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)

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. 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. 1 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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