# Erik Sorga

Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City and the Estonia national team.

## 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.

## 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

    As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Flora II | 2016 | Esiliiga | 30 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 17 |
| Flora II | 2017 | Esiliiga | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 |
| Flora II | 2018 | Esiliiga | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 |
| Flora II | 2019 | Esiliiga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Flora II | Total | Total | 61 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 48 |
| Flora | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Flora | 2017 | Meistriliiga | 8 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| Flora | 2018 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
| Flora | 2019 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 32 |
| Flora | Total | Total | 71 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 52 |
| D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| D.C. United | 2021 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| D.C. United | 2022 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| D.C. United | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 214 | 101 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 114 |
* ↑ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Azerbaijan Cup and Vietnamese Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Estonia | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| Estonia | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| Estonia | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Estonia | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 4 |
    Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.
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 | 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 |

## Honours

Flora
* Meistriliiga: 2017, 2019
Individual
* Meistriliiga Top scorer: 2019