Lasse Sørensen (born 21 October 1999) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Lincoln City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lasse Sørensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Vejen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 2016–2018 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Stoke City | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lincoln City | 39 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 17 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Sørensen was born in Vejen and began his career with the youth team of Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB before moving to English side Stoke City in January 2016.[3] He joined up with the first team after impressing manager Paul Lambert playing for the club's under-23 side towards the end of the 2017–18 campaign.[4]
Sørensen made his professional debut on 13 May 2018 in a Premier League match against Swansea City, he played 76 minutes as already relegated Stoke won 2–1.[5][6] Sørensen signed a long-term contract with Stoke in July 2018.[7] His only appearance in the 2018–19 season came against Preston North End on 26 January 2019.[8]
Sørensen made no appearances in the 2019–20 season until March 2020 when the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the lockdown Sørensen recorded high running stats tracked on GPS training-vests.[9] His work was rewarded with a start in the first match of the restart away at Reading on 20 June 2020.[10] He made five more appearances towards the end of the campaign as Stoke finished in 15th position.[11]
On 4 September 2020 Sørensen joined EFL League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the 2020–21 season.[12][13] He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round home defeat to Coventry City.[14] Whilst on loan, on 8 December 2020 Sørensen scored his first professional goal in a 6–0 EFL Trophy Round of 32 home victory over Norwich City U21.[15] Sørensen made 34 appearances for the Dons as they finished in 13th position.[16]
On 23 July 2021, Sørensen joined EFL League One club Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a long-term contract with the Imps.[17] He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season against Gillingham.[18] He would score his first goal for the club on 2 October 2021, at home to Plymouth Argyle.[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2017–18[21] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[22] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[23] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City U23 | 2018–19[22] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League One | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[24] | League One | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2022–23[25] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 91 | 2 | ||
Lincoln City F.C. – current squad | |
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