Victor Torp
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Victor Torp
| fullname = Victor Torp Overgaard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|07|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lemvig, Denmark
| height = 1.78mhttps://uk.soccerway.com/players/victor-torp/424128/
| position = Midfielder, forward
| currentclub = Coventry City
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Lemvig GF
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Midtjylland
| years1 = 2018–2022
| clubs1 = Midtjylland
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = → Fredericia (loan)
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → Fredericia (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Lyngby (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = → Kortrijk (loan)
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = Sarpsborg 08
| caps6 = 43
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Coventry City
| caps7 = 51
| goals7 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2018
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 20:08, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Victor Torp Overgaard (born 30 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for {{English football updater|CoventrC}} club Coventry City. He is a former Denmark youth international.
Club career
=Midtjylland=
Torp started playing football in Lemvig, northwest Jutland, on the banks of the Limfjord when he joined Lemvig GF. Later he was scouted to the youth team of Midtjylland.
==Fredericia (loans)==
Shortly before his 19th birthday, Torp and his two teammates Sebastian Buch Jensen and Henry Uzochukwu were sent on loan to the second division club Fredericia.{{cite news |last1=Nøhr |first1=Mikkel |title=FC Fredericia lejer ung FCM-trio |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fc-fredericia-lejer-ung-fcm-trio/ |work=bold.dk |date=26 June 2018 |language=da}}{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Lars Hedegård |title=Lemvig-stortalent udlejes af FC Midtjylland |url=https://folkebladetlemvig.dk/artikel/lemvig-stortalent-udlejes-af-fc-midtjylland-2018 |work=Folkebladet Lemvig |date=26 June 2018 |language=da}}
On 29 July 2018, he made his senior debut when he was in the starting line-up in the 3–2 defeat at Næstved, in which he scored a goal in the 37th minute for the temporary 2–1 lead.{{cite web |title=Næstved BK - FC Fredericia 3:2 (1. Division 2018/2019, 1. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/1-division-2018-2019-naestved-bk-fc-fredericia/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=19 April 2021 |language=en}} In the first half of the season, Torp, mostly used as a right midfielder, was utilised in every game, but in the training camp before the start of the second half of the season he suffered an abdominal injury and then fell out because of an inflammation in the lower part of the abdomen around the pubic bone.{{cite news |last1=Carlskov |first1=Thor |title=Fredericia-midt langtidsskadet i maven |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fredericia-midt-langtidsskadet-i-maven/ |work=bold.dk |date=28 March 2019 |language=da}}
His loan deal then expired and he returned to Midtjylland. However, Torp did not make a competitive appearance for Midtjylland. In January 2020, he was sent on loan again to Fredericia.{{cite news |last1=Banke |first1=Jesper |title=Victor Torp er vendt tilbage fra en rejse til helvede - men er han klar? |url=https://frdb.dk/artikel/victor-torp-er-vendt-tilbage-fra-en-rejse-til-helvede-men-er-han-klar |work=Fredericia Dagblad |date=28 January 2020 |language=da}} After he had recovered, Torp played regularly and was used in all games.
==Lyngby (loan)==
After his loan expired, he returned to Midtjylland, but was then loaned out once again, this time to league rivals Lyngby.{{cite news |last1=Roesen |first1=Andreas |title=Medie: Lyngby lejer FC Midtjylland-midt |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/medie-lyngby-lejer-fc-midtjylland-midt/ |work=bold.dk |date=18 September 2020 |language=da}} Mostly playing as a central midfielder, Torp quickly became a starter for the relegation candidate. On 1 December 2020, he scored his first goal in the Danish Superliga in a 2–2 away draw against Copenhagen.{{cite news |last1=Jeppesen |first1=Niklas |title=Lemvig-talent scorede sit første superligamål, og det blev et mindeværdigt et af slagsen |url=https://folkebladetlemvig.dk/artikel/lemvig-talent-scorede-sit-f%C3%B8rste-superligam%C3%A5l-og-det-blev-et-mindev%C3%A6rdigt-et-af-slagsen |work=folkebladetlemvig.dk |date=3 November 2020 |language=da}}
He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed Horsens, before returning to Midtjylland.{{cite news |last1=Lage |first1=Jacob Nordestgaard |title=Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-05-09-lyngby-rykker-ud-af-superligaen |work=sport.tv2.dk |date=9 May 2021 |language=da-DK}}
==Kortrijk (loan)==
On 31 August 2021, Torp was loaned out to Belgian First Division A club Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |last1=Risom |first1=Jens |title=Victor Torp lejes ud til belgisk fodbold |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/victor-torp-lejes-ud-til-belgisk-fodbold/ |website=FC Midtjylland |language=da-DK |date=31 August 2021}}
=Sarpsborg 08=
