Erik Sorga (born 8 July 1999) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Estonia national team.

Career

On 8 January 2020, Sorga signed with

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's reserve team. The transfer fee was reportedly $500,000. Sorga was then acquired by the first team

on 29 February 2020. Sorga made his MLS debut on 7 March 2020, in a game against

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. He scored his first goal for the team on 2 September 2020, in a 1–0 win against the

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. On 12 August 2021, Sorga joined

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side,

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, for the remainder of their season. On 8 January 2022, Sorga joined IFK Göteborg on a permanent transfer. After a season marred by injuries and problems with fitness, Sorga signed for Bulgarian club

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on a 2.5 year contract in December 2022. He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2023, starting in a 0–0 home draw against

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. In July 2023, Sorga joined Azerbaijani team

on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year.

International career

Sorga made his senior international debut for

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on 8 June 2019, replacing

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in the 61st minute of a 1–2 home loss to

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in a

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match. He started in his second match on 6 September 2019 and scored in a 1–2 home loss to

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 13 June 2022. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sorga goal.''

Honours

Flora *

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Individual

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References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorga, Erik 1999 births Living people Footballers from Tallinn Estonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Esiliiga players Meistriliiga players FC Flora players D.C. United players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Tallinna JK Legion players Major League Soccer players Loudoun United FC players USL Championship players Allsvenskan players IFK Göteborg players Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria