Oliver Sorg

Sorg was promoted to the second team at Freiburg in 2009, playing under manager Marcus Sorg. Marcus Sorg was named manager of the first team before the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, but was sacked after the club finished the Hinrunde bottom of the table. Oliver Sorg's manager with the youth team, Streich, was promoted to manager, and brought Sorg with him to the first team. His Bundesliga debut came on 21 January 2012 in a 1–0 victory over FC Augsburg. Sorg signed his first professional contract two days later.[2] Sorg played every minute of the rest of the campaign as the club finished the season in 12th position, moving to left-back for the last half after Mensur Mujdža returned from injury.

Sorg played in all but two matches the following Bundesliga campaign as Freiburg recorded a fifth-place finish, guaranteeing them European football for the first time in 12 years. He spent time at both full-back positions, and led the league in interceptions.[3] Sorg was also a part of the most successful DFB-Pokal campaign of his career this season, as Freiburg reached the semi-finals. Sorg missed their second round defeat of Eintracht Braunschweig with injury, and was replaced by striker Ivan Santini with half an hour to play during their semi-final match against VfB Stuttgart, as Freiburg were losing 2–1.

Sorg scored his first senior goal on 24 August 2013, Freiburg's first in a 3–3 draw with 1899 Hoffenheim. Freiburg did not advance past the group stage in their Europa League campaign, and Sorg played in five of their six matches, missing the home draw with Estoril with injury. Threatened with relegation after not winning any of their first 10 matches, Freiburg won five of seven from mid-March to mid-April, guaranteeing their safety with two matches to spare. Sorg finished the season with 31 starts, missing one game to injury and two to suspension.

During the 2014–15 season, Sorg extended his contract, due to expire in the summer, by one season.[4] However, following Freiburg's relegation from the Bundesliga, Sorg left the club after the season anyway.

On 10 June 2015, Sorg joined Hannover 96 after Freiburg was relegated from Bundesliga.[5]

Sorg began the 2018–19 Bundesliga as first-choice in the back line of manager André Breitenreiter, either as a right-back or a right-sided centre-half, depending on the formation used. Sorg started the first six matches of the season, but an injury kept him out of the squad for what would be Hannover's first win of the season, a 3–1 victory over VfB Stuttgart. Entering the defense in place of Sorg was Josip Elez, and Elez kept his place when Sorg regained fitness after two matches out. Sorg wouldn't see action until 9 December, a 1–1 draw with 1. FSV Mainz 05 in which Sorg was sent off right before the final whistle. He started the club's last two matches of the first half, finishing with 9 starts out of 18 as Hannover were four points adrift from guaranteed safety. Sorg picked up an injury in the first game of the second half, and did not return to the team until 3 March. However, Sorg would go on to start 8 of the club's final 11 games of the season, finishing the year with 18 starts. Hannover were relegated, ending their two-year stay in the top flight.

In May 2019, it was announced Sorg would join 1. FC Nürnberg, who were also relegated from the Bundesliga, upon the expiration of his contract with Hannover 96 at the end of the 2018–19 season.[6][7]