Christian Sørensen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Sørensen
| image =
| fullname = Christian Nikolaj Sørensen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Denmark
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Midtjylland
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sanderum BK
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Næsby BK
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = OB
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = OB
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2013–2016
| clubs2 = Silkeborg
| caps2 = 46
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = Þróttur
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2017–2019
| clubs4 = Fredericia
| caps4 = 75
| goals4 = 16
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = Viborg
| caps5 = 100
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Copenhagen
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Midtjylland
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 3 November 2024
}}
Christian Nikolaj Sørensen (born 6 August 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Midtjylland.{{Soccerway|christian-sorensen/158367}}
Club career
Sørensen started his football career in Verninge, but has also played for Sanderum and Næsby BK, before he joined Odense Boldklub.[https://www.tv2fyn.dk/fyn/obere-forlaenger To OBere forlænger], tv2fyn.dk, 20 February 2012
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,[https://frdb.dk/sport/Farvel-til-topscorer-Han-forlader-efter-alt-at-doemme-FC-Fredericia/artikel/240972 Farvel til topscorer: Han forlader efter alt at dømme FC Fredericia]‚ frdb.dk, 17 April 2019 Sørensen joined Viborg FF on 9 July 2019 on a three-year contract.[https://www.vff.dk/nyheder2/frontpagenews/11414-christian-sorensen-til-viborg-ff Christian Sørensen til Viborg FF], vff.dk, 9 July 2019 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.[https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fc-koebenhavn-koeber-christian-soerensen F.C. KØBENHAVN KØBER CHRISTIAN SØRENSEN], fck.dk, 31 August 2022
International career
Sørensen played one game with the Denmark U19 national team. He was later a part of the Denmark U21.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|OB
| rowspan="2" |Danish Superliga |11 |1 |1 |0 |6{{Efn|1 appearance in UEFA Champions League, and 5 appearances in UEFA Europa League}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2012–13
|3 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3 |1 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!14 !2 !1 !0 !6 !0 ! colspan="2" |— !21 !2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Silkeborg
|27 |6 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |28 |6 | ||||||||||
| 2014–15
|Danish Superliga |9 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |11 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2015–16
|Danish 1st Division |10 |0 |3 |2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |13 |2 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!46 !6 !6 !2 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !52 !8 | ||||||||||
| Þróttur
|2016 |12 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Fredericia
| rowspan="3" |Danish 1st Division |13 |2 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |13 |2 | ||||||||||
| 2017–18
|29 |3 |6 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |35 |4 | ||||||||||
| 2018–19
|33 |11 |2 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |35 |12 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!75 !16 !7 !2 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !95 !20 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="5" |Viborg
|Danish 1st Division |29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|Danish 1st Division |31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{Efn|Appearances in Superliga European play-offs}} | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!99 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 10 | |
| rowspan="4"|Copenhagen
|Danish Superliga |17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|Danish Superliga |19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Danish Superliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 61 | 3 | ||
| Midtjylland
|Danish Superliga |4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!287 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 43 |
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Honours
Viborg
- Danish 1st Division: 2020–21{{cite news |title=Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-05-26-viborg-vinder-1-division |work=sport.tv2.dk |date=26 May 2021 |language=da-DK}}
Copenhagen
|url=https://www.fck.dk/en/news/danish-champions-202223/|website=www.fck.dk/ |access-date=19 December 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{UEFA player}}
{{FC Midtjylland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Christian}}
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Næsby Boldklub players
Category:FC Fredericia players
Category:F.C. Copenhagen players
Category:FC Midtjylland players
Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland