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.

Sofus Berger
Personal information
Full name Sofus Berger Brix[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-02) 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viborg 2019–20 1st Division 15130——181
2020–21 25110——261
2021–22 Superliga 11000——110
Career total 512400000552

    Honours

    Viborg

    References
    1. "Sofus Berger forlænger med VFF". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 11 January 2020.
    2. "Viborgenseren Berger: Det er kæmpestort". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 11 May 2021.
    3. Bøss, Jesper (22 November 2020). "Ambitiøse og talentfulde Sofus". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish).
    4. Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (7 August 2019). "Viborg-chef: Vi skulle have vundet 4-0 eller 5-0". bold.dk (in Danish).
    5. "Viborg vs. HB Køge - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
    6. Marboe, Mads Bye (20 July 2020). "17-årig duo får permanente pladser i Viborg-truppen". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
    7. "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
    8. "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
    9. "Denmark - S. Berger Brix - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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