Erik Sorga

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Erik Sorga
Personal information
Full name Erik Sorga
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
 VVV-Venlo
(on loan from D.C. United)
Number 18
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– D.C. United 21 (1)
2021 → Loudoun United (loan) 1 (0)
2021– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 9 (3)
International career‡
2014 Estonia U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Estonia U17 11 (4)
2015 Estonia U18 1 (1)
2016–2017 Estonia U19 32 (7)
2019– Estonia U21 3 (0)
2019– Estonia 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2021

Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from American Major League Soccer side D.C. United, and the Estonia national team.

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]

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.[7] 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[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[10] Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flora II 2016 Esiliiga 30 17 — — 30 17
2017 21 13 — — 21 14
2018 9 16 — — 9 16
2019 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 8 1 4 4 0 0 12 5
2018 27 9 6 23 1[a] 0 34 32
2019 34 31 3 7 4[a] 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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 8 October 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2019 6 1
2020 2 0
2021 2 2
Total 10 3
As of match played 8 October 2021. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.[12]
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 9  Belgium 2–5 2–5 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 2021 12  Belarus 1–0 2–0

Honours

Club

Flora

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2020-09-02-new-york-red-bulls-vs-dc-united/boxscore
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Eesti 1 - 2 Põhja-Iirimaa" [Estonia 1 - 2 Northern Ireland] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ Erik Sorga at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Mängija". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Erik Sorga". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Erik Sorga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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