Yira Sor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yira Collins Sor | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Family Love Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 36 Lion | |||
| 2021–2022 | Baník Ostrava | 25 | (6) |
| 2022– | Slavia Prague | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Nigeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 15 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 5 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Yira Collins Sor (born 24 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slavia Prague.
Club career[]
Sor began his career at Port Harcourt-based Family Love Academy, before moving to 36 Lion in Lagos. In February 2021, Sor signed for Czech First League club Baník Ostrava.[1] On 21 January 2022, after three league goals and five assists during the first half of the 2021–22 season, Slavia Prague confirmed the signing of Sor on a contract until December 2026, with compatriot Ubong Ekpai being loaned to Baník Ostrava as part of the deal.[2] On 24 February 2022, Sor scored his first goals for Slavia Prague, scoring twice in a 3–2 UEFA Europa Conference League win over Fenerbahçe.[3] Sor scored two goals again in the Round of 16 of the competition in the first leg against LASK.[4]
International career[]
Sor made two appearances for Nigeria's under-20's at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 18 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baník Ostrava | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 5 | — | 8 | 5 | |
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "36 Lion product Collins Yira Sor has joined Slavia Praha on a five-year-deal from Banik Ostrava". CKD Media. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "The new Yira is here!". SK Slavia Praha. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Slavia Praha 3–2 Fenerbahçe". UEFA. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Zlámal, Ondřej (10 March 2022). "Slavia Praha-LASK | UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22". UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links[]
- Yira Sor at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football wingers
- Nigeria youth international footballers
- FC Baník Ostrava players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Czech First League players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Nigerian football midfielder stubs