Tobias Lauritsen (footballer, born 2004)

Tobias Lauritsen (born 18 June 2004) is a Danish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub.

Tobias Lauritsen
Personal information
Full name Tobias Lauritsen
Date of birth (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Randers, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vejle
Number 8
Youth career
Himmelev-Veddelev
0000–2019 FC Roskilde
2019–2023 Vejle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Vejle 41 (4)
International career
2023– Denmark U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Tobias Lauritsen is the son of Morten Lauritsen, who as an active player reached 32 Danish Superliga matches for AaB and Randers FC in the period 1996–05.

Career

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Vejle

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After playing youth football for Himmelev-Veddelev Boldklub and FC Roskilde, Lauritsen joined Vejle Boldklub in 2019.[1] He worked his way up through the youth ranks at Vejle and was promoted permanently to the first team squad in the summer 2020.[citation needed]

18-year old Lauritsen got his official debut on August 2, 2022, in a Danish Cup game against OKS.[2][3] Later the same month, he also made his debut for Vejle in the Danish 1st Division.[4]

After securing promotion for the 2023-24 Danish Superliga, Lauritsen got his breakthrough on the first team of Vejle in the 2023–24 season. Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Lauritsen was given jersey number 8.[5]

References

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  1. ^ VB siger farvel til Damgaard og goddag til Lauritsen, vafo.dk, 28 July 2020
  2. ^ Fynsk seriehold formåede kort at drille VB, inden det blev sat på plads, jv.dk, 2 August 2022
  3. ^ OKS VS. VEJLE 1 - 5, soccerway.com, 2 August 2022
  4. ^ VEJLE VS. NÆSTVED 6 - 0, soccerway.com, 17 August 2022
  5. ^ Trøjenumre for den kommende sæson, vejle-boldklub.dk, 10 July 2024
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