Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Faroe Islands Premier League team Havnar Bóltfelag.
Club career On 8 January 2020, Sorga signed with Loudoun United, D.C. United's reserve team. The transfer fee was reportedly $500,000. Sorga was then acquired by the first team D.C. United on 29 February 2020. He made his MLS debut on 7 March 2020, in a game against Inter Miami. He scored his first goal for the team on 2 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against the New York Red Bulls.
On 12 August 2021, Sorga joined Eerste Divisie side, VVV-Venlo, for the remainder of their season. On 8 January 2022, he joined IFK Göteborg on a permanent transfer.
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. He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Botev Vratsa. In July 2023, Sorga joined Azerbaijani team Sumgayit on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.
On 3 September 2024, Sorga moved to Vietnam, signing a two-year contract with V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City. He spent a year away from competitive football before signing for Faroese team Havnar Bóltfelag in March 2026.
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. He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 2–1 home loss to Belarus.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFlora II2016Esiliiga3017———30172017Esiliiga2114———21142018Esiliiga916———9162019Esiliiga11———11Total61480000—6148Flora2016Meistriliiga20100000302017Meistriliiga81410000012112018Meistriliiga2790010002892019Meistriliiga34311140003932Total714161150008252D.C. United2020MLS171———1712021MLS40———402022MLS00———00Total211———211Loudoun United (loan)2021USL Championship10———10VVV-Venlo (loan)2021–22Eerste Divisie11300——113IFK Göteborg2022Allsvenskan8120——101Lokomotiv Plovdiv2022–23Bulgarian First League142———142Sumgayit2023–24Azerbaijan Premier League27532——307Ho Chi Minh City2024–25V.League 10000——00Career total21410111135000230114
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEstonia201961202020202173202290202340202430Total314
Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal. + International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 September 2019Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia21–11–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification22 September 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia92–52–52022 FIFA World Cup qualification38 October 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia121–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification413 November 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium141–21–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Flora Meistriliiga: 2017, 2019
Individual Meistriliiga Top scorer: 2019
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