He played boys' soccer at St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High School where he was part of two Missouri state championship teams in 1985 and 1988.

After spending two years contracted to the U.S. national team leading up to the 1994 World Cup, Sorber moved to Mexico to play first division soccer with UNAM.

He was claimed by New England Revolution but then traded to Chicago Fire during the 2000 preseason for a fourth-round pick in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.

Sorber played only one year with Chicago, helping the club win the Central Division title and reach the 2000 MLS Cup final.

Following the tournament, national team coach Bora Milutinović stated "When you analyze the World Cup, Sorber was probably our MVP.

Sorber retired in February 2001 and returned to his alma mater, Saint Louis University, where he joined the Billikens as their assistant coach.

On October 5, 2011, MLS expansion side Montreal Impact announced that Sorber had joined the club as an assistant coach.

In January 2013, following the departure of head coach Jesse Marsch, the Montreal Impact announced that it will not retain the services of Mike Sorber for the 2013 season.