Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City and the Estonia national team.
 Sorga with VVV-Venlo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ho Chi Minh City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Štrommi | ||
| 2008–2015 | TJK Legion | ||
| 2016 | Flora U19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Flora U21 | 61 | (48) |
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Sumgayit | 27 | (5) |
| 2024– | Ho Chi Minh City | 4 | (0) |
| 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 | 31 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 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] He 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, he 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-and-a-half-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]
On 3 September 2024, Sorga moved to Vietnam, signing a two-year contract with V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City.[11]
International career
editSorga made his senior international debut for Estonia on 8 June 2019, replacing Rauno Sappinen in the 61st minute of a 2–1 home loss to Northern Ireland in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match.[12] He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 2–1 home loss to Belarus.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club[15] | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flora II | 2016 | Esiliiga | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | |||
| 2017 | Esiliiga | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | ||||
| 2018 | Esiliiga | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | Esiliiga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 61 | 48 | |||
| Flora | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Meistriliiga | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | |
| 2018 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2019 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 32 | |
| Total | 71 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 52 | ||
| D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Loudoun United (loan) | 2021 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Sumgayit | 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 101 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 114 | ||
- ^ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Azerbaijan Cup and Vietnamese Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 11 June 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | |
- Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2019 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 2 | 2 September 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 8 October 2021 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 12 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 13 November 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 14 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editFlora
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ Liljenwall, Ari (8 January 2020). "DC United bring prolific Estonian striker Erik Sorga to Loudoun United". MLS. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga | DC United".
- ^ Henry Jr., Larry (8 March 2020). "Grading D.C. United: Key injuries, more directness in attack, and more". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "RBNYvsDC 09-02-2020 | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "D.C. United Announce the Permanent Transfer of Erik Sorga to IFK Göteborg". D.C. United. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Officiellt: Erik Sorga klar för Sumgayit FK" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "CLB TP.HCM ra mắt ngôi sao tuyển quốc gia châu Âu" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Eesti 1 - 2 Põhja-Iirimaa" [Estonia 1 - 2 Northern Ireland] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 June 2019.
- ^ Erik Sorga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Erik Sorga". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Mängude ajalugu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links
edit- Erik Sorga at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Erik Sorga national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Erik Sorga – UEFA competition record (archive)
- #11 Erik Sorga at ifkdb.com