Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)

Jacob Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.

Not to be confused with Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1983), another Danish footballer.

Jacob Sørensen
Sørensen playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jacob Lungi Sørensen
Date of birth (1998-03-03) 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
0000–2008 SGI Fodbold
2008–2016 Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Esbjerg fB 104 (5)
2020– Norwich City 52 (2)
International career‡
2015 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U20 6 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

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.[2]

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] 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

Club
As of match played 12 March 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg fB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 8011—0031122
2017–18 Danish 1st Division 31110—00—321
2018–19 Danish Superliga 36330—00—393
2019–20 29131—20—342
Total 104582—20311178
Norwich City 2020–21[8] Championship 3210020——341
2021–22[9] Premier League 1001010——120
2022–23[10] Championship 1000010——110
Total 5211010——561
Career total 1566924020311729

    Honours

    Norwich City

    References
    1. Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
    2. "Norwich City sign Jacob Sorensen on three-year deal". canaries.co.uk. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
    3. "Jacob Sorensen: Norwich sign Danish midfielder on three-year contract". BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
    4. "'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.
    5. "Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    6. "Jacob Sørensen signs contract extension at Norwich City". canaries.co.uk. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    7. "Jacob Sørensen » Career Stats". Football Critic. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    8. "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    9. "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
    10. "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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