Erik Sorga

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.

Erik Sorga
Personal information
Full name Erik Sorga
Date of birth (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999[1]
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club 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)
National team‡
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 14 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2021

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora II 2016 Esiliiga 3017——3017
2017 2113——2114
2018 916——916
2019 11——11
Total 614700006147
Flora 2016 Meistriliiga 20230043
2017 814400125
2018 2796231[lower-alpha 1]03432
2019 3431374[lower-alpha 1]04138
Total 71411537509178
D.C. United 2020 MLS 171——171
Career total 14989153750169126
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 13 November 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 201961
202020
202163
Total144
As of match played 13 November 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 2019Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia2 Belarus1–11–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 2 September 20219 Belgium2–52–52022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 8 October 202112 Belarus1–02–0
4 13 November 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium14 Belgium1–21–3

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.
  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. 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.
  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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