Thomas Sørensen
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Sørensen in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredericia, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erritsø | |||
| Assens | |||
| OB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | OB | 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) |
| Total | 497 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Denmark U21 | 25 | (0) |
| 1996 | Denmark B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2012 | Denmark | 101 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]; born 12 June 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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. He then finished his playing career with a two-year spell at Australian club Melbourne City. He remains to date the Danish player with the most Premier League appearances (364 in total).
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.