{{Short description|Estonian footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Erik Sorga | image = Erik Sorga (2021).jpg | caption = Sorga with VVV-Venlo in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|08|df=y}}<ref name="EFA">{{cite web|title=Erik Sorga|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/20227|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=et}}</ref> | birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia | height = 1.76 m | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2007 | youthclubs1 = Štrommi | youthyears2 = 2008–2015 | youthclubs2 = TJK Legion | youthyears3 = 2016 | youthclubs3 = Flora U19 | years1 = 2016–2019 | clubs1 = Flora U21 | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 48 | years2 = 2016–2019 | clubs2 = Flora | caps2 = 71 | goals2 = 41 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = D.C. United | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = → Loudoun United (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = → VVV-Venlo (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = IFK Göteborg | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = Sumgayit | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 5 | years9 = 2024–2025 | clubs9 = Ho Chi Minh City | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2026- | clubs10 = HB | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | club-update = 16 August 2025 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U17 | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2015 | nationalteam3 = Estonia U18 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam4 = Estonia U19 | nationalcaps4 = 31 | nationalgoals4 = 6 | nationalyears5 = 2019 | nationalteam5 = Estonia U21 | nationalcaps5 = 3 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2019–2024 | nationalteam6 = Estonia | nationalcaps6 = 31 | nationalgoals6 = 4 | ntupdate = 30 October 2025 }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/07/report-dc-united-close-bringing-prolific-estonian-striker-erik-sorga|title=DC United bring prolific Estonian striker Erik Sorga to Loudoun United|last=Liljenwall|first=Ari|date=January 8, 2020|website=MLS|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Sorga was then acquired by the first team D.C. United on 29 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2020/02/29/dc-united-acquire-estonian-national-team-forward-erik-sorga|title = D.C. United acquire Estonian National Team Forward Erik Sorga | DC United}}</ref> He made his MLS debut on 7 March 2020, in a game against Inter Miami.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sbisoccer.com/2020/03/grading-d-c-united-key-injuries-more-directness-in-attack-and-more|title=Grading D.C. United: Key injuries, more directness in attack, and more|last=Henry Jr.|first=Larry|date=March 8, 2020|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the team on 2 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against the New York Red Bulls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/rbnyvsdc-09-02-2020/|title=RBNYvsDC 09-02-2020 | MLSsoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}</ref>
On 12 August 2021, Sorga joined Eerste Divisie side, VVV-Venlo, for the remainder of their season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2021|title=D.C. United Forward Erik Sorga joins VVV-Venlo on Loan for the Remainder of the Season|url=https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-forward-erik-sorga-joins-vvv-venlo-on-loan-for-the-remainder-of-the-s|access-date=12 August 2021|website=D.C. United}}</ref> On 8 January 2022, he joined IFK Göteborg on a permanent transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 January 2022|title=D.C. United Announce the Permanent Transfer of Erik Sorga to IFK Göteborg|url=https://www.dcunited.com/news/d-c-united-announce-the-permanent-transfer-of-erik-sorga-to-ifk-goteborg|access-date=9 January 2022|website=D.C. United}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2022|title=Ametlik: Erik Sorga uueks leivaisaks sai aastatetagune Bulgaaria meister|trans-title=Official: the new employer of Sorga is a former Bulgarian champion|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/ametlik-erik-sorga-uueks-leivaisaks-sai-aastatetagune-bulgaaria-meister|access-date=21 December 2022|language=Estonian|website=Soccernet}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Botev Vratsa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Кожухаров |first1=Петър |title=Шоу по трибуните, но не и на терена на Локомотив Пд – Ботев Вр |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-botev-vraca~109154.html |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=dsport |date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213211647/https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-lokomotiv-plovdiv-botev-vraca~109154.html |archive-date=13 February 2023 |language=bg}}</ref> In July 2023, Sorga joined Azerbaijani team Sumgayit on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.<ref>{{cite web|language=Swedish|author=|publisher=fotbolltransfers.com|title=Officiellt: Erik Sorga klar för Sumgayit FK|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-erik-sorga-klar-for-sumgayit-fk/172486|date=17 July 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>
