Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)

Jacob Sørensen
	Sørensen with Norwich City in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Lungi Sørensen
Date of birth	3 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Esbjerg, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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
2016–2020	Esbjerg fB
2020–	Norwich City
International career‡
2015	Denmark U18
2017–2019	Denmark U20
2018–2019	Denmark U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 30 November 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

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 30 November 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Danish Superliga	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	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		83	3	4	0	4	1	—		1	0	92	4
Career total			187	8	12	2	4	1	2	0	4	1	209	12

Honours

Norwich City

EFL Championship: 2020–21^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 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

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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[1] Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway

[NCFC-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.

[JS20-8] "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[JS21-9] "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[JS22-10] "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[JS23-11] "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[12] "Jacob Sorensen | Football Stats | Norwich City | Age 26 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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