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 in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) |
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]
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.
Club[11] | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 7 | 3 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
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