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.
 Sørensen with Red Bull Salzburg in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asger Strømgaard Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | FC 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 | 61 | (7) |
| 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 24 August 2024 | |||
His former clubs include Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg, Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg.
Club career
editA 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 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]
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
editSørensen 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| FC Liefering | 2013–14 | 2. Liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2. Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2014–15 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 93 | 8 | ||||
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12[c] | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | — | 69 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 17 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editSparta Prague
References
edit- ^ "Virklund-dreng skifter til bundesliganedrykker". Silkeborg Nyt (in Danish). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Sørensen: Det er kæmpestort". fcm.dk. FC Midtjylland. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b Egelund, Klaus (30 January 2014). "Red Bull kaprer FCM-talent". ekstrabladet.dk. Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau - 7 March 2014". soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Denmark - A. Sørensen - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Regensburg leiht Sörensen aus". kicker.de (in German). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Club verpflichtet dänischen U-21-Nationalspieler Sörensen". kicker.de (in German). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Zum Einstand: Der 1. FC Nürnberg besiegt die SG Dynamo Dresden mit 1:0". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Asger Sørensen novou posilou Sparty". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Sørensen prodloužil smlouvu". sparta.cz (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Asger S. Sørensen". dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Færøerne - Danmark - 0-3". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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