Yira Sor | |
Fullname: | Yira Collins Sor[1] |
Birth Date: | 24 July 2000 |
Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Genk |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthclubs1: | Family Love Academy |
Clubs1: | 36 Lion |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Baník Ostrava |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 2022 |
Clubs3: | Slavia Prague |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2022– |
Clubs4: | Genk |
Caps4: | 40 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 28 March 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 5 February 2022 |
Yira Collins Sor (born 24 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Genk.
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Sor scored two goals again in the Round of 16 of the competition in the first leg against LASK.[5]
On 28 December 2022, Belgian club Genk announced the signing of Sor on a contract until the summer of 2027.[6]
Sor made two appearances for Nigeria's under-20's at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[3]
Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||||
Total | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||||
Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | ||
Career total | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 |