Frederik Sørensen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Frederik Sørensen
| fullname = Frederik Hillersborg Sørensen
| image = Frederik Hillesborg Sørensen.JPG
| upright =0.6
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|4|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = KFUM Roskilde[http://roskilde.lokalavisen.dk/frederik-soerensen-forgylder-foedekaeden/20110120/artikler/701219983/1004 Frederik Sørensen forgylder fødekæden - Roskilde Avis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125734/http://roskilde.lokalavisen.dk/frederik-soerensen-forgylder-foedekaeden/20110120/artikler/701219983/1004 |date=19 July 2011 }}
| youthclubs2 = Himmelev–Veddelev
| youthyears1 = 2001–2003
| youthyears2 = 2003–2004
| youthyears3 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs3 = FC Roskilde
| youthyears4 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs4 = Lyngby BK
| clubs1 = Juventus
| years1 = 2010–2012
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Bologna
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = Juventus
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → Hellas Verona (loan)
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2021
| clubs5 = FC Köln
| caps5 = 89
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → Young Boys (loan)
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = Pescara
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2024
| clubs8 = Ternana
| caps8 = 77
| goals8 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2011–2015
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps3 = 15
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–
| nationalteam4 = Denmark
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 10 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 10:07, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
}}
Frederik Hillersborg Sørensen (born 14 April 1992) is a Danish professional footballer. His primary position is centre back but he can also play as a right back.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Copenhagen, Sørensen began playing football with hometown clubs KFUM Roskilde and FC Roskilde before joining Lyngby in 2007. After breaking into the first team, he was under contract until 2013.
=Juventus=
Sørensen officially signed for Juventus on 27 August 2010{{Cite web|url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Lyngby-udlejer-forsvarstalent-til-Juventus/|title=Lyngby udlejer forsvarstalent til Juventus|date=27 August 2010|website=Bold.dk}} after a trial with the Turin-based club in July of the same year.{{Cite web|url=http://lyngby-boldklub.dk/Nyheder/U19_nyt/Lyngby_udlejer_Frederik_S%F8rensen_til_Juventus/ |title=Lyngby udlejer Frederik Sørensen til Juventus|website=Lyngby Boldklub|date=27 August 2010 |language=da|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712071649/http://lyngby-boldklub.dk/Nyheder/U19_nyt/Lyngby_udlejer_Frederik_S%F8rensen_til_Juventus/ |archive-date=12 July 2012 }} After injuries to Leandro Rinaudo and Zdeněk Grygera that would rule them out for several months, Sørensen was called up to the first team for the first time against Bologna on 23 October 2010,{{closed access}}{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_2D1D3804FFF5471AB461570EB6ED4037.asp|title=I 21 bianconeri disponibili per il Bologna|website=Juventus|date=23 October 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026011924/http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_2D1D3804FFF5471AB461570EB6ED4037.asp|archive-date=26 October 2010}} {{password-protected}} and against Milan.{{closed access}}{{Cite news|title=Rientra Amauri, 20 convocati per il big match|trans-title=Amauri Returned, 20 call-up for a big match|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_E47247636598447F8FFED9426126ABE5.asp|website=Juventus|date=29 October 2010|access-date=8 November 2010|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107073845/http://www.juventus.com/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_E47247636598447F8FFED9426126ABE5.asp|archive-date=7 November 2010}} {{password-protected}}
=Bologna=
On 17 January 2012, Sørensen was officially sent to Bologna in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million (initially in a cash-plus-player deal, for Saphir Taïder).{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb/Relazione+finanziara+semestrale+DEFINITIVA+ENG.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb|title=Half-yearly financial report at 31 December 2011|date=29 March 2012|access-date=18 June 2012|publisher=Juventus FC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119124148/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb/Relazione+finanziara+semestrale+DEFINITIVA+ENG.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb|archive-date=19 January 2015}} Despite making just three league appearances for his new club during the remainder of the 2011–12 Serie A campaign, the young defender became an integral part of his club's first team throughout the 2012–13 Serie A season, after they had renewed the co-ownership agreement with Juventus.{{Cite news|title=Sørensen: "Orgoglioso di essere qui"|url=http://www.bolognafc.it/news.asp?id=2628|website=Bologna FC 1909|date=19 January 2012|access-date=18 June 2012|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126022210/http://www.bolognafc.it/news.asp?id=2628|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2012}}
=Return to Juventus=
On 20 June 2014, Sørensen was re-signed on a permanent basis by Juventus for €800,000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/co-ownership-of-gabbiadini-and-sorensen|title = Juventus News: Latest news & highlights}}{{cite web|title=Annual Financial Report 30 June 2014|url=http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/english/financial-statemet-and-reports/2013-2014/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+30_06_2014+eng.pdf|url-status=dead|website=Juventus|date=21 November 2014|access-date=13 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004231922/http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/english/financial-statemet-and-reports/2013-2014/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+30_06_2014+eng.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2018}} In August 2014, Sørensen started training with English side Leeds United ahead of completing a loan move to the club, but the move collapsed after a disagreement between the player's agent and Leeds owner Massimo Cellino, resulting him in returning to Juventus.{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-whites-news/leeds-united-agent-blamed-as-sorensen-loan-deal-collapses-1-6776850|title=Leeds United: Agent blamed as Sorensen loan deal collapses|date=8 August 2014|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|access-date=8 August 2014}}
