Oliver Sørensen Jensen (born 10 March 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Sørensen Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Nørre Aaby, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nørre Aaby IK | |||
| Strib IF | |||
| OKS | |||
| Midtjylland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Midtjylland | 77 | (10) |
| 2021 | → Fredericia (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → HamKam (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Denmark U21 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 21 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMidtjylland
editYouth
editSørensen started playing football at Nørre Aaby IK, then at Strib IF and later joined OKS in 2013.[2] From there, he joined the academy of FC Midtjylland and on his 15th birthday, he signed a three-year youth contract with the club.[2]
Sørensen already began playing with the U19s at the age of 16 and was shortly after promoted permanently to the U19 squad despite his young age, after signing a new three-year youth contract in August 2018.[3] The talentfull midfielder once again signed a new three-year deal with Midtjylland in June 2019, where it was also agreed, that he would become a permanent part of the Danish Superliga squad from the 2020-21 season.[4]
Senior
editFC Midtjylland
editOn 28 June 2020, Sørensen made his official debut for Midtjylland against F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.[5] Sørensen started on the bench, but replaced Anders Dreyer in the 88th minute.[6] Sørensen was also subbed in a month later in the second-last game of the season against Brøndby IF.
Loan spells
editIn the first half part of the 2020-21 season, Sørensen continued to train with the first team but did only play for the U19s. To gain some more experience, Sørensen was on 26 January 2020 loaned out to Midtjylland affiliate club, Danish 1st Division-side FC Fredericia, for the rest of the season.[7] Sørensen had a good spell at Fredericia, where he played 11 games and scored one goal. Sørensen returned to Midtjylland for the 2021–22 season.
On 31 March 2022, Sørensen was loaned out to Norwegian Eliteserien club HamKam until the end of the year.[8] He got his debut for the club a few days later, on 2 April 2022, against Lillestrøm SK.[9] However, Midtjylland decided to recall Sørensen on 16 June 2022, presumably due to lack of playing time.[10] Sørensen managed to play just 275 minutes over 6 matches.
Back at Midtjylland
editAfter a fantastic season where Sørensen was a big part of Midtjylland's success, winning the 2023-24 Danish Superliga title, the Dane was named FC Midtjylland's Player of the Year and Find of the Year.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 December 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| Total | 77 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 11 | ||
| Frederica (loan) | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| HamKam (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editIndividual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: October 2023,[12] March 2024[13]
References
edit- ^ Stage, Thomas (4 June 2019). "Oliver Sørensen har igen forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland". oks.dk (in Danish).
- ^ a b Tidligere OKS´er får Akademikontrakt hos FC Midtjylland, oks.dk, 15 March 2017
- ^ Oliver Sørensen har forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland..., oks.dk, 11 August 2018
- ^ Oliver Sørensen har igen forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland, oks.dk, 4 June 2019
- ^ Ung FCM-debutant efter sejren over FCK: Hektisk kamp at komme ind i, tipsbladet.dk, 29 June 2020
- ^ FC COPENHAGEN VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 28 June 2020
- ^ FCM udlejer U19-anfører til i 1. divisionsklub, bold.dk, 26 January 2021
- ^ OLIVER SØRENSEN HAR SIGNERT, hamkam.no, 31 March 2022
- ^ HAMKAM VS. LILLESTRØM 2 - 2, soccerway.com, 2 April 2022
- ^ OLIVER SØRENSEN RETUR TIL FCM, fcm.de, 16 June 2022
- ^ ÅRETS SPILLER OG ÅRETS FUND I FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 31 May 2024
- ^ Bak, Daniel (2 November 2023). "Silkeborg og Brøndby dominerer månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Månedens Hold i marts". 3F Superliga (in Danish). 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
edit- Oliver Sørensen at FC Midtjylland (in Danish)
- Oliver Sørensen at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Oliver Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Oliver Sørensen at Soccerway