Yegor Sorokin

Yegor Andreyevich Sorokin (; born 4 November 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.

Club career Early career in Russia Sorokin made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 14 September 2014 for Rubin Kazan in a game against Rostov. It took him three years to appear for the main Rubin squad again, when he started a match against SKA-Khabarovsk on 13 August 2017. Sorokin became a regular for Rubin in the 2017–18 season. On 9 December 2018, he scored twice to secure a 2–1 away victory against then-champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg.

On 2 September 2019, Sorokin signed a five-year contract with Krasnodar and returned to Rubin on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. On 30 December 2019, Krasnodar sought to terminate his loan early.

On 8 September 2023, Sorokin returned to Rubin Kazan with a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. He made two Russian Cup appearances and did not play league matches in his second stint with the club. On 7 February 2024, Sorokin left Rubin by mutual consent.

Playing abroad On 22 July 2024, Sorokin signed for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a short-term contract until the end of 2025. On 29 January 2026, Kairat announced that he had left the club following the expiration of his contract.

On 5 February 2026, Sorokin joined Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.

International career Sorokin received his first call-up to the Russia national team for friendly matches against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018. He made his debut on 10 September against the latter, replacing Konstantin Rausch in the 87th minute, ending in a 5–1 victory for the Russians.

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