Frederik Sørensen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederik Hillesborg Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bologna | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Roskilde KFUM[2] | ||
| 2003–2004 | Himmelev–Veddelev | ||
| 2004–2007 | FC Roskilde | ||
| 2007–2010 | Lyngby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Juventus | 17 | (0) |
| 2012– | Bologna | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| – | Denmark | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:28, 8 March 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Frederik Hillesborg Sørensen (born 14 April 1992) is a Danish footballer[2] who plays for Serie A club Bologna F.C, and co-owned by Serie A giants, Juventus.
Club career
Early career
Sørensen began playing football at hometown clubs Roskilde KFUM and FC Roskilde before joining Lyngby in 2007. After breaking into the first team, he was awarded with a contract until 2013.[3]
Juventus
Sørensen officially signed for Juventus on 27 August 2010[3] after a trial with the Turin-based club in July.[4] He was originally a member of the Juventus Primavera team for the 2010–11 season, however he was called into the first team midway through the 2010-11 Serie A season. After injuries to Leandro Rinaudo and Zdeněk Grygera that would rule them out for several months, Sørensen was called up to the first team for the first time against Bologna[5] and then again, against Milan.[6] In the next league match, on 7 November 2010, due to the unavailability of center backs Giorgio Chiellini and Nicola Legrottaglie, Sørensen made his first start alongside Leonardo Bonucci in the centre of defense. In that match, The Old Lady defeated Cesena 3–1. In the next match, right back Marco Motta was suspended and Sørensen replaced him against A.S. Roma. From that match onwards Sørensen continued to feature for the club at right back, and even managed to maintain a starting position for much of the second half of the season ahead of Motta and Grygera. On the long awaited Derby D'Italia between Juventus F.C and F.C. Internazionale Milano he played the full ninety minutes and silenced Samuel Eto'o in an astounding performance, in which he also made the assist for the only goal of the game.
On 10 May 2011, Sorensen had signed an additional 4-year contract with Juventus.
Bologna
On 17 January 2012, he was sent to Bologna in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million.[7] Despite making just 3 appearances for his new club during the 2011-12 Serie A campaign, the young defender became an integral part of his club's first team throughout the 2012-13 Serie A season.[8] On 20 June 2013, his co-ownership deal with parent club Juventus was renewed, while Bologna will continue to hold his registration for the upcoming campaign.
International career
Sørensen has been capped 4 times for the Danish U17 team, twice against Portugal,[9][10] and twice against Greece.[11] He also played once for the U18 team in an unofficial friendly (against Bavaria) and against Romania U18 as an unused sub.[12] He was a part of the Danish squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but he did not play in any of the three games in the group phase due to injury, where Denmark was knocked out.
References
- ↑ "Dansker imponerer Juve-trænerne" [Dane impress on Juve coaches]. TV 2 Sporten (in Danish). 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frederik Sørensen forgylder fødekæden - Roskilde Avis
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lyngby udlejer Frederik Sørensen til Juventus" [Lyngby loaned Frederik Sørensen to Juventus]. Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). 27 August 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "Frederik Sørensen prøvetræner hos Juventus". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). 24 July 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "I 21 bianconeri disponibili per il Bologna". Juventus FC (in Italian). 23 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Rientra Amauri, 20 convocati per il big match" [Amauri Returned, 20 call-up for a big match]. Juventus FC (in Italian). 29 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Half-yearly financial report at 31 December 2011". Juventus FC. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Sørensen: "Orgoglioso di essere qui"" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "U/17 landsholdet slog til igen mod Portugal.". Danish Football Association (DBU) (in Danish). 5 December 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Endnu en sejr i Portugal". DBU (in Danish). 2 December 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Sjældent nederlag til U/17". DBU (in Danish). 10 February 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "U/18 tog 3. pladsen i Tjekkiet". DBU (in Danish). 20 August 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
External links
- Profile at Danish Football Association (Danish)
- Profile at danskfodbold.com, official statisticians to the Danish Football Association (Danish)
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