| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 67 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26 December 2002) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
Club career
Viborg FF
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.
Personal life
Mads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg FF-captain Preben Søndergaard.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fodbolddrømmene startede i Nørremarken, vff.dk, 30 October 2020
- ^ SKIVE VS. VIBORG 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 24 June 2020
- ^ Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 17 September 2020
- ^ Fra nu af kan intet slå mig ud - ung Viborg FF-spiller kommer fysisk og mentalt styrket ud af langt skadeshelvede, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 23 October 2021
- ^ Efter ni måneders skadespause spillede 19-årig igen kamp for Viborg FF: - Det var nærmest stort for mig at spille træningskamp, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 9 January 2022
External links
- Mads Søndergaard at Soccerway
- Mads Søndergaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)