Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Lungi Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | SGI Fodbold | ||
| 2008–2016 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Esbjerg fB | 98 | (6) |
| 2020– | Norwich City | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Denmark U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018– | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 9 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Jacob Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Championship club Norwich City.
Club career
Esbjerg fB
Sørensen made his senior league debut for Esbjerg fB on 1 December 2016 in a Danish Superliga match away to Odense. The final score was 1-0 for Esbjerg fB. During his time at the club, he made 117 appearances and scored a total of 8 goals.[citation needed]
Norwich City
On 20 July 2020, Sørensen signed a three-year contract with Norwich City.[2][3] He made his debut against Brentford as a late replacement for Xavi Quintillà at left back, a position he had never played at before.[4] Sørensen scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 win against Nottingham Forest on 9 December.[5]
References
- ^ Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
- ^ "Norwich City sign Jacob Sorensen on three-year deal". canaries.co.uk. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Sorensen: Norwich sign Danish midfielder on three-year contract". BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "'That's what I love' - Sorensen relished his challenging City debut at Brentford". The Pink'un. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External links
- Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
- Jakob Lungi Sørensen at DBU
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