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Danish footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26 December 2002) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mads Søndergaard Clausen | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
NUGF Viborg | |||
Viborg | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Viborg | 73 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 |
Søndergaard joined Viborg FF at the age of 12 from NUGF, a club in his hometown Viborg where he started as a 4-year-old.[1] At the age of 16, Søndergaard was rewarded with a youth contract in Viborg and shortly after, began training with the first team.
On 24 June 2020, Søndergaard got his official debut for Viborg in a Danish 1st Division game against Skive IK.[2] Søndergaard ended the 2019-20 season with six appearances; three from the start and three from the bench. As of the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Søndergaard became a permanent part of the first team squad at Viborg and on 17 September 2020, Søndergaard signed a new deal with the club until June 2023, which would see him go on full-time from the summer 2021.[3]
The following 2020-21 season wasn't easy for Søndergaard; first an injury that kept him out from late September to mid-November, followed by a serious knee injury - more precisely a meniscus injury - that cost him an operation and an injury break of 9 months.[4]
Søndergaard played his first match after his serious injury, in January 2022; a friendly match against Hobro IK.[5] Søndergaard finished the 2021-22 season with six appearances in the Danish Superliga.
In April 2024, Søndergaard extended his contract until June 2027.[6] It was also during this spring that Søndergaard really made his breakthrough for Viborg. At the start of the 2024-25 season, Søndergaard was injured and was out for two months until September 2024, when he made his comeback in a match against Sønderjyske.[7]
Mads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg FF-captain Preben Søndergaard.[1]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Viborg | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 73 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 6 |
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