Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)
 Sørensen playing for Norwich City in 2021 | |||
| 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) | Defensive 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 | 104 | (5) |
| 2020– | Norwich City | 76 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Denmark U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:55, 15 October 2024 (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 who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
Club career
[edit]Esbjerg fB
[edit]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.[citation needed] During his time at the club, he made 117 appearances and scored a total of 8 goals.[2]
Norwich City
[edit]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] On 15 July 2021, after Norwich's Championship title winning season in which he made 32 league appearances, Sørensen signed a new contract until June 2024.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 104 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 117 | 8 | |||
| Norwich City | 2020–21[8] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[9] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23[10] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24[11] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25[12] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 85 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 180 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 12 | ||
Honours
[edit]Norwich City
References
[edit]- ^ Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Sørensen signs contract extension at Norwich City". canaries.co.uk. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Jacob Sørensen » Career Stats". Football Critic. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Jacob Sorensen | Football Stats | Norwich City | Age 26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website
- Jacob Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Esbjerg
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Esbjerg fB players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- English Football League players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
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