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Elias Sørensen
Personal information
Full name Elias Fritjof Grænge Sørensen[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Sjunkeby, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 18
Youth career
2014–2016 HB Køge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 HB Køge 5 (0)
2016–2021 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Carlisle United (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Almere City (loan) 23 (5)
2021–2024 Esbjerg 78 (39)
2024– Portsmouth 8 (1)
International career‡
2016 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2018 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2019 Denmark U20 3 (2)
2019 Denmark U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019

Elias Fritjof Grænge Sørensen (born 18 September 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Portsmouth.

Club career

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Born in Sjunkeby,[1] after playing youth football for Danish club HB Køge,[3] Sørensen became Køge's youngest ever player after coming on as a late substitute against Silkeborg on 8 May 2016 at the age of 16. In the summer of 2016, following a trial period, Sørensen signed for Newcastle United.[4] In January 2019, Sørensen signed on loan for Blackpool.[5] Whilst with Blackpool he continued to also play for the Newcastle under-23 team.[6] Despite Blackpool manager Terry McPhillips suggesting he would play more games,[7] he was recalled by Newcastle in March after making just one appearance for the club.[8]

He then joined League Two side Carlisle United on 16 August 2019 on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9] The loan was cut short on 20 December 2019 by Newcastle.[10]

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Dutch club Almere City.[11]

He returned to Denmark in July 2021, signing for Esbjerg.[12] Sørensen impressed during the 2023–24 season in the Danish 2nd Division, winning promotion to the Danish 1st Division. He was awarded player of the season and became the top goalscorer with 24 goals and 12 assists in 30 appearances.[13][14]

In August 2024 Sørensen returned to England, signing for Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.[15] He scored against Leeds United on his debut for the club.[16]

International career

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Sørensen has represented Denmark at under-17 and under-19 international youth levels,[3] and has also been involved with the under-21 team.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 22 October 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HB Køge 2015–16 Danish 1st Division 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
2016–17 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Newcastle United 2016–17 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 5[a] 4 5 4
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 6 4
Blackpool (loan) 2018–19 EFL League One 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2019–20 EFL League Two 8 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 12 0
Almere City (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 23 5 1 0 – 0 0 24 5
Esbjerg 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 26 7 2 2 – 0 0 28 9
2022–23 Danish 2nd Division 20 7 1 0 – 0 0 21 7
2023–24 30 24 2 3 – 0 0 32 27
2024–25 Danish 1st Division 2 1 0 0 – 0 0 2 1
Total 78 39 5 5 0 0 0 0 83 44
Portsmouth 2024–25 EFL Championship 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
Career total 154 45 6 5 2 0 9 4 171 54
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Esbjerg fB

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Elias Sørensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  5. ^ a b "Elias Sorensen: Blackpool sign Newcastle United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  8. ^ Matt Scrafton (13 March 2019). "Elias Sorensen's nightmare loan spell at Blackpool cut short by Newcastle". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ^ BBC (16 August 2019). "Elias Sorensen: Newcastle United loan forward to Carlisle United for the season". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ^ Knight, Chris (20 December 2019). "NUFC recall Elias Sorensen following disappointing loan at Carlisle". nechronicle.
  11. ^ "Sørensen joins Almere on season-long loan". Newcastle United Football Club.
  12. ^ "Sørensen completes Esbjerg move". Newcastle United Football Club.
  13. ^ a b Hehr, Michael (31 May 2024). "Elias Sørensen er Årets Profil i 2. Division 2023/2024". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. ^ a b Bruun, Ole (31 May 2024). "Så steg prisen lige på EfB's topscorer: Elias Sørensen kåret til årets profil i 2. division". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Elias Sorensen: Portsmouth sign Danish striker from Esbjerg". BBC Sport. 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Late equaliser: Championship favourites Leeds in thrilling draw with Portsmouth". RTL Today. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Denmark - E. Sørensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  18. ^ Benthien, Kasper (31 May 2024). "Esbjerg vinder 2. division: Lammetæver AB". Campo (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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