Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26 December 2002) is a Danish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mads Søndergaard Clausen | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NUGF Viborg | |||
| Viborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Viborg | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Søndergaard joined Viborg FF at the age of 12 from NUGF, a club in his hometown Viborg where he started as a 4-year-old.[1] At the age of 16, Søndergaard was rewarded with a youth contract in Viborg and shortly after, began training with the first team.
On 24 June 2020, Søndergaard got his official debut for Viborg in a Danish 1st Division game against Skive IK.[2] Søndergaard ended the 2019-20 season with six appearances; three from the start and three from the bench. As of the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Søndergaard became a permanent part of the first team squad at Viborg and on 17 September 2020, Søndergaard signed a new deal with the club until June 2023, which would see him go on full-time from the summer 2021.[3]
The following 2020-21 season wasn't easy for Søndergaard; first an injury that kept him out from late September to mid-November, followed by a serious knee injury - more precisely a meniscus injury - that cost him an operation and an injury break of 9 months.[4]
Søndergaard played his first match after his serious injury, in January 2022; a friendly match against Hobro IK.[5] Søndergaard finished the 2021-22 season with six appearances in the Danish Superliga.
Mads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg FF-captain Preben Søndergaard.[1]
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