Thomas Sørensen
Sørensen in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredericia, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erritsø | |||
| Assens | |||
| Odense BK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Odense BK | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | → Vejle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Svendborg (loan) | 45 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Sunderland | 171 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Aston Villa | 139 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Stoke City | 99 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Melbourne City | 37 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1995 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Denmark U21 | 25 | (0) |
| 1996 | Denmark B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2012 | Denmark | 101 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2017. |
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Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (born 12 June 1976) is a Danish footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for A-League club Melbourne City.
Sørensen started his career with his local side Odense BK. After impressing on loan at Vejle Boldklub and Svendborg he was signed by English side Sunderland in 1998. After five years as first-choice goalkeeper on Wearside, he joined Aston Villa for £2 million. He remained a regular for his time at Villa Park until a fall-out with manager Martin O'Neill saw him dropped and then released in May 2008. He then went to Stoke City, where he was first-choice goalkeeper for three seasons, helping the club consolidate in the Premier League. In 2015, he joined Melbourne City.
Between 2000 and 2012, Sørensen was the starting goalkeeper for the Denmark national football team, the successor to the legendary Peter Schmeichel, and he played 101 matches for his country, making him their eighth-most capped player of all time. He was part of Denmark's UEFA Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads.
Born in Fredericia, Sørensen started playing youth football with local clubs in Erritsø and Assens. He then moved to the youth team of local top-flight club Odense Boldklub. He played in training matches against FC St. Pauli and Werder Bremen in February 1993, and signed a trainee contract with the club. He was soon a professional with Odense BK's first team squad in the Danish Superliga championship. Sørensen served as an understudy to club legend goalkeeper Lars Høgh, and did not play any league games for the club.
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