Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26 December 2002) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Søndergaard Clausen | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NUGF Viborg | |||
| Viborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Viborg | 73 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editViborg FF
editSøndergaard joined Viborg FF at the age of 12 from NUGF, a club in his hometown Viborg where he started as a 4-year-old.[1] At the age of 16, Søndergaard was rewarded with a youth contract in Viborg and shortly after, began training with the first team.
On 24 June 2020, Søndergaard got his official debut for Viborg in a Danish 1st Division game against Skive IK.[2] Søndergaard ended the 2019-20 season with six appearances; three from the start and three from the bench. As of the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Søndergaard became a permanent part of the first team squad at Viborg and on 17 September 2020, Søndergaard signed a new deal with the club until June 2023, which would see him go on full-time from the summer 2021.[3]
The following 2020-21 season wasn't easy for Søndergaard; first an injury that kept him out from late September to mid-November, followed by a serious knee injury - more precisely a meniscus injury - that cost him an operation and an injury break of 9 months.[4]
Søndergaard played his first match after his serious injury, in January 2022; a friendly match against Hobro IK.[5] Søndergaard finished the 2021-22 season with six appearances in the Danish Superliga.
In April 2024, Søndergaard extended his contract until June 2027.[6] It was also during this spring that Søndergaard really made his breakthrough for Viborg. At the start of the 2024-25 season, Søndergaard was injured and was out for two months until September 2024, when he made his comeback in a match against Sønderjyske.[7]
Personal life
editMads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg FF-captain Preben Søndergaard.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 3 November 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the 2021–22 European play-off match
- ^ Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ a b Fodbolddrømmene startede i Nørremarken, vff.dk, 30 October 2020
- ^ SKIVE VS. VIBORG 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 24 June 2020
- ^ Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 17 September 2020
- ^ Fra nu af kan intet slå mig ud - ung Viborg FF-spiller kommer fysisk og mentalt styrket ud af langt skadeshelvede, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 23 October 2021
- ^ Efter ni måneders skadespause spillede 19-årig igen kamp for Viborg FF: - Det var nærmest stort for mig at spille træningskamp, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 9 January 2022
- ^ Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 4 April 2024
- ^ Tilbage efter lang pause: - Denne gang begynder jeg ikke helt fra bunden, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 8 September 2024
- ^ Mads Søndergaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
External links
edit- Mads Søndergaard at Soccerway
- Mads Søndergaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)