Jóhanna Fossdalsá

Jóhanna Fossdalsá

Personal information
Full name	Jóhanna Fossdalsá Sørensen
Date of birth	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	BK Häcken
Number	21
Youth career
	HB
	Vildbjerg SF
	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Nordsjælland	33	(9)
2023–	BK Häcken	31	(5)
International career^‡
2020–2021	Denmark U16	6	(1)
2021–2022	Denmark U17	11	(3)
2022–2023	Denmark U19	18	(7)
2024–	Denmark	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024

Jóhanna Fossdalsá Sørensen (born 28 November 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Denmark national team.[1]

Club career

On 4 July 2023, Swedish club BK Häcken announced the signing of Fossdalsá on a three-year contract until the summer of 2026.[2]

International career

Fossdalsá has represented Denmark at youth level.[3] She was also eligible to play for the Faroe Islands.

In February 2024, Fossdalsá received her first call-up to the Denmark national team.[4] She made her international debut on 28 February 2024 in a 1–1 draw against Austria.[5]

Personal life

Fossdalsá's older brother Heini Sørensen is also a professional footballer. Fossdalsá's family moved from the Faroe Islands to Denmark in 2018 when Sørensen joined Midtjylland.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 October 2024[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2024	3	0
Total		3	0

References

1. "Bjóðar stjørnunum av". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
2. "Färöiska stortalangen Jòhanna Fossdalsá Sörensen klar för BK Häcken" (in Swedish). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
3. "Jóhanna á danska U16-landsliðnum" (in Faroese). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
4. "Jóhanna er úttikin til danska A-landsliðið" (in Faroese). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
5. "DANMARK DELER MED ØSTRIG I ÅRETS FØRSTE KAMP" (in Danish). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
6. "Video: 15-ára gamla Jóhanna Fossdalsá Sørensen er stórspælandi á danska U17-landsliðnum" (in Faroese). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
7. Jóhanna Fossdalsá at Soccerway

External links

• Jóhanna Fossdalsá national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)