Oliver Sorg began playing football for local club Hegauer FV, and moved to nearby club FC Singen 04 at the age of 13.
18 Facts About Oliver Sorg
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Oliver Sorg was promoted to the second team at Freiburg in 2009, playing under manager Marcus Oliver Sorg.
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Oliver 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 Mujdza returned from injury.
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Oliver 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.
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Oliver Sorg spent time at both full-back positions, and led the league in interceptions.
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Oliver Sorg was a part of the most successful DFB-Pokal campaign of his career this season, as Freiburg reached the semi-finals.
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Freiburg did not advance past the group stage in their Europa League campaign, and Oliver Sorg played in five of their six matches, missing the home draw with Estoril with injury.
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Oliver Sorg finished the season with 31 starts, missing one game to injury and two to suspension.
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However, following Freiburg's relegation from the Bundesliga, Oliver Sorg left the club after the season anyway.
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On 10 June 2015, Oliver Sorg joined Hannover 96 after Freiburg was relegated from Bundesliga.
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FSV Mainz 05 in which Oliver Sorg was sent off right before the final whistle.
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Oliver Sorg 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.
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However, Oliver Sorg would go on to start 8 of the club's final 11 games of the season, finishing the year with 18 starts.
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Oliver Sorg made his international debut with the Germany under-21 team, appearing in a friendly with Argentina's under-20 team on 14 August 2012.
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Germany were in the middle of a qualifying campaign for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and Oliver Sorg started the final game of their group stage, with qualification to the play-offs already ensured.
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An injury to regular right-back Sebastian Jung created an opening at the position for the tournament, and Oliver Sorg started Germany's first two group stage games at right-back.
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Two defeats meant the Germany would not advance, and Oliver Sorg was left out for their final game, against Russia.
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Oliver Sorg received his first senior call-up in a friendly against Poland on 13 May 2014.