Lasse Sørensen (born 21 October 1999) is a Danish professional

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who plays mainly as a wing back for club

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. He is also able to play as a

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Career

Stoke City

Sørensen was born in

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and began his career with the youth team of

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side

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

before moving to English side

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in January 2016. He joined up with the first team after impressing manager

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playing for the club's under-23 side towards the end of the 2017–18 campaign. Sørensen made his professional debut on 13 May 2018 in a

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match against

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, he played 76 minutes as already relegated Stoke won 2–1. Sørensen signed a long-term contract with Stoke in July 2018. His only appearance in the 2018–19 season came against

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on 26 January 2019. Sørensen made no appearances in the 2019–20 season until March 2020 when the league was suspended due to the

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. During the lockdown Sørensen recorded high running stats tracked on GPS training-vests. His work was rewarded with a start in the first match of the restart away at

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on 20 June 2020. He made five more appearances towards the end of the campaign as Stoke finished in 15th position. On 4 September 2020 Sørensen joined

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side

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on loan for the

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season. He made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020 in a 1–0

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first round home defeat to

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. Whilst on loan, on 8 December 2020 Sørensen scored his first professional goal in a 6–0

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Round of 32 home victory over Norwich City U21. Sørensen made 34 appearances for the Dons as they finished in 13th position.

Lincoln City

On 23 July 2021, Sørensen joined

club Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a long-term contract with the Imps. He would make his Lincoln City debut on the opening day of the season against Gillingham. He would score his first goal for the club on 2 October 2021, at home to

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. He was awarded the clubs Goal of the

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Season for his strike against

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, scoring a goal from his own half. In the 2023–24 season he was given the Partners Player of the Season award. The club activated an option his contract following the end of the season. Sørensen made 136 appearances over three seasons and scored 10 goals before moving to Huddersfield Town.

Huddersfield Town

On 18 June 2024, Sørensen joined

for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.

Career statistics

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