Elias Fritjof Grænge Sørensen (born 18 September 1999) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for English club

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Club career

Born in Sjunkeby, after playing youth football for Danish club

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

, Sørensen became Køge's youngest ever player after coming on as a late substitute against Silkeborg on 8 May 2016 at the age of 16. In the summer of 2016, following a trial period, Sørensen signed for

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

. In January 2019, Sørensen signed on loan for

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. Whilst with Blackpool he continued to also play for the Newcastle under-23 team. Despite Blackpool manager

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suggesting he would play more games, he was recalled by Newcastle in March after making just one appearance for the club. He then joined League Two side

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

on 16 August 2019 on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. The loan was cut short on 20 December 2019 by Newcastle. In October 2020 he moved on loan to Dutch club

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. He returned to Denmark in July 2021, signing for

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

. Sørensen impressed during the 2023–24 season in the Danish 2nd Division, winning promotion to the

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. He was awarded player of the season and became the top goalscorer with 24 goals and 12 assists in 30 appearances. In August 2024 Sørensen returned to England, signing for

for an undisclosed fee. He scored against Leeds United on his debut for the club.

International career

Sørensen has represented Denmark at under-17 and under-19 international youth levels, and has also been involved with the under-21 team.

Career statistics

Honours

Esbjerg fB * Danish 2nd Division: 2023–24 Individual * Danish 2nd Division Player of the Season: 2023–24 * Danish 2nd Division top goalscorer: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Elias 1999 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers HB Køge players Newcastle United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Almere City FC players Esbjerg fB players Portsmouth F.C. players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players English Football League players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie players