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Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg 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 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	11
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)
National team‡
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	22	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:02, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

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]

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.[8] 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 8 November 2020[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club[11]	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flora II	2016	Esiliiga	30	17	—		—		30	17
	2017	Esiliiga	21	13	—		—		21	14
	2018	Esiliiga	9	16	—		—		9	16
	2019	Esiliiga	1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		61	47	0	0	0	0	61	47
Flora	2016	Meistriliiga	2	0	2	3	0	0	4	3
	2017	Meistriliiga	8	1	4	4	0	0	12	5
	2018	Meistriliiga	27	9	6	23	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	32
	2019	Meistriliiga	34	31	3	7	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	38
	Total		71	41	15	37	5	0	91	78
D.C. United	2020	MLS	17	1	—		—		17	1
Career total			149	89	15	37	5	0	169	126

International

As of match played 26 September 2022[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia	2019	6	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	7	3
	2022	7	0
Total		22	4

As of match played 13 June 2022. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.[13]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

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

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2017, 2019

References

External links

• Erik Sorga at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Erik Sorga national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Erik Sorga – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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[de] Erik Sorga

Erik Sorga (* 8. Juli 1999 in Tallinn) ist ein estnischer Fußballspieler, der bei dem schwedischen Klub IFK Göteborg unter Vertrag steht. Der Stürmer ist seit Juni 2019 estnischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Erik Sorga

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[es] Erik Sorga

Erik Sorga (Tallin, 8 de julio de 1999) es un futbolista estonio que juega en la demarcación de delantero para el IFK Göteborg de la Allsvenskan.[1]

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[fr] Erik Sorga

Erik Sorga, né le 8 juillet 1999 à Tallinn en Estonie, est un footballeur international estonien qui joue au poste d'attaquant à l'IFK Göteborg.

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[it] Erik Sorga

Erik Sorga (Tallinn, 8 luglio 1999) è un calciatore estone, attaccante dell'IFK Göteborg e della nazionale estone.

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[ru] Сорга, Эрик

Эрик Сорга (эст. Erik Sorga; 8 июля 1999, Таллин) — эстонский футболист, нападающий клуба «Гётеборг». Выступает за национальную сборную Эстонии.

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