Sofus Berger
Sofus Berger Brix (born 2 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viborg FF. He is a Danish youth international.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sofus Berger Brix[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 June 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | Overlund GF | ||
2014–2019 | Viborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Viborg | 59 | (2) |
National team | |||
2020 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 18 April 2022 (UTC) |
Career
Born in Viborg,[2] Berger began playing for Overlund GF at age 5 before moving to the Viborg FF academy at U13 level.[3]
On 6 August 2019, Berger made his senior debut in the first round of the Danish Cup in a 2–1 away win after extra-time over Jammerbugt.[4] He made his league debut in the Danish 1st Division – the second tier of Danish football – a few days later on 11 August in a 0–0 draw against HB Køge, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute for Mikkel Agger.[5] He scored his first goal on 19 July 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Vejle Boldklub.[6]
Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[7] Berger made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021 as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 November 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Viborg | 2019–20 | 1st Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Career total | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
References
- "Sofus Berger forlænger med VFF". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 11 January 2020.
- "Viborgenseren Berger: Det er kæmpestort". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 11 May 2021.
- Bøss, Jesper (22 November 2020). "Ambitiøse og talentfulde Sofus". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish).
- Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (7 August 2019). "Viborg-chef: Vi skulle have vundet 4-0 eller 5-0". bold.dk (in Danish).
- "Viborg vs. HB Køge - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Marboe, Mads Bye (20 July 2020). "17-årig duo får permanente pladser i Viborg-truppen". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
- "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Denmark - S. Berger Brix - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
- Sofus Berger at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Sofus Berger at WorldFootball.net