Erik Sorga
Estonian footballer (born 1999)
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Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Faroe Islands Premier League team Havnar Bóltfelag.
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Sorga with VVV-Venlo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Ho Chi Minh City | 10 | (1) |
| 2026- | HB | 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) |
| 2019–2024 | Estonia | 31 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2025 | |||
Club 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] 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] He spent a year away from competitive football before signing for Faroese team Havnar Bóltfelag in March 2026.[12]
International career
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.[13] He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 2–1 home loss to Belarus.
Career statistics
Club
| Club[16] | 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 | ||
- Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Azerbaijan Cup and Vietnamese Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 30 October 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 4 | |
- Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.
| 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 |
