Måns Sörensson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Måns Sörensson

| image =

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| fullname = Måns Love Sörensson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Landskrona, Sweden

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthclubs1 = Landskrona BoIS

| youthyears1 = 1991–2003

| youthyears2 = 2004

| youthclubs2 = → Ajax (loan)

| years1 = 2003–2006

| clubs1 = Landskrona BoIS

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006

| clubs2 = → Ängelholms FF (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2007

| clubs3 = Falkenbergs FF

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2009

| clubs4 = IFK Malmö

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2012–2013

| clubs5 = Borstahusens BK

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 5

| totalcaps = 88

| totalgoals = 17

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 18

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2005

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 2

}}

Måns Love Sörensson (born 2 April 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Landskrona BoIS in 2003, he had brief stints with Ajax, Ängelholms FF, and Falkenbergs FF before retiring at IFK Malmö in 2009. A youth international for Sweden between 2001 and 2005, he won a total of 26 caps and scored 20 goals for the Sweden U17 and U19 teams.

Club career

= Landskrona BoIS =

Beginning his career with Landskrona BoIS in 1991, Sörensson made his senior debut for the team in a 2002 Svenska Cupen game against Tidaholms GIF at only 16 years of age.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Visa data|url=https://boishistoria.se/visa-data/?what=spelare&id=579&link=visa-data|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 October 2020|website=BoISHistoria|language=sv-SE}} The following season, he made his Allsvenskan debut for the team on 6 October 2003 in a 3–0 away loss against AIK. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 2005 Svenska Cupen game against Topkapi IK, as Landskrona won 3–0.

== Loan to Ajax ==

In January 2004 Sörensson signed a six-month loan contract with AFC Ajax, joining coach Danny Blind's junior squad.{{Cite web|title=Ajax sign young talent|url=https://english.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-now/ajax-sign-young-talent.htm|access-date=20 October 2020|website=Ajax English|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Landskrona-talang hyrs ut till Ajax|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/landskrona-talang-hyrs-ut-till-ajax/|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.expressen.se|language=sv}} His stay at Ajax was cut short after injuring his knee during a practice session, and he returned to Landskrona in the beginning of May 2004.{{Cite web|title=SvenskaFans|url=https://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/bois/17782|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.svenskafans.com|language=en}}

== Loan to Ängelholms FF ==

He spent the second half of the 2006 season on loan at Ängelholms FF under manager Roar Hansen, scoring a total of two goals.{{Cite web|title=Måns är förlorad för ÄFF|url=https://www.hd.se/2006-11-29/mans-ar-forlorad-for-aff|access-date=20 October 2020|website=HD|language=sv}}{{Cite web|title=Ängelholms FF {{!}} Fotboll {{!}} everysport.com|url=http://www.everysport.com/sport/fotboll/team/aengelholms-ff/9627#competition10608|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.everysport.com}}

= Falkenbergs FF =

Ahead of the 2007 Superettan season, Falkenbergs FF signed Sörensson on a two-year contract from Landskrona BoIS for an estimated 200,000 SEK.{{Cite web|title=Bois tappar talang|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/bois-tappar-talang/|access-date=20 October 2020|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv}}{{Cite web|title=Sörensson förstärker Falkenberg|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/sorensson-forstarker-falkenberg/|access-date=20 October 2020|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv}} He left the club after only one season.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Målvaktskris i Falkenbergs FF|url=https://www.hn.se/cmlink/m%C3%A5lvaktskris-i-falkenbergs-ff-1.3656229?ajax=true&site=2.652&page=2.677|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.hn.se}}

= IFK Malmö and retirement =

In 2008, Sörensson signed for the Division 1 Södra club IFK Malmö.{{Cite web|title=Måns Sörensson snart klar för spel i IFK Malmö|url=https://www.skd.se/2008/01/23/mans-sorensson-snart-klar-for-spel-i-ifk-malmo/|access-date=20 October 2020|website=Skånska Dagbladet|language=sv-SE}} At the end of the season, he announced that he would take a time-out from football after that the club was demoted to Division 2 despite Sörensson's 10 goals in 23 games.{{Cite web|title=IFK Malmö Fotboll {{!}} Sörensson tar timeout från fotbollen|url=https://www.ifkmalmo.se/2009/03/13/sorensson-tar-timeout-fran-fotbollen/|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.ifkmalmo.se}}{{Cite web|title=Måns Sörensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se./spelarfakta/mans-sorensson/fc54d749-148e-4d78-95f6-29fec6787810|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}} In May 2009, Sörensson declared that he would retire from professional football at the age of 23.{{Cite web|title=Talangen som försvann – vid 23 års ålder|url=https://www.hd.se/2009-05-04/talangen-som-forsvann--vid-23-ars-alder|access-date=20 October 2020|website=HD|language=sv}}

