Elis Bakaj scoring late on in the game. ^[3]

Sorra wore the number 11 jersey for the 2009–10 season, changing from his previous number 18 jersey.

Luftëtari Gjirokastër

On 18 July 2012, Sorra joined top flight side Luftëtari Gjirokastër by penning a one-year contract. ^[4] During his short spell at the club, Sorra made only two cup appearances, starting in both first round legs against Gramshi. ^{[5] [6]}

Dinamo Tirana

In January 2013, Sorra completed a transfer at Dinamo Tirana. ^[7]

Tirana return

In July 2013, Sorra returned to Tirana. ^[8]

Sorra was sent on loan at fellow capital side Dinamo Tirana for the 2014–15 season. ^[9] During the course of season, Sorra made 9 league appearances and two cup appearances.

Sorra was registered as Tirana player for the 2015–16 season. ^[10] He didn't make any league appearance during that season and wasn't even on the bench. ^[1] He did however played one cup match on 4 November 2015 against Kastrioti Krujë in the second leg of second round. ^[11]

International career

Sorra burst on to the international scene in 2005, where he was called up to the under-17 squad. Later in April 2007, he was part of the under-19 side coached by Ramadan Shehu that participated in Slovakia Cup 2007. ^[12] He played in all three matches against Slovakia, Croatia and Poland with Albania losing all and failing to score a single goal. ^{[13] [14]}

Career statistics

As of 4 November 2015 ^{[1] [15]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tirana	2007–08	Albanian Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2008–09		4	1	2	1	—		6	2
	2009–10		7	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
	2010–11		7	0	3	1	1 [a]	0	11	1
	2011–12		0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		19	2	9	2	1	0	29	4
Dinamo Tirana	2011–12	Albanian Superliga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Luftëtari Gjirokastër	2012–13	Albanian Superliga	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Dinamo Tirana	2012–13	Albanian First Division	8	2	0	0	—		8	2
Tirana	2013–14	Albanian Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2015–16		0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Dinamo Tirana (loan)	2014–15	Albanian First Division	9	0	2	0	—		11	0
Career total			39	4	14	2	1	0	54	6

1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

1. Ergys Sorra at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
2. "Besëlidhja 1-0 KF Tirana". Football Database. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "Dinamo 2-3 KF Tirana". Football Database. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. Erjon Hamitaj (18 July 2012). "Devolli mban peng Luftëtarin, Dede zbardh listën e fazës përgatitore" [Devolli keps Luftëtari hostage, Dede unveils the list of the preparation phase] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
5. "Gramshi vs. Luftëtari Gjirokastër 1 – 0". Soccerway. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
6. "Luftëtari Gjirokastër vs. Gramshi 5 – 0". Soccerway. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
7. Erjon Hamitaj (5 February 2013). "Dinamo mbyll merkaton, ja firmat në kontratë" [Dinamo closes the transfer market, here's the signatures in contract] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
8. Leonard Karaj (8 July 2013). "Tirana drejt Pukës vetëm me 18 lojtarë, trajneri Nevil Dede skarcon 6 në provë" [Tirana towards Puka with only 18 players, coach Nevil Dede discards 6 on trial] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
9. Erjon Hamitaj (17 September 2014). "Dinamo përforcohet, vijnë Sorra e Imami" [Dinamo reinforced, Sorra and Imami arrives] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
10. "Federimet, ja si ndryshon Tirana nga sezoni i kaluar" [Federations, here's how Tirana change from last season] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
11. "Tirana vs. Kastrioti Krujë 2 – 1". Soccerway. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
12. "U-19 zbardh listën e turneut të Sllovakisë" [U-19 unveils the list of Slovakia tournament]. Albania Sport (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. 26 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
13. "U-19, Shqipëria humb 2-0 me Kroacinë" [U-19, Albania loses 2-0 with Croatia] (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
14. "Shqipëria U-19 humbet 3-0 me Poloninë" [Albania U-19 loses 3-0 with Poland] (in Albanian). Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
15. "Football : Ergys Sorra". Football Database. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

• Ergys Sorra – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Ergys Sorra at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)