Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)

Jacob Sørensen
Sørensen with Norwich City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jacob Kirk Lungi Sørensen
Date of birth (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Number 18
Youth career
–2008 SGI Fodbold
2008–2016 Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Esbjerg fB 104 (5)
2020–2025 Norwich City 100 (3)
2025– Brann 21 (1)
International career‡
2015 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U20 6 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Jacob Kirk Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club SK Brann.

Club career

Esbjerg fB

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. During his time at the club, he made 117 appearances and scored a total of 8 goals.[2]

Norwich City

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] On 28 April 2025, Norwich announced that Sørensen would be released when his contract expired at the end of the 2024‍–‍25 season.[7]

Brann

On 7 July 2025, Sørensen joined Eliteserien club Brann on a three-year deal.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg fB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 8011—003[c]1122
2017–18 Danish 1st Division 31110—00—321
2018–19 Danish Superliga 36330—00—393
2019–20 Danish Superliga 29131—2[d]0—342
Total 104582—20311178
Norwich City 2020–21[10] Championship 3210020——341
2021–22[11] Premier League 1001010——120
2022–23[12] Championship 1910011——202
2023–24[13] Championship 1413000—1[e]0181
2024–25[14] Championship 2500000—00250
Total 10034041—101094
Brann 2025 Eliteserien 12100—11[f]1—232
2026 Eliteserien 9042—8[g]0—212
Total 20142—191—444
Career total 2249164412114126416
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Norwich City

References

  1. ↑ Jacob Sørensen at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Norwich City sign Jacob Sorensen on three-year deal". canaries.co.uk. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Sorensen: Norwich sign Danish midfielder on three-year contract". BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "'That's what I love' - Sorensen relished his challenging City debut at Brentford". The Pink'un. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City 2–1 Nottingham Forest – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jacob Sørensen signs contract extension at Norwich City". canaries.co.uk. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Southwell, Connor (28 April 2025). "City announce released list as three players to depart". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ny danske på plass" [New Danish in place]. www.brann.no (in Norwegian). 7 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jacob Sørensen » Career Stats". Football Critic. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jacob Sørensen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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