Victor Torp

Danish footballer (born 1999)

Victor Torp
Personal information
Full name Victor Torp Overgaard
Date of birth (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Lemvig, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 29
Youth career
Lemvig GF
Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Fredericia (loan) 19 (4)
2020 → Fredericia (loan) 15 (5)
2020–2021 → Lyngby (loan) 30 (4)
2021–2022 → Kortrijk (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 Sarpsborg 08 43 (8)
2024– Coventry City 14 (1)
International career
2016 Denmark U17 8 (1)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 12 (2)
2018 Denmark U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Victor Torp Overgaard (born 30 July 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for EFL Championship club Coventry City. He is a Denmark youth international.

Club career

Midtjylland

Torp started playing football in Lemvig, northwest Jutland, on the banks of the Limfjord when he joined Lemvig GF. Later he was scouted to the youth team of Midtjylland.

Fredericia (loans)

Shortly before his 19th birthday, Torp and his two teammates Sebastian Buch Jensen and Henry Uzochukwu were sent on loan to the second division club Fredericia.[1][2]

On 29 July 2018, he made his senior debut when he was in the starting line-up in the 3–2 defeat at Næstved, in which he scored a goal in the 37th minute for the temporary 2–1 lead.[3] In the first half of the season, Torp, mostly used as a right midfielder, was utilised in every game, but in the training camp before the start of the second half of the season he suffered an abdominal injury and then fell out because of an inflammation in the lower part of the abdomen around the pubic bone.[4]

His loan deal then expired and he returned to Midtjylland. However, Torp did not make a competitive appearance for Midtjylland. In January 2020, he was sent on loan again to Fredericia.[5] After he had recovered, Torp played regularly and was used in all games.

Lyngby (loan)

After his loan expired, he returned to Midtjylland, but was then loaned out once again, this time to league rivals Lyngby.[6] Mostly playing as a central midfielder, Torp quickly became a starter for the relegation candidate. On 1 December 2020, he scored his first goal in the Danish Superliga in a 2–2 away draw against Copenhagen.[7]

He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed Horsens, before returning to Midtjylland.[8]

Kortrijk (loan)

On 31 August 2021, Torp was loaned out to Belgian First Division A club Kortrijk for the 2021–22 season.[9]

Sarpsborg 08

On 8 June 2022, 22-year old Torp signed a three-year deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08.[10] Torp scored on his league debut against Strømsgodset on 7 August, his team's only goal in a 3–1 away loss.[11] The club concluded the season in eight place, and Torp played as a starter in the second half of the season, contributing with two goals in 13 appearances.[12]

Torp emerged as a pivotal figure in the midfield for Sarpsborg in the subsequent season, registering seven goals in 33 overall appearances.[13] Among these, he started in 30 matches, contributing significantly to the team's eighth-place finish in the league table.[12]

Coventry City

On 11 January 2024, Torp officially signed a four-and-a-half-year deal for £2 million with EFL Championship club Coventry City. His transfer was contingent upon receiving international clearance.[14][15] On 26 January, Torp scored his first goal on his debut for the club in a FA Cup fourth round match against Sheffield Wednesday which the result ended in a 1–1 draw.[16]

International career

Torp gained eight caps for the Denmark under-17 team in 2016, scoring one goal, and took part in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan at that age level. There, Denmark were eliminated after the group stage; Torp was utilised in all games. From 2016 to 2017, he played in five friendly matches for the under-18 team.

He was part of the Danish under-19 team from 2017 to 2018 and played 12 games in which he scored two goals. He also took part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification for the tournament in Finland, which Denmark missed out on. In 2018, Torp played two friendlies for the under-20 team.

On 14 November 2020, he received his first call-up for the Denmark U21 team, when he was selected for the squad for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Romania.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Fredericia (loan) 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 19 4 0 0 — — 19 4
2019–20 Danish 1st Division 15 5 0 0 — — 15 5
Total 34 9 0 0 — — 34 9
Lyngby (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 30 4 1 0 — — 31 4
Kortrijk (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Sarpsborg 08 2022 Eliteserien 13 2 0 0 — — 13 2
2023 Eliteserien 30 6 3 1 — — 33 7
Total 43 8 3 1 — — 46 9
Coventry City 2023–24 Championship 14 0 5 1 0 0 — 19 1
Career total 131 21 11 2 0 0 0 0 141 23

References

  1. ^ Nøhr, Mikkel (26 June 2018). "FC Fredericia lejer ung FCM-trio". bold.dk (in Danish).
  2. ^ Nielsen, Lars Hedegård (26 June 2018). "Lemvig-stortalent udlejes af FC Midtjylland". Folkebladet Lemvig (in Danish).
  3. ^ "Næstved BK - FC Fredericia 3:2 (1. Division 2018/2019, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ Carlskov, Thor (28 March 2019). "Fredericia-midt langtidsskadet i maven". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. ^ Banke, Jesper (28 January 2020). "Victor Torp er vendt tilbage fra en rejse til helvede - men er han klar?". Fredericia Dagblad (in Danish).
  6. ^ Roesen, Andreas (18 September 2020). "Medie: Lyngby lejer FC Midtjylland-midt". bold.dk (in Danish).
  7. ^ Jeppesen, Niklas (3 November 2020). "Lemvig-talent scorede sit første superligamål, og det blev et mindeværdigt et af slagsen". folkebladetlemvig.dk (in Danish).
  8. ^ Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  9. ^ Risom, Jens (31 August 2021). "Victor Torp lejes ud til belgisk fodbold". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  10. ^ "Sarpsborg 08 signerer Victor Torp fra FC Midtjylland". Sarpsborg 08 (Press release) (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ^ Korsnes, Oscar (7 August 2022). "Sarpsborg ned i nedrykkskampen: – Begynner å bli "Mayday, Mayday"". Eurosport (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b Victor Torp at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Nelausen, Raymund (10 April 2023). "Victor Torp har fundet glæden efter turbulent tid: Det var mentalt hårdt". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ "TRANSFER: Victor Torp joins Coventry City". Coventry City F.C. (Press release). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Coventry sign Danish midfielder Torp from Sarpsborg". BBC Sport. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ^ "FA Cup: Victor Torp scores a wonderful goal on Coventry City debut against Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  17. ^ Schmidt, Martin (14 November 2020). "FCM-lejesvend afløser skadet Winther på U21". bold.dk (in Danish).
  18. ^ Victor Torp at Soccerway

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