On 3 September 2024, Sorga moved to Vietnam, signing a two-year contract with V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Bongda24h|title=CLB TP.HCM ra mắt ngôi sao tuyển quốc gia châu Âu|url=https://bongda24h.vn/bong-da-viet-nam/clb-tp-hcm-chieu-mo-tuyen-thu-quoc-gia-chau-au-erik-sorga-168-398108.html|date=3 September 2024|language=vi}}</ref> He spent a year away from competitive football before signing for Faroese team Havnar Bóltfelag in March 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ivo |date=2026-03-01 |title=Erik Sorga signs for HB Tórshavn after a year away from competitive football - Baltic Football News |url=https://balticfootballnews.com/erik-sorga-signs-for-hb-torshavn-after-a-year-away-from-competitive-football/ |access-date=2026-03-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/1/mangud/protocol/2215|title=Eesti 1 - 2 Põhja-Iirimaa|trans-title=Estonia 1 - 2 Northern Ireland|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=8 June 2019|language=et}}</ref> He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 2–1 home loss to Belarus.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 25 May 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|erik-sorga/387727|access-date=25 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mängija|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player|access-date=25 May 2024|website=jalgpall.ee|language=et}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mängija|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player|access-date=2021-01-10|website=jalgpall.ee|language=et}}</ref> !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Azerbaijan Cup and Vietnamese Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Flora II |2016 |Esiliiga |30||17|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||30||17 |- |2017 |Esiliiga |21||14|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||21||14 |- |2018 |Esiliiga |9||16|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||9||16 |- |2019 |Esiliiga |1||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!48!!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2" |—!!61!!48 |- |rowspan="5"|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{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League|name=EU}}||0||0||0||28||9 |- |2019 |Meistriliiga |34||31||1||1||4{{efn|name=EU}}||0||0||0||39||32 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!41!!6!!11!!5!!0!!0!!0!!82!!52 |- |rowspan=4|D.C. United |2020 |MLS |17||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||17||1 |- |2021 |MLS |4||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||4||0 |- |2022 |MLS |0||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!1!!colspan="2" |—!!colspan="2" |—!!colspan="2" |—!!21!!1 |- |Loudoun United (loan) |2021 |USL Championship |1||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |VVV-Venlo (loan) |2021–22 |Eerste Divisie |11||3||0||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||11||3 |- |IFK Göteborg |2022 |Allsvenskan |8||1||2||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||10||1 |- |Lokomotiv Plovdiv |2022–23 |Bulgarian First League |14||2||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||14||2 |- |Sumgayit |2023–24 |Azerbaijan Premier League |27||5||3||2||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||30||7 |- |Ho Chi Minh City |2024–25 |V.League 1 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2" |—||colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !214!!101!!11!!13!!5!!0!!0!!0!!230!!114 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 30 October 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Erik Sorga|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/74535/Erik_Sorga.html|access-date=11 June 2024|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Estonia |2019||6||1 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||7||3 |- |2022||9||0 |- |2023||4||0 |- |2024||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!31!!4 |}
:''Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition<ref name="EFA2">{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/20227|title=Erik Sorga|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association}}</ref> |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- !scope=row|1 |6 September 2019||Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia||align=center|2||{{fb|BLR}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–2||UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |- !scope=row|2 |2 September 2021 |Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia|| align="center" |9||{{fb|BEL}}||align=center|2–5||align=center|2–5||2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- !scope=row|3 |8 October 2021 |Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia|| align="center" |12||{{fb|BLR}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|2–0 |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |- !scope=row|4 |13 November 2021||King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium||align=center|14||{{fb|BEL}}||align=center|1–2||align=center|1–3 |2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Flora''' *Meistriliiga: 2017, 2019
'''Individual''' *Meistriliiga Top scorer: 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/statistics.php?b=ML&year=2019|title=Mängude ajalugu|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{EFA|20227}} *{{EFA2|1386|old_id=20227}} *{{UEFA|250079628}} *{{ifkdb|name=#11 Erik Sorga}}
{{Estonian Meistriliiga top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorga, Erik}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Tallinn Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Estonian men's footballers Category:Estonia men's youth international footballers Category:Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Category:Estonia men's international footballers Category:FC Flora players Category:D.C. United players Category:Loudoun United FC players Category:VVV-Venlo players Category:IFK Göteborg players Category:PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Category:Sumgayit FK players Category:Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC players Category:Esiliiga players Category:Meistriliiga players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:USL Championship players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:V.League 1 players Category:Estonian expatriate men's footballers Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen