Yira Sor

Yira Sor
Personal information
Full name Yira Collins Sor[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Amedspor
Number 11
Youth career
Family Love Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 36 Lion
2021–2022 Baník Ostrava 25 (6)
2022 Slavia Prague 13 (1)
2022–2026 Genk 91 (14)
2026– Amedspor 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
2026– Nigeria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Yira Collins Sor (born 24 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Amedspor and the Nigeria national team.

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.[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]

In August 2026, Sor joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig club Amedspor from Genk, signing a three-year contract. The move brought an end to his four-year spell with the Belgian club, where he made 72 league appearances and scored 13 goals.[7]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Baník Ostrava 2020–21 Czech First League 9010——100
2021–22 Czech First League 16331——194
Total 25341——294
Slavia Prague 2021–22 Czech First League 101106[b]6—177
2022–23 Czech First League 30105[b]2—92
Total 13120118—269
Genk 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 20210——212
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 206219[c]0—317
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 24200——242
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 2732013[d]2—425
Total 811351222—10816
Career total 1291711233100017329
  1. ↑ Includes Czech Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202610
Total10

References

  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. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "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. 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.
  7. ↑ ""New challenge for me": Yira Sor signs three-year Amedspor deal after ending Genk stay". Footy-Africa. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.


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