Jacob Sørensen | |
Full Name: | Jacob Lungi Sørensen |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1998 |
Birth Place: | Esbjerg, Denmark |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Norwich City |
Clubnumber: | 19 |
Youthyears1: | –2008 |
Youthclubs1: | SGI Fodbold |
Youthyears2: | 2008–2016 |
Youthclubs2: | Esbjerg fB |
Years1: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs1: | Esbjerg fB |
Caps1: | 104 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2020– |
Clubs2: | Norwich City |
Caps2: | 52 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Denmark U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Denmark U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Denmark U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 14:16, 12 March 2023 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC) |
Jacob Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Norwich City.
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.
On 20 July 2020, Sørensen signed a three-year contract with Norwich City.[1] [2] He made his debut against Brentford as a late replacement for Xavi Quintillà at left back, a position he had never played at before.[3] Sørensen scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 win against Nottingham Forest on 9 December.[4] 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.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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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 | Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 1 | |||||
Career total | 156 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 172 | 9 |
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