Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1998)

Not to be confused with Jacob Sørensen (footballer, born 1983), another Danish footballer.

Jacob Kirk Lungi Sørensen (born 3 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club SK Brann.

Jacob Lungi Sørensen

Sørensen with Norwich City in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Kirk Lungi Sørensen
Date of birth	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Esbjerg, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brann
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2008	SGI Fodbold
2008–2016	Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Esbjerg fB	104	(5)
2020–2025	Norwich City	83	(3)
2025–	Brann	1	(0)
International career‡
2015	Denmark U18	2	(0)
2017–2019	Denmark U20	6	(0)
2018–2019	Denmark U21	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Esbjerg fB

Sørensen made his senior league debut for Esbjerg fB on 1 December 2016 in a Danish Superliga match away to Odense. The final score was 1–0 for Esbjerg fB.^{[citation needed]} During his time at the club, he made 117 appearances and scored a total of 8 goals.^[2]

Norwich City

On 20 July 2020, Sørensen signed a three-year contract with Norwich City.^[2][3] He made his debut against Brentford as a late replacement for Xavi Quintillà at left back, a position he had never played at before.^[4] Sørensen scored his first goal for Norwich in a 2–1 win against Nottingham Forest on 9 December.^[5] On 15 July 2021, after Norwich's Championship title winning season in which he made 32 league appearances, Sørensen signed a new contract until June 2024.^[6] On 28 April 2025, Norwich announced that Sørensen would be released when his contract expired at the end of the 2024‍–‍25 season.^[7]

Brann

On 7 July 2025, Sørensen joined Eliteserien club Brann on a three-year deal.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Esbjerg fB	2016–17	Danish Superliga	8	0	1	1	—		0	0	3[c]	1	12	2
	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	31	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		32	1
	2018–19	Danish Superliga	36	3	3	0	—		0	0	—		39	3
	2019–20	Danish Superliga	29	1	3	1	—		2[d]	0	—		34	2
	Total		104	5	8	2	—		2	0	3	1	117	8
Norwich City	2020–21[10]	Championship	32	1	0	0	2	0	—		—		34	1
	2021–22[11]	Premier League	10	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	2022–23[12]	Championship	19	1	0	0	1	1	—		—		20	2
	2023–24[13]	Championship	14	1	3	0	0	0	—		1[e]	0	18	1
	2024–25[14]	Championship	25	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	25	0
	Total		100	3	4	0	4	1	—		1	0	109	4
Career total			204	8	12	2	4	1	2	0	4	1	226	12

1. Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Norwich City

• EFL Championship: 2020–21^{[citation needed]}