Oliver Sørensen Explained

Oliver Sørensen
Fullname:Oliver Sørensen Jensen
Birth Date:10 March 2002
Birth Place:Nørre Aaby, Denmark[1]
Height:1.84 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Midtjylland
Clubnumber:24
Youthclubs1:Nørre Aaby IK
Youthclubs2:Strib IF
Youthclubs3:OKS
Youthclubs4:Midtjylland
Years1:2020–
Clubs1:Midtjylland
Caps1:67
Goals1:9
Years2:2021
Clubs2:Fredericia (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:1
Years3:2022
Clubs3:HamKam (loan)
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalteam1:Denmark U16
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalteam2:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2019–2020
Nationalteam3:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:2022
Nationalteam4:Denmark U20
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2023–
Nationalteam5:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps5:5
Nationalgoals5:3
Club-Update:10 August 2024
Ntupdate:17:25, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Sørensen Jensen (born 10 March 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

Career

Midtjylland

Youth

Sørensen 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]

FC Midtjylland

On 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

In 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

After 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland2019–20Danish Superliga2000000020
2021–22Danish Superliga4030100080
2022–23Danish Superliga271208000371
2023–24Danish Superliga305206000385
2024–25Danish Superliga4300310074
Total67970181009210
Frederica (loan)2020–21Danish 1st Division11100111
HamKam (loan)2022Eliteserien600060
Career total8410601810010811

Honours

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stage . Thomas . Oliver Sørensen har igen forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland . oks.dk . da . 4 June 2019.
  2. https://www.oks.dk/klubben/klub-nyt/klubnyt-2017/tidligere-oks-er-faar-akademikontrakt-hos-fc-midtjylland/ Tidligere OKS´er får Akademikontrakt hos FC Midtjylland
  3. https://www.oks.dk/klubben/klub-nyt/klubnyt-2018/oliver-soerensen-har-forlaenget-sin-kontrakt-i-fc-midtjylland/ Oliver Sørensen har forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland...
  4. https://www.oks.dk/klubben/klub-nyt/klubnyt-2019/oliver-soerensen-har-igen-forlaenget-sin-kontrakt-i-fc-midtjylland/ Oliver Sørensen har igen forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland
  5. https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ung-fcm-debutant-efter-sejren-over-fck-hektisk-kamp-komme-ind-i Ung FCM-debutant efter sejren over FCK: Hektisk kamp at komme ind i
  6. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/06/28/denmark/superliga/fc-kobenhavn/fc-midtjylland/3277027/ FC COPENHAGEN VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 2
  7. https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-udlejer-u19-anfoerer-til-i-1-divisionsklub/ FCM udlejer U19-anfører til i 1. divisionsklub
  8. https://www.hamkam.no/nyheter/oliver-sorensen-har-signert OLIVER SØRENSEN HAR SIGNERT
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/02/norway/eliteserien/hamar-kamaratene-fotball/lillestrom-sportsklubb/3729781/ HAMKAM VS. LILLESTRØM 2 - 2
  10. https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/oliver-soerensen-retur-til-fcm/ OLIVER SØRENSEN RETUR TIL FCM
  11. https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/aarets-spiller-og-aarets-fund-i-fc-midtjylland/ ÅRETS SPILLER OG ÅRETS FUND I FC MIDTJYLLAND
  12. News: Bak . Daniel . Silkeborg og Brøndby dominerer månedens hold . 16 April 2024 . bold.dk . 2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416170157/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/silkeborg-og-brondby-dominerer-manedens-hold . 16 April 2024 . da.
  13. Web site: Månedens Hold i marts . 3F Superliga . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416174808/https://superliga.dk/nyheder/manedens-hold/2023-24/manedens-hold-i-marts . 16 April 2024 . da . 26 March 2024.