Heini Sørensen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heini Fossdalsá Sørensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| HB | |||
| 2018– | Midtjylland | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Faroe Islands U15 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019 | Faroe Islands U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Faroe Islands U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2021– | Faroe Islands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2022 | |||
Heini Sørensen (born 27 January 2004) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.[2]
Club career
Sørensen was born and brought up in the Faroe Islands where he played youth football with the local club HB. At the age of 15, in 2018, he left HB and joined the Danish club Midtjylland after being recommended by scout, Julian Hansen.[3] On the day of his birthday, he signed a three-year contract with the club in 2019.[4] While playing at the youth levels of Danish football, he caught the attention of the Dutch club AFC Ajax and been offered to occasionally train with their youth team.[5]
International career
Sørensen has represented the Faroe Islands through youth level.[6] He captained the under-15 and under-19 squad.
Style of play
Sørensen was described by, former Faroese national team player and talent scout of Midtjylland, Julian Hansen as "possibly the greatest Faroese talent of all time. He is quick, hard-working and very good on the ball."[7] Hansen also compared his physicality to retired Dutch player Wesley Sneijder.[3]
Personal life
Sørensen has an older brother, Hanus, who is a footballer and had played for Midtjylland as a youth.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Heini Fossdalsá Sørensen (M)". FaroeSoccer.
- ↑ "Heini Sørensen". worldfootball.net.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Her er FC Midtjylland 'ukendte' stortalent: Minder om Wesley Sneijder og kan indbringe tocifret millionbeløb". Footy.dk (in dansk). 18 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fekk sáttmála við FC Midtjylland í føðingardagsgávu". roysni.fo (in føroyskt). 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Heini Fossdalsá Sørensen skal royna seg í Ajax". roysni.fo. 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Landsdystir, Heini Fossdalsá Sørensen (M)". FaroeSoccer.
- ↑ "- Hann er størsta føroyska talentið nakrantíð". bolt.fo (in Deutsch). 17 May 2020.
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