Sofus Berger
Danish footballer (born 2003)
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Sofus Berger Brix (born 2 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofus Berger Brix[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Overlund GF | ||
| 2014–2019 | Viborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Viborg | 79 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Fredericia (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2025– | Silkeborg | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 1 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Viborg
Born in Viborg,[2] Berger began playing for Overlund GF at age 5 before moving to the Viborg FF academy at U13 level.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] He scored his first goal on 19 July 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Vejle.[7]
Being part of the Viborg team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[8] Berger made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021 as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[9]
He made his European debut on 21 July 2022, coming on as a late substitute in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifier against Sūduva and slotting home to 1–0 winner shortly after.[10]
On 4 August 2023, Viborg confirmed that Berger - in pursuit of more playing time - moved to Fredericia on a season-long loan deal. At the same time, he extended his contract with Viborg until the end of 2025.[11] In the summer of 2024, Berger was back in Viborg.[12]
Silkeborg
On 1 February 2025, Danish Superliga side Silkeborg announced the signing of Berger on a contract until the end of 2028.[13] On 14 August, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw against Jagiellonia Białystok in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 79 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 94 | 4 | |||
| Fredericia (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| Silkeborg | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference League
Honours
Viborg