Asger Sørensen

Asger Strømgaard Sørensen (born 5 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague.

Asger Sørensen
Sørensen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016
Personal information
Full name Asger Strømgaard Sørensen
Date of birth (1996-06-05) 5 June 1996
Place of birth Virklund, Denmark[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 25
Youth career
Virklund Boldklub
Silkeborg
2011–2014 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Liefering 41 (1)
2014–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 3 (0)
2017–2019 → Jahn Regensburg (loan) 52 (0)
2019–2022 1. FC Nürnberg 88 (8)
2022– Sparta Prague 51 (6)
International career
2011–2012 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U17 10 (3)
2014 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2015 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

His former clubs include Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg.

Club career

A defender, Sørensen began his career at the lower levels at Virklund Boldklub before moving to Silkeborg IF, before finally signing with the Midtjylland youth academy. On 23 September 2013, he made his senior debut for Midtjylland in a Danish Cup match against FC Djursland.[2][3] This would be his only appearance for the club. In January 2014, he was signed by FC Red Bull Salzburg and was subsequently placed in their feeder club FC Liefering.[3] Sørensen made his debut for the side on 7 March 2014 in a home game against SC Austria Lustenau.[4]

An ankle injury kept Sørensen sidelined for most of the 2014–15 season, only making his return in the 30th round of competition for FC Liefering. However, a hand fracture meant that he would be sidelined for another extended period of time, making only nine appearances during the 2015–16 season. He played more regularly the following season, making 15 appearances in which he scored one goal. Sørensen made 41 total appearances for Liefering, scoring one goal, while making three total appearances for Red Bull Salzburg.[5]

Sørensen with Liefering in 2014.

In July 2017, Red Bull Salzburg loaned Sørensen to 2. Bundesliga club Jahn Regensburg on a two-year loan deal.[6] He made 52 total appearances for Jahn Regensburg during his tenure there.[5]

Sørensen did not return to Salzburg ahead of the 2019–20 season, instead signing a two-year contract with recently relegated 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.[7] On 27 July 2019, he made his debut for the club in league match against Dynamo Dresden away at Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, which ended in a 1–0 win for Nürnberg.[5][8] On 20 July 2022, Sørensen signed for Czech club Sparta Prague.[9] During his first season in Prague, he helped the club to win its first championship title since 2014.[10] He was awarded as the defender and foreign player of the 2022–23 season by League Football Association (LFA).[11][12] On 21 February 2024, Sørensen signed a new multi-year contract with the club.[13]

International career

Sørensen made five appearances for the Denmark under-16 team and 10 appearances for the under-17 team.[14] Later, he would also go on to gain three and one caps, respectively, for the Denmark under-18 team and under-20 team.

On 31 August 2017, Sørensen made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 team in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 April 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2013–14 Danish Superliga 0010——10
Liefering 2013–14 2. Liga 100———100
2014–15 2. Liga 70———70
2015–16 2. Liga 90———90
2016–17 2. Liga 151———151
Total 411———411
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 10———10
2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 20101[lower-alpha 1]0—40
2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 0011——11
Total 302110—61
Jahn Regensburg (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 25110——261
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 27010——280
Total 52121——541
1. FC Nürnberg 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 26620——286
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 31110——321
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 30120——321
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 10———10
Total 88850——938
Sparta Prague 2022–23 Czech First League 325301[lower-alpha 2]0—365
2023–24 Czech First League 1912012[lower-alpha 3]1—332
Total 51650131—697
Career total 235151511410026417
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sparta Prague

References
  1. "Virklund-dreng skifter til bundesliganedrykker". Silkeborg Nyt (in Danish). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Sørensen: Det er kæmpestort". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. Egelund, Klaus (30 January 2014). "Red Bull kaprer FCM-talent". ekstrabladet.dk. Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau - 7 March 2014". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Denmark - A. Sørensen - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "Regensburg leiht Sörensen aus". kicker.de (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. "Club verpflichtet dänischen U-21-Nationalspieler Sörensen". kicker.de (in German). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. "Zum Einstand: Der 1. FC Nürnberg besiegt die SG Dynamo Dresden mit 1:0". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. "Asger Sørensen novou posilou Sparty". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. "Brankářem sezony sparťan Kovář, mezi obránci uspěl jeho spoluhráč Sørensen". lfafotbal.cz (Press release) (in Czech). League Football Association. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. "Hráčem sezony 2022/23 je Krejčí, mezi trenéry vládne Priske. Osobností ligy Jindřišek". lfafotbal.cz (Press release) (in Czech). League Football Association. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. "Sørensen prodloužil smlouvu". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  14. "Asger S. Sørensen". dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  15. "Færøerne - Danmark - 0-3". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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