 Søren Andersen became an instant success, and was called up for the Danish squad at the 1996 European Championship, where he played a single match.He was AaB's lead goalscorer in the 1996-97 season with 14 goals, the fifth highest tally of the league.He scored a total of 36 goals in 77 games for AaB, including five goals in a single game against Viborg FF.