Erik Sorga

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.

Erik Sorga
Erik Sorga in 2021
Personal information
Full name Erik Sorga
Date of birth (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999[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*
Years Team Apps (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

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] Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora II 2016 Esiliiga 3017———3017
2017 Esiliiga 2114———2114
2018 Esiliiga 916———916
2019 Esiliiga 11———11
Total 61480000—6148
Flora 2016 Meistriliiga 2010000030
2017 Meistriliiga 8141000001211
2018 Meistriliiga 279001[lower-alpha 2]000289
2019 Meistriliiga 3431114[lower-alpha 2]0003932
Total 714161150008252
D.C. United 2020 MLS 171———171
2021 MLS 40———40
2022 MLS 00———00
Total 211———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 total 2069811135000222111
  1. Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen and Azerbaijan Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

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. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2019Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia2 Belarus1–11–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 2 September 2021 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia9 Belgium2–52–52022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 2021 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia12 Belarus1–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 13 November 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium14 Belgium1–21–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Flora

Individual

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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