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Erik Sorga
Sorga with VVV-Venlo in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25)[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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

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.

Club career

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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] 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

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Sorga 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

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Club

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As of match played 25 May 2024[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Azerbaijan Cup and Vietnamese Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 11 June 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition[17]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2019 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 2  Belarus 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 2 September 2021 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 9  Belgium 2–5 2–5 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 2021 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 12  Belarus 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 13 November 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 14  Belgium 1–2 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Flora

Individual

References

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  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. ^ "CLB TP.HCM ra mắt ngôi sao tuyển quốc gia châu Âu" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h. 3 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Eesti 1 - 2 Põhja-Iirimaa" [Estonia 1 - 2 Northern Ireland] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 June 2019.
  13. ^ Erik Sorga at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Erik Sorga". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  18. ^ "Mängude ajalugu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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