On 8 June 2022, 22-year old Torp signed a three-year deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08.{{cite press release |title=Sarpsborg 08 signerer Victor Torp fra FC Midtjylland |url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/sarpsborg-08-signerer-victor-torp-fra-fc-midtjylland |website=Sarpsborg 08 |access-date=11 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608181009/https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/sarpsborg-08-signerer-victor-torp-fra-fc-midtjylland |archive-date=8 June 2022 |language=nb-no |date=8 June 2022}} Torp scored on his league debut against Strømsgodset on 7 August, his team's only goal in a 3–1 away loss.{{cite news |last1=Korsnes |first1=Oscar |title=Sarpsborg ned i nedrykkskampen: – Begynner å bli "Mayday, Mayday" |url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2022/sarpsborg-ned-i-nedrykkskampen-begynner-a-bli-mayday-mayday_sto9077317/story.shtml |access-date=11 January 2024 |work=Eurosport |date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930064037/https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2022/sarpsborg-ned-i-nedrykkskampen-begynner-a-bli-mayday-mayday_sto9077317/story.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2022 |language=nb-no}} The club concluded the season in eight place, and Torp played as a starter in the second half of the season, contributing with two goals in 13 appearances.{{Soccerway}}
Torp emerged as a pivotal figure in the midfield for Sarpsborg in the subsequent season, registering seven goals in 33 overall appearances.{{cite news |last1=Nelausen |first1=Raymund |title=Victor Torp har fundet glæden efter turbulent tid: Det var mentalt hårdt |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/victor-torp-har-fundet-glaeden-efter-turbulent-tid-det-var-mentalt-hardt |access-date=11 January 2024 |work=bold.dk |date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410100243/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/victor-torp-har-fundet-glaeden-efter-turbulent-tid-det-var-mentalt-hardt |archive-date=10 April 2023 |language=da}} Among these, he started in 30 matches, contributing significantly to the team's eighth-place finish in the league table.
=Coventry City=
On 11 January 2024, Torp officially signed a four-and-a-half-year deal for £2 million with EFL Championship club Coventry City. His transfer was contingent upon receiving international clearance.{{cite press release |title=TRANSFER: Victor Torp joins Coventry City |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2024/january/transfer-victor-torp-joins-coventry-city/ |website=Coventry City F.C. |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=11 January 2024}}{{cite news |title=Coventry sign Danish midfielder Torp from Sarpsborg |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67952422 |access-date=11 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2024}} On 26 January, Torp scored his first goal on his debut for the club in a FA Cup fourth round match against Sheffield Wednesday which the result ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |title=FA Cup: Victor Torp scores a wonderful goal on Coventry City debut against Sheffield Wednesday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/68110220|access-date=26 January 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=26 January 2024}} On 26 October 2024, Torp scored his first Championship goal for Coventry City in a 3–2 home win against Luton Town.
International career
Torp gained eight caps for the Denmark under-17 team in 2016, scoring one goal, and took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan at that age level. There, Denmark were eliminated after the group stage; Torp was utilised in all games. From 2016 to 2017, he played in five friendly matches for the under-18 team.
He was part of the Danish under-19 team from 2017 to 2018 and played 12 games in which he scored two goals. He also took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification for the tournament in Finland, which Denmark missed out on. In 2018, Torp played two friendlies for the under-20 team.
On 14 November 2020, he received his first call-up for the Denmark U21 team, when he was selected for the squad for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Romania.{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Martin |title=FCM-lejesvend afløser skadet Winther på U21 |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-lejesvend-afloeser-skadet-winther-paa-u21/ |work=bold.dk |date=14 November 2020 |language=da}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 April 2025}}{{soccerway|424128}}
| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Midtjylland
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Danish Superliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Danish Superliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Fredericia (loan)
|19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20
|Danish 1st Division |15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34 | 9 | |||||
| Lyngby (loan)
|Danish Superliga |30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 4 | |||
| Kortrijk (loan)
|9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Sarpsborg 08
|2022 |13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2023
|Eliteserien |30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 7 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||46 | 9 | |||||
| rowspan=3|Coventry City
|15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!168 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 29 |
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Honours
FC Midtjyland U19
References
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External links
- {{DBU}}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Coventry City F.C. squad}}
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