Elias Sørensen
Personal information
Full name Elias Fritjof Grænge Sørensen[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999[2]
Place of birth Sjunkeby, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Esbjerg
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2016 HB Køge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 HB Køge 5 (0)
2016–2021 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Carlisle United (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Almere City (loan) 23 (5)
2021– Esbjerg 58 (26)
International career‡
2016 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2018 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2019 Denmark U20 3 (2)
2019 Denmark U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019

Elias Fritjof Grænge Sørensen (born 18 September 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish 2nd Division club Esbjerg fB.

Club career

Born in Sjunkeby,[1] after playing youth football for Danish club HB Køge,[3] 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.[4] In January 2019, Sørensen signed on loan for Blackpool.[5] Whilst with Blackpool he continued to also play for the Newcastle under-23 team.[6] Despite Blackpool manager Terry McPhillips suggesting he would play more games,[7] he was recalled by Newcastle in March after making just one appearance for the club.[8]

He then joined League Two side Carlisle United on 16 August 2019 on a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9] The loan was cut short on 20 December 2019 by Newcastle.[10]

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Dutch club Almere City.[11]

He returned to Denmark in July 2021, signing for Esbjerg.[12]

International career

Sørensen has represented Denmark at under-17 and under-19 international youth levels,[3] and has also been involved with the under-21 team.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Elias Sørensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "HB Køge-stortalent tæt på Newcastle-skifte" (in Danish). Bold. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Elias Sorensen: Blackpool sign Newcastle United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Lee Ryder (25 February 2019). "Elias Sorensen back at Newcastle United - but just for one game". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Matt Scrafton (13 March 2019). "Blackpool boss suggests mounting injury list could see Newcastle loanee Elias Sorensen get his chance". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Matt Scrafton (13 March 2019). "Elias Sorensen's nightmare loan spell at Blackpool cut short by Newcastle". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  9. ↑ BBC (16 August 2019). "Elias Sorensen: Newcastle United loan forward to Carlisle United for the season". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Knight, Chris (20 December 2019). "NUFC recall Elias Sorensen following disappointing loan at Carlisle". nechronicle.
  11. ↑ "Sørensen joins Almere on season-long loan". Newcastle United Football Club.
  12. ↑ "Sørensen completes Esbjerg move". Newcastle United Football Club.


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