Mads Søndergaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Søndergaard Clausen | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NUGF Viborg | |||
| Viborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Viborg | 94 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:40, 7 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26 December 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg.
Club career
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, he was rewarded with a youth contract in Viborg and shortly after, began training with the first team.
On 24 June 2020, Søndergaard made his competitive debut for Viborg in a Danish 1st Division game against Skive IK.[2] He 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, he became a permanent part of the first team squad at Viborg and on 17 September 2020, he 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 saw Søndergaard pick up multiple injuries; first an injury that kept him out from late September to mid-November, followed by a meniscus tear which left him out of action for nine 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.
In April 2024, Søndergaard extended his contract until June 2027.[6] It was also during this spring that Søndergaard made his breakthrough for Viborg. At the start of the 2024–25 season, he was injured and was out for two months until September 2024, when he returned in a match against Sønderjyske.[7]
In January 2025, Søndergaard suffered a fracture in his foot, which forced him to sit out the rest of the season.[8]
Personal life
Mads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg FF-captain Preben Søndergaard.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 7 December 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 11 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the 2021–22 Danish Superliga European play-off match
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
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
- ^ Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 4 April 2024
- ^ Tilbage efter lang pause: - Denne gang begynder jeg ikke helt fra bunden, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 8 September 2024
- ^ Søndergaard har brækket foden, vff.dk, 30 January 2025
- ^ Mads Søndergaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
External links
- Mads Søndergaard at Soccerway
- Mads Søndergaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)