Christian Sorto (born January 19, 2000) is a professional

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player who plays for

Loudoun United FC Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. After ownership changes, it ceased being ...

in the

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Career

On June 26, 2019, Sorto joined

D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

side

Loudoun United Loudoun United FC is an American professional soccer team based in Leesburg, Virginia. The team was founded in 2018 as the reserve team of D.C. United and made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. After ownership changes, it ceased being t ...

. On March 19, 2021, Sorto joined

Rio Grande Valley FC Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, was an American professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season. The team served as a hy ...

ahead of the 2021 season. He left the team following the end of the season. Sorto signed with USL Championship side

Miami FC Miami FC is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club began play in the North American Soccer League (201 ...

on December 28, 2021. Sorto joined

Orange County SC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier ...

on January 10, 2024.

International

Born in the United States, Sorto is of Salvadoran descent. He represented the El Salvador national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to

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on 24 September 2021. On January 24, 2021, Sorto was called up by the

El Salvador national under-23 football team The El Salvador national under-23 football team represents El Salvador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is controlled by the Salvadoran Football Federation. The selection is limited to p ...

to participate in their camp ahead of the U23 Olympics qualifiers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorto, Christian 2000 births Living people Soccer players from Silver Spring, Maryland Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent Men's association football forwards Loudoun United FC players Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players Miami FC players Orange County SC players USL Championship players 21st-century American sportsmen