=Hellas Verona (loan)=
Sørensen officially signed for Hellas Verona on 29 August 2014 on a one-year loan deal for €300,000.{{cite news|title=Sorensen joins Hellas Verona, Rosseti moves to Atalanta|url=http://www.juventus.com/juve/en/news/sorensen-rosseti-loans|website=Juventus|date=29 August 2014|access-date=31 August 2014}}{{Cite web|title=Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015|url=http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/italiano/bilanci/1415/Relazione%20finanziaria%20annuale%20al%2030%20giugno%202015%20definitiva_bassa.pdf|website=Juventus F.C.|date=1 October 2015|access-date=11 October 2015|language=it|format=PDF (1.24MB)|archive-date=24 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124082256/http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/italiano/bilanci/1415/Relazione%20finanziaria%20annuale%20al%2030%20giugno%202015%20definitiva_bassa.pdf|url-status=dead}}
=1. FC Köln=
In July 2015, German Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln signed Sørensen for €1.6 million.{{Cite web|title=Frederik Sørensen joins 1. FC Köln|url=https://www.fc-koeln.de/en/fc-info/news/detailpage/details/frederik-soerensen-joins-1-fc-koeln/|website=1. FC Köln|date=11 July 2015|access-date=11 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712155032/https://www.fc-koeln.de/en/fc-info/news/detailpage/details/frederik-soerensen-joins-1-fc-koeln/|archive-date=12 July 2015}} He quickly established himself as a starter in the centre of Köln's defence and, in January 2017, signed a contract extension until 2021.{{Cite web|title=Lehmann, Risse, und Sørensen {{!}} Verlängert mit Leistungsträgern|url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-verlaengert-mit-leistungstraegern/|url-status=dead|website=1. FC Köln|date=11 January 2017|access-date=24 May 2018|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111192606/https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-verlaengert-mit-leistungstraegern/|archive-date=11 November 2020}} The team qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League but suffered relegation just one season later.{{Cite news|title=Kölns Abstieg ist besiegelt|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln-bundesliga-abstieg-ist-besiegelt-a-1205358.html|website=Der Spiegel|date=28 April 2018|access-date=24 May 2018|language=de}} On 16 January 2021, it was reported that the club had released Sørensen from his contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/soerensen-loest-vertrag-in-koeln-offenbar-auf-4000000036410/transfermeldung|title=Sörensen löst Vertrag in Köln offenbar auf|access-date=16 January 2021|language=de}}
==Loan to BSC Young Boys==
On 18 August 2019, Sørensen was loaned out to Swiss club BSC Young Boys for the 2019-20 season.{{Cite web|title=Frederik Sørensen Leihweise zu YB|url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=11582|website=BSC Young Boys|date=18 August 2019|language=de}}
=Delfino Pescara 1936=
Having been released by 1.FC Köln, Sørensen joined Serie B club Pescara on a free transfer.{{Cite web|title=Frederik Sorensen è un nuovo giocatore #BiancAzzurro|url=https://www.pescaracalcio.com/frederik-sorensen-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-biancazzurro/|access-date=21 January 2021|website=Delfino Pescara 1936|date=20 January 2021}}
International career
Sørensen has been capped four times for the Danish U17 team, twice against Portugal,{{Cite news|title=U/17 landsholdet slog til igen mod Portugal.|url=http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=250288|website=Danish Football Association|date=5 December 2008|access-date=8 November 2010|language=da}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2008/December/endnu_en_sejr_i_portugal.aspx|title=Endnu en sejr i Portugal|website=Danish Football Association|date=5 December 2008|access-date=8 November 2010|language=da}} and twice against Greece.{{cite news|url=http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=250619|title=Sjældent nederlag til U/17|website=Danish Football Association|date=10 February 2009|access-date=8 November 2010|language=da}} He also played once for the U18 team in an unofficial friendly matches against Bavaria and Romania U18 as an unused substitute.{{cite news|url=http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=251856|title=U/18 tog 3. pladsen i Tjekkiet|website=Danish Football Association|date=20 August 2009|access-date=8 November 2010|language=da}} He was a part of the Danish squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but he only played the first match and got injured as Denmark were eliminated after the group phase.
In June 2015, Sørensen was called up to the Danish senior squad for a friendly match against Montenegro.{{Cite news|title=Olsen plyndrer U21-landshold for otte spillere|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/landsholdsfodbold/olsen-plyndrer-u21-landshold-for-otte-spillere/5590486|website=Ekstra Bladet|date=2 June 2015|language=da}} In 2017, he debuted against Germany during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification that ended in a 1–1 draw.{{Cite news|title=Dansker tager til schweizisk mesterklub|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2019-08-18-dansker-tager-til-schweizisk-mesterklub|website=TV 2 Denmark|date=18 August 2019|language=da}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{DBU player|6659}}
- [http://danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?spillerid=15763 Profile at danskfodbold.com], official statisticians to the Danish Football Association {{in lang|da}}
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