Oliver Sørensen Jensen (born 10 March 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Serie A club Parma.
Club career Midtjylland Youth Sørensen started playing football at Nørre Aaby IK, then at Strib IF and later joined OKS in 2013.Tidligere OKS´er får Akademikontrakt hos FC Midtjylland, oks.dk, 15 March 2017 From there, he joined the academy of FC Midtjylland and on his 15th birthday, he signed a three-year youth contract with the club.
Sørensen already began playing with the U19s at the age of 16 and was shortly after promoted permanently to the U19 squad despite his young age, after signing a new three-year youth contract in August 2018.Oliver Sørensen har forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland..., oks.dk, 11 August 2018 The talentfull midfielder once again signed a new three-year deal with Midtjylland in June 2019, where it was also agreed, that he would become a permanent part of the Danish Superliga squad from the 2020–21 season.Oliver Sørensen har igen forlænget sin kontrakt i FC Midtjylland, oks.dk, 4 June 2019
Senior FC Midtjylland On 28 June 2020, Sørensen made his official debut for Midtjylland against F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.Ung FCM-debutant efter sejren over FCK: Hektisk kamp at komme ind i, tipsbladet.dk, 29 June 2020 Sørensen started on the bench, but replaced Anders Dreyer in the 88th minute.FC COPENHAGEN VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 28 June 2020 Sørensen was also subbed in a month later in the second-last game of the season against Brøndby IF.
Loan spells In the first half part of the 2020–21 season, Sørensen continued to train with the first team but did only play for the U19s. To gain some more experience, Sørensen was on 26 January 2020 loaned out to Midtjylland affiliate club, Danish 1st Division-side FC Fredericia, for the rest of the season.FCM udlejer U19-anfører til i 1. divisionsklub, bold.dk, 26 January 2021 Sørensen had a good spell at Fredericia, where he played 11 games and scored one goal. Sørensen returned to Midtjylland for the 2021–22 season.
On 31 March 2022, Sørensen was loaned out to Norwegian club HamKam until the end of the year.OLIVER SØRENSEN HAR SIGNERT, hamkam.no, 31 March 2022 Two days later, he made his Eliteserien debut against Lillestrøm SK.HAMKAM VS. LILLESTRØM 2 - 2, soccerway.com, 2 April 2022 However, Midtjylland decided to recall Sørensen on 16 June 2022, presumably due to lack of playing time.OLIVER SØRENSEN RETUR TIL FCM, fcm.de, 16 June 2022 Sørensen managed to play just 275 minutes over 6 matches.
Back at Midtjylland After a season where Sørensen was a big part of Midtjylland's success, winning the 2023–24 Danish Superliga title, the Dane was named FC Midtjylland's Player of the Year and Find of the Year.ÅRETS SPILLER OG ÅRETS FUND I FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 31 May 2024
Parma On 12 August 2025, Sørensen signed a five-season contract with Parma in Italy.
Loan to Celtic On 1 September 2026, Sørensen signed on loan with Celtic in Scotland until the end of the season with an option to buy. Sørensen made his Celtic debut the following day, appearing as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Aberdeen.
International career Sørensen represented Denmark at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached quarter-finals.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMidtjylland2019–20Danish Superliga20000000202021–22Danish Superliga40301000802022–23Danish Superliga2712080003712023–24Danish Superliga3052060003852024–25Danish Superliga289101210041102025–26Danish Superliga300030—60Total9415803010013216Frederica (loan)2020–21Danish 1st Division11100——111HamKam (loan)2022Eliteserien6000——60Parma2025–26Serie A34120——361Celtic2026-27Scottish Premiership200000020Career total12617903010016518
Honours
Club Danish Superliga 2023–2024 with Midtjylland
Individual Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25
References
External links Oliver Sørensen at FC Midtjylland Oliver Sørensen at Danish Superliga