Heini Sørensen

Heini Sørensen is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Faroe Islands Premier League team Havnar Bóltfelag.

Club career

Sørensen was born and brought up in the Faroe Islands where he played youth football with the local club HB. At the age of 14, in 2018, he left HB and joined the Danish club Midtjylland after being recommended by scout, Julian Hansen. On the day of his birthday, he signed a three-year contract with the club in 2019. While playing at the youth levels of Danish football, he caught the attention of the Dutch club AFC Ajax and had been offered to occasionally train with their youth team. Heini left Midtjylland in 2023 and joined Danish 2nd Division team Thisted FC. He returned to the Faroe Islands in 2025, signing for his old club HB.

Sørensen has represented the Faroe Islands through youth level. He captained the under-15 and under-19 squad.

Sørensen was described by, former Faroese national team player and talent scout of Midtjylland, Julian Hansen as "possibly the greatest Faroese talent of all time. He is quick, hard-working and very good on the ball." Hansen also compared his physicality to retired Dutch player Wesley Sneijder.

Sørensen has an older brother, Hanus, who is a footballer for NK Celje in Slovenia, a club he joined 1. January 2025, after a successful spell in HB Tórshavn. Hanus also played for Midtjylland as a youth.