= Comeback =

Sörensson made a brief comeback in 2012, spending two seasons with Borstahusens BK in Division 4 and then Division 3, scoring a total of 5 goals in 23 games.{{Cite web|title=Måns Sörensson - Lagstatistik|url=https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=56822|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.lagstatistik.se|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Måns Sörensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/mans-sorensson/fc54d749-148e-4d78-95f6-29fec6787810/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=20 October 2020|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}

International career

Sörensson played in 19 games for the Sweden U17 team, scoring 18 goals. He also represented the Sweden U19 team, scoring 2 goals in 7 games.

Personal life

In 2018, Sörensson opened up a bookstore in Malmö, Sweden.{{Cite web|title=Malmös minsta bokhandel har flyttat in vid S:t Knut|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2018-08-31/malmos-minsta-bokhandel-har-flyttat-in-vid-s-t-knut|access-date=5 November 2020|website=Sydsvenskan|language=sv}}{{Cite web|date=7 January 2019|title=Den lilla bokhandeln i Malmö som är ett stort passionsprojekt|url=https://www.boktugg.se/2019/01/07/den-lilla-bokhandeln-i-malmo-som-ar-ett-stort-passionsprojekt/|access-date=5 November 2020|website=Boktugg.se|language=sv-SE}}

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web\|title=Mans Sörensson Stats\|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/18668cb2/Mans-Sorensson\|access-date=21 October 2020\|website=FBref.com\|language=en}} ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Svenska Cupen ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="6" \|Landskrona BoIS \|2002 \|Allsvenskan \|0 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0
2003 \|Allsvenskan \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \|0 \|0
2004 \|Allsvenskan \|4 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \|4 \|0
2005 \|Allsvenskan \|8 \|0 \|2 \|1 \|10 \|1
2006 \|Superettan \|2 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|3 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !15 !0 !4 !1 !18 !1
Ängelholms FF (loan) \|2006 \|Division 1 Södra \|13 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|– \|13 \|2
Falkenbergs FF \|2007 \|Superettan \|14 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|– \|14 \|0
IFK Malmö \|2008 \|Division 1 Södra \|23 \|10 \| colspan="2" \|– \|23 \|10
rowspan="3" \|Borstahusens BK \|2012 \|Division 4 Nordvästra Skåne \|8 \|4 \| colspan="2" \|– \|8 \|4
2013 \|Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland \|15 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|– \|15 \|1
colspan="2" \|Total !23 !5 ! colspan="2" \|– !23 !5
colspan="3" \|Career total !88 !17 !4 !1 !92 !18

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web|title=Mans Sörensson Stats|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/18668cb2/Mans-Sorensson|access-date=21 October 2020|website=FBref.com|language=en}}

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Svenska Cupen

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Landskrona BoIS

|2002

|Allsvenskan

2003

|Allsvenskan

| colspan="2" |–

2004

|Allsvenskan

| colspan="2" |–

2005

|Allsvenskan

|10

2006

|Superettan

colspan="2" |Total

!15

!18

Ängelholms FF (loan)

|2006

|Division 1 Södra

|13

| colspan="2" |–

|13

Falkenbergs FF

|2007

|Superettan

|14

| colspan="2" |–

|14

IFK Malmö

|2008

|Division 1 Södra

|23

|10

| colspan="2" |–

|23

|10

rowspan="3" |Borstahusens BK

|2012

|Division 4 Nordvästra Skåne

| colspan="2" |–

2013

|Division 3 Sydvästra Götaland

|15

| colspan="2" |–

|15

colspan="2" |Total

!23

! colspan="2" |–

!23

colspan="3" |Career total

!88

!17

!92

!18

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="4" \|Sweden U17 \|2001 \|4 \|3
2002 \|10 \|11
2003 \|5 \|4
Total !19 !18
rowspan="3" \|Sweden U19 \|2004 \|5 \|1
2005 \|2 \|1
Total !7 !2
colspan="2" \|Career total !26 !20

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="4" |Sweden U17

|2001

2002

|10

|11

2003