Asger Sørensen

Asger Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg. His former clubs include FC Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg and SSV Jahn Regensburg.

Asger Sørensen
Sørensen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016
Personal information
Full name Asger Strømgaard Sørensen
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996
Place of birth Virklund, Denmark[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
Number 4
Youth career
Virklund Boldklub
Silkeborg IF
2011–2014 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 FC Liefering 41 (1)
2014–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2017–2019 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 52 (0)
2019– 1. FC Nürnberg 24 (6)
National team‡
2011–2012 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U17 10 (3)
2014 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2015 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:16, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:46, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

A defender, Sørensen began his career at the lower levels at Virklund Boldklub before moving to Silkeborg IF, before finally signing with the FC Midtjylland youth academy. On 23 September 2013, he made his senior debut for Midtjylland in a Danish Cup match against FC Djursland.[2][3] This would be his only appearance for the club. In January 2014, he was signed by FC Red Bull Salzburg and was subsequently placed in their feeder club FC Liefering.[3] Sørensen made his debut for the side on 7 March 2014 in a home game against SC Austria Lustenau.[4]

An ankle injury kept Sørensen sidelined for most of the 2014–15 season, only making his return in the 30th round of competition for FC Liefering. However, a hand fracture meant that he would be sidelined for another extended period of time, making only nine appearances during the 2015–16 season. He played more regularly the following season, making 15 appearances in which he scored one goal. Sørensen made 41 total appearances for Liefering, scoring one goal, while making three total appearances for FC Red Bull Salzburg.[5]

Sørensen with FC Liefering in 2014.

In July 2017, Red Bull Salzburg loaned Sørensen to 2. Bundesliga club Jahn Regensburg on a two-year loan deal.[6] He made 52 total appearances for Jahn Regensburg during his tenure there.[5]

Sørensen did not return to Salzburg ahead of the 2019–20 season, instead signing a two-year contract with recently relegated 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[7] On 27 July 2019, he made his debut for the club in league match against Dynamo Dresden away at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, which ended in a 1–0 win for Nürnberg.[5][8]

International career

Sørensen made five appearances for the Denmark under-16 team and 10 appearances for the under-17 team.[9] Later, he would also go on to gain three and one caps, respectively, for the Denmark under-18 team and under-20 team.

On 31 August 2017, Sørensen made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 team in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match.[10]

Honours

References
  1. "Virklund-dreng skifter til bundesliganedrykker". Silkeborg Nyt (in Danish). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Sørensen: Det er kæmpestort". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. Egelund, Klaus (30 January 2014). "Red Bull kaprer FCM-talent". ekstrabladet.dk. Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau - 7 March 2014". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Denmark - A. Sørensen - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "Regensburg leiht Sörensen aus". kicker.de (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. "Club verpflichtet dänischen U-21-Nationalspieler Sörensen". kicker.de (in German). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. "Zum Einstand: Der 1. FC Nürnberg besiegt die SG Dynamo Dresden mit 1:0". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Asger S. Sørensen". dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. "Færøerne - Danmark - 0-3". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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