Erik Hort (born February 16, 1987, in Montebello, New York) is an American soccer player who is a free agent.

Erik Hort
Personal information
Full name Erik Abraham Hort
Date of birth (1987-02-16) February 16, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Montebello, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Number 3
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Sparta Prague B 5 (0)
2007–2008 Chicago Fire 0 (0)
2008 FK Slavoj Vyšehrad 4 (0)
2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 (0)
2010 Hapoel Ra'anana 2 (0)
2010–2011 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 12 (4)
International career
2006 United States U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:48, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Hort grew up in Montebello, NY. He is one of five children. His father, David Hort, is of Austrian descent, and his mother, Ora Hort, is of Israeli descent. Hort grew up In the academy PDA (Players Development Academy) In New Jersey. Hort was also a member of the Eastern New York ODP, Regional and National Team. With a very promising career ahead of him, Hort broke his leg in 2000 right before the National Team try outs, but quickly bounced back. In Hort's senior year of high school, He was discovered by Czech powerhouse Sparta Prague during a trip with the Regional team. He was eventually signed by them and spent one and a half seasons on their reserve team before joining the Fire in the fall of 2006. He has the ability to play several positions and can create opportunities with his great ability. After the year with the Fire Hort spent the next year going through two sports hernia surgeries in 2007–2008 before coming back and signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2009 Hort joined Maccabi Tel Aviv In the Israeli First Division where he signed for a year before moving to Hapoel Ra'anana also in the First Division, moving from the Second the year before.

He earned 3 caps with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team in 2006.

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total
2008–09 Maccabi Tel Aviv Liga Al 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Hapoel Ra'anana 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Puerto Rico League Torneo de Copa de Puerto Rico League Cup North America Total
2010 Sevilla FC PRSL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 USL Pro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

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