Christian Sørensen

Christian Sørensen
Personal information
Full name Christian Nikolaj Sørensen
Date of birth (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 15
Youth career
Sanderum BK
Næsby BK
OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 OB 15 (2)
2013–2016 Silkeborg 46 (6)
2016–2017 Þróttur 12 (2)
2017–2019 Fredericia 75 (16)
2019–2022 Viborg 100 (9)
2022–2024 Copenhagen 37 (2)
2024– Midtjylland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024

Christian Nikolaj Sørensen (born 6 August 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Midtjylland.[1]

Club career

Sørensen started his football career in Verninge, but has also played for Sanderum and Næsby BK, before he joined Odense Boldklub.[2]

Sørensen joined Odense Boldklub on 1 June 2011. He made his official debut on 16 July against FC Nordsjælland. He scored his first goal against Lyngby BK in the Danish Superliga on 20 August 2011.

After leaving FC Fredericia,[3] Sørensen joined Viborg FF on 9 July 2019 on a three-year contract.[4] After a few successful seasons at Viborg, it was confirmed on 31 August 2022 that 30-year old Sørensen had joined the Danish champions, F.C. Copenhagen, on a deal until the end of 2025.[5]

International career

Sørensen played one game with the Denmark U19 national team. He was later a part of the Denmark U21.

Career statistics

As of match played 3 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OB 2011–12 Danish Superliga 11 1 1 0 6[a] 0 — 18 1
2012–13 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
Total 14 2 1 0 6 0 — 21 2
Silkeborg 2013–14 Danish 1st Division 27 6 1 0 — — 28 6
2014–15 Danish Superliga 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
2015–16 Danish 1st Division 10 0 3 2 — — 13 2
Total 46 6 6 2 — — 52 8
Þróttur 2016 Úrvalsdeild 12 2 0 0 — — 12 2
Fredericia 2016–17 Danish 1st Division 13 2 0 0 — — 13 2
2017–18 29 3 6 1 — — 35 4
2018–19 33 11 2 1 — — 35 12
Total 75 16 7 2 — — 95 20
Viborg 2019–20 Danish 1st Division 29 1 2 0 — — 31 1
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 31 4 2 1 — — 33 5
2021–22 Danish Superliga 32 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 33 2
2022–23 Danish Superliga 7 2 0 0 6[c] 0 — 13 2
Total 99 9 4 1 6 0 1 0 110 10
Copenhagen 2022–23 Danish Superliga 17 2 7 0 5[d] 0 — 29 2
2023–24 Danish Superliga 19 0 3 1 7[d] 0 — 29 1
2024–25 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 3 0
Total 37 2 10 1 14 0 — 61 3
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 287 37 30 6 26 0 1 0 344 43
  1. ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League, and 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Superliga European play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Viborg

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ Christian Sørensen at Soccerway
  2. ^ To OBere forlænger, tv2fyn.dk, 20 February 2012
  3. ^ Farvel til topscorer: Han forlader efter alt at dømme FC Fredericia‚ frdb.dk, 17 April 2019
  4. ^ Christian Sørensen til Viborg FF, vff.dk, 9 July 2019
  5. ^ F.C. KØBENHAVN KØBER CHRISTIAN SØRENSEN, fck.dk, 31 August 2022
  6. ^ "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "DANISH CHAMPIONS 2022/23". www.fck.dk/. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.