Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)

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

Jacob Lungi Sørensen
Sørensen with Norwich City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jacob Kirk 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
 Brann
Number 18
Youth career
–2008 SGI Fodbold
2008–2016 Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Esbjerg fB 104 (5)
2020–2025 Norwich City 83 (3)
2025– Brann 0 (0)
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 18:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Jacob Kirk Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club SK Brann.

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] On 28 April 2025, Norwich announced that Sørensen would be released when his contract expired at the end of the 2024‍–‍25 season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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[c] 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[d] 0 — 34 2
Total 104 5 8 2 — 2 0 3 1 117 8
Norwich City 2020–21[9] Championship 32 1 0 0 2 0 — — 34 1
2021–22[10] Premier League 10 0 1 0 1 0 — — 12 0
2022–23[11] Championship 19 1 0 0 1 1 — — 20 2
2023–24[12] Championship 14 1 3 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 18 1
2024–25[13] Championship 25 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 25 0
Total 100 3 4 0 4 1 — 1 0 109 4
Career total 204 8 12 2 4 1 2 0 4 1 226 12
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Norwich City

References

  1. ^ Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Southwell, Connor (28 April 2025). "City announce released list as three players to depart". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Jacob Sørensen » Career Stats". Football Critic. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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