| Måns Sörensson | |
| Fullname: | Måns Love Sörensson |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Landskrona, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Landskrona BoIS |
| Youthyears1: | 1991–2003 |
| Youthyears2: | 2004 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Ajax (loan) |
| Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Landskrona BoIS |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Ängelholms FF (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | Falkenbergs FF |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs4: | IFK Malmö |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs5: | Borstahusens BK |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 88 |
| Totalgoals: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 18 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Måns Love Sörensson (born 2 April 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Landskrona BoIS in 2003, he had brief stints with Ajax, Ängelholms FF, and Falkenbergs FF before retiring at IFK Malmö in 2009. A youth international for Sweden between 2001 and 2005, he won a total of 26 caps and scored 20 goals for the Sweden U17 and U19 teams.
Beginning his career with Landskrona BoIS in 1991, Sörensson made his senior debut for the team in a 2002 Svenska Cupen game against Tidaholms GIF at only 16 years of age.[1] The following season, he made his Allsvenskan debut for the team on 6 October 2003 in a 3–0 away loss against AIK. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2005 Svenska Cupen game against Topkapi IK, as Landskrona won 3–0.
In January 2004 Sörensson signed a six-month loan contract with AFC Ajax, joining coach Danny Blind's junior squad.[2] [3] His stay at Ajax was cut short after injuring his knee during a practice session, and he returned to Landskrona in the beginning of May 2004.[4]
He spent the second half of the 2006 season on loan at Ängelholms FF under manager Roar Hansen, scoring a total of two goals.[5] [6]
Ahead of the 2007 Superettan season, Falkenbergs FF signed Sörensson on a two-year contract from Landskrona BoIS for an estimated 200,000 SEK.[7] [8] He left the club after only one season.[9]
In 2008, Sörensson signed for the Division 1 Södra club IFK Malmö.[10] At the end of the season, he announced that he would take a time-out from football after that the club was demoted to Division 2 despite Sörensson's 10 goals in 23 games.[11] [12] In May 2009, Sörensson declared that he would retire from professional football at the age of 23.[13]
Sörensson made a brief comeback in 2012, spending two seasons with Borstahusens BK in Division 4 and then Division 3, scoring a total of 5 goals in 23 games.[14] [15]
Sörensson played in 19 games for the Sweden U17 team, scoring 18 goals. He also represented the Sweden U19 team, scoring 2 goals in 7 games..
In 2018, Sörensson opened up a bookstore in Malmö, Sweden.[16] [17]
| Season | League | Svenska Cupen | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Landskrona BoIS | 2002 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Superettan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Ängelholms FF (loan) | 2006 | Division 1 Södra | 13 | 2 | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| Falkenbergs FF | 2007 | Superettan | 14 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| IFK Malmö | 2008 | Division 1 Södra | 23 | 10 | – | 23 | 10 | ||
| Borstahusens BK | 2012 | Division 4 Nordvästra Skåne | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland | 15 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 5 | – | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 88 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 18 | |||
| Sweden U17 | 2001 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Total | 19 | 18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden U19 | 2004 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 20 | ||