Yira Sor

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Yira Sor
Personal information
Full name Yira Collins Sor [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 14
Youth career
Family Love Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
36 Lion
2021–2022 Baník Ostrava 25 (6)
2022 Slavia Prague 13 (1)
2022– Genk 58 (10)
International career
2019 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 February 2022

Yira Collins Sor (born 24 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Genk.

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Club career

Sor began his career at Port Harcourt-based Family Love Academy, before moving to 36 Lion in Lagos. In February 2021, Sor signed for Czech First League club Baník Ostrava. [2]

On 21 January 2022, after three league goals and five assists during the first half of the 2021–22 season, Slavia Prague confirmed the signing of Sor on a contract until December 2026, with compatriot Ubong Ekpai being loaned to Baník Ostrava as part of the deal. [3] On 24 February 2022, Sor scored his first goals for Slavia Prague, scoring twice in a 3–2 UEFA Europa Conference League win over Fenerbahçe. [4] Sor scored two goals again in the Round of 16 of the competition in the first leg against LASK. [5]

On 28 December 2022, Belgian club Genk announced the signing of Sor on a contract until the summer of 2027. [6]

International career

Sor made two appearances for Nigeria's under-20's at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Baník Ostrava 2020–21 Czech First League 9010100
2021–22 Czech First League16331194
Total25341294
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League101106 [b] 6177
2022–23 Czech First League30105 [b] 292
Total13120118269
Genk 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 20210212
2023–24 Belgian Pro League206219 [c] 0317
2024–25 Belgian Pro League24200242
2025–26 Belgian Pro League40002 [d] 060
Total5810311107211
Career total10614922280013724
  1. Includes Czech Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "36 Lion product Collins Yira Sor has joined Slavia Praha on a five-year-deal from Banik Ostrava". CKD Media. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "The new Yira is here!". SK Slavia Praha. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. "Slavia Praha 3–2 Fenerbahçe". UEFA. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. Zlámal, Ondřej (10 March 2022). "Slavia Praha-LASK". UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. "Yira Sor (22) tekent overeenkomst tot 2027" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.