Mads Søndergaard Clausen (born 26December 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.Fodbolddrømmene startede i Nørremarken, vff.dk, 30 October 2020 At the age of 16, he was rewarded with a youth contract in Viborg and shortly after, began training with the first team.
On 24June 2020, Søndergaard made his competitive debut for Viborg in a Danish 1st Division game against Skive IK.SKIVE VS. VIBORG 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 24 June 2020 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.Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 17 September 2020
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 ninemonths.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
Søndergaard played his first match after his serious injury, in January 2022; a friendly match against Hobro IK.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 Søndergaard finished the 2021–22 season with six appearances in the Danish Superliga.
In April2024, Søndergaard extended his contract until June 2027.Mads Søndergaard forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 4 April 2024 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 September2024, when he returned in a match against Sønderjyske.Tilbage efter lang pause: - Denne gang begynder jeg ikke helt fra bunden, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 8 September 2024
In January2025, Søndergaard suffered a fracture in his foot, which forced him to sit out the rest of the season.Søndergaard har brækket foden, vff.dk, 30 January 2025
Personal life Mads Søndergaard is the son of former Viborg captain Preben Søndergaard.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDanish CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsViborg2019–20Danish 1st Division6000——602020–21Danish 1st Division1000——102021–22Danish Superliga6000—10702022–23Danish Superliga2704350—3602023–24Danish Superliga27221——2922024–25Danish Superliga14060——2002025–26Danish Superliga23550——2852026–27Danish Superliga8310——93Career total11210184501013614
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