Mads Søndergaard

Danish footballer (born 2002)

Mads Søndergaard
Personal information
Full name	Mads Søndergaard Clausen
Date of birth	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)
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	62	(2)
International career^‡
2024–	Denmark U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 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