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Yira Sor
Personal information
Full name Yira Collins Sor[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 14
Youth career
Family Love Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
36 Lion
2021–2022 Baník Ostrava 25 (6)
2022 Slavia Prague 13 (1)
2022– Genk 43 (9)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2022

Yira Collins Sor (born 24 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Genk.

Club career

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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]

International career

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Sor made two appearances for Nigeria's under-20's at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] 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 Czech First League 16 3 3 1 — — 19 4
Total 25 3 4 1 — — 29 4
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 10 1 1 0 6[b] 6 — 17 7
2022–23 Czech First League 3 0 1 0 5[b] 2 — 9 2
Total 13 1 2 0 11 8 — 26 9
Genk 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 20 2 1 0 — — 21 2
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 20 6 2 1 9[c] 0 — 31 7
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Total 43 9 3 1 9 0 — 55 10
Career total 91 13 9 2 20 8 0 0 120 23
  1. ^ Includes Czech Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "The new Yira is here!". SK Slavia Praha. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Slavia Praha 3–2 Fenerbahçe". UEFA. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ^ Zlámal, Ondřej (10 March 2022). "Slavia Praha-LASK | UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22". UEFA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Yira Sor (22) tekent overeenkomst tot 2027" (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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