Erik Sorga

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Erik Sorga
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Erik Sorga in 2021
Personal information
Full name Erik Sorga
Date of birth (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sumgayit
Number 9
Youth career
2007 Štrommi
2008–2015 TJK Legion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Flora U19 1 (0)
2016–2019 Flora U21 61 (47)
2016–2019 Flora 71 (41)
2020–2022 D.C. United 21 (1)
2021 → Loudoun United (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 11 (3)
2022 IFK Göteborg 8 (1)
2023 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 14 (2)
2023– Sumgayit 20 (3)
International career‡
2014 Estonia U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Estonia U17 11 (4)
2015 Estonia U18 1 (1)
2016–2017 Estonia U19 31 (6)
2019 Estonia U21 3 (0)
2019– Estonia 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Sumgayit in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Estonia national team.

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Career

On 8 January 2020, Sorga signed with Loudoun United, D.C. United's reserve team. The transfer fee was reportedly $500,000. [2] Sorga was then acquired by the first team D.C. United on 29 February 2020. [3] Sorga made his MLS debut on 7 March 2020, in a game against Inter Miami. [4] He scored his first goal for the team on 2 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against the New York Red Bulls. [5]

On 12 August 2021, Sorga joined Eerste Divisie side, VVV-Venlo, for the remainder of their season. [6]

On 8 January 2022, Sorga joined IFK Göteborg on a permanent transfer. [7]

After a season marred by injuries and problems with fitness, Sorga signed for Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv on a 2.5 year contract in December 2022. [8] He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Botev Vratsa. [9] In July 2023, Sorga joined Azerbaijani team Sumgayit on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year. [10]

International career

Sorga made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 June 2019, replacing Rauno Sappinen in the 61st minute of a 1–2 home loss to Northern Ireland in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match. [11] He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 1–2 home loss to Belarus.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2024 [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club [14] SeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora II 2016 Esiliiga 3017———3017
2017 Esiliiga2114———2114
2018 Esiliiga916———916
2019 Esiliiga11———11
Total61480000—6148
Flora 2016 Meistriliiga 2010000030
2017 Meistriliiga8141000001211
2018 Meistriliiga279001 [lower-alpha 2] 000289
2019 Meistriliiga3431114 [lower-alpha 2] 0003932
Total714161150008252
D.C. United 2020 MLS 171———171
2021 MLS40———40
2022 MLS00———00
Total211———211
Loudoun United (loan) 2021 USL Championship 10———10
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2021-22 Eerste Divisie 11300——113
IFK Göteborg 2022 Allsvenskan 8120——101
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2022-23 First Professional Football League 142———142
Sumgayit 2023-24 Azerbaijan Premier League 19232——224
Career total2069811135000222111

International

As of match played on 23 March 2023 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 201961
202020
202173
202290
202310
Total254
As of match played 13 June 2022. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal. [16]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2019 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia2Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–11–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
22 September 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–52–5 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 October 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia12Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
413 November 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–21–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Flora

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  2. ↑ Liljenwall, Ari (8 January 2020). "DC United bring prolific Estonian striker Erik Sorga to Loudoun United". MLS. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga | DC United".
  4. ↑ Henry Jr., Larry (8 March 2020). "Grading D.C. United: Key injuries, more directness in attack, and more" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "RBNYvsDC 09-02-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  6. ↑ "D.C. United Forward Erik Sorga joins VVV-Venlo on Loan for the Remainder of the Season". D.C. United. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "D.C. United Announce the Permanent Transfer of Erik Sorga to IFK Göteborg". D.C. United. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ametlik: Erik Sorga uueks leivaisaks sai aastatetagune Bulgaaria meister" [Official: the new employer of Sorga is a former Bulgarian champion]. Soccernet (in Estonian). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Кожухаров, Петър (12 February 2023). "Шоу по трибуните, но не и на терена на Локомотив Пд – Ботев Вр". dsport (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Officiellt: Erik Sorga klar för Sumgayit FK" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Eesti 1 - 2 Põhja-Iirimaa" [Estonia 1 - 2 Northern Ireland] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Erik Sorga at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  15. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Erik Sorga". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  17. ↑ "Mängude ajalugu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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