[5][6] He won the gold medal in the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

At the 2020 World Championships held in Dubai in 2021, Sofuoğlu secured third place in the individual and team events, while in Poreč he became European champion in these two disciplines.

He finished the group stage in second place behind Ryō Kiyuna with 27.32 points, advancing to the bronze medal duel against Park Hee-jun.

Behind Olympic champion Ryō Kiyuna and second-place finisher Damián Quintero, Ariel Torres also won a bronze medal alongside Sofuoğlu.

[9] He won the gold medalin the men's individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.