Jacob Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Norwich City.
![]() Sørensen playing for Norwich City in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Lungi Sørensen | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 33 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
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 19:56, 5 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
2019–20 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
Total | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 106 | 5 | ||||
Norwich City | 2020–21[8] | Championship | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
2021–22[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
Career total | 136 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 6 |
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