Christian Nikolaj Sørensen (born 6 August 1992) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

Club career

Sørensen started his football career in Verninge, but has also played for Sanderum and Næsby BK, before he joined

Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

. Sørensen joined Odense Boldklub on 1 June 2011. He made his official debut on 16 July against

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the town's two football club ...

. He scored his first goal against

Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...

in the

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on 20 August 2011. After leaving

FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (, simply known as FC Fredericia), is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syst ...

, Sørensen joined

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

on 9 July 2019 on a three-year contract. After a few successful seasons at Viborg, it was confirmed on 31 August 2022 that 30-year old Sørensen had joined the Danish champions,

F.C. Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

, on a deal until the end of 2025.

International career

Sørensen played one game with the Denmark U19 national team. He was later a part of the Denmark U21.

Career statistics

Honours

Viborg *

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Copenhagen *

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References

External links

Profile
at the F.C. Copenhagen website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Christian 1992 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks

Christian Sørensen Christian Nikolaj Sørensen (born 6 August 1992) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen. Club career Sørensen started his football career in Verninge, but has also pl ...

Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Odense Boldklub players Næsby Boldklub players Silkeborg IF players Christian Sorensen FC Fredericia players Viborg FF players F.C. Copenhagen players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland 21st-century Danish sportsmen