- Nicolai Jørgensen
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Nicolai Jørgensen Personal information Date of birth 15 January 1991 Place of birth Ballerup, Denmark Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Winger/Forward Club information Current club Bayer Leverkusen Number 31 Youth career –2001 Skovlunde IF 2001–2006 Brøndby IF 2006 Akademisk Boldklub 2007–2009 Akademisk Boldklub Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Akademisk Boldklub 32 (9) 2010– Bayer Leverkusen 10 (0) National team‡ 2009 Denmark U18 4 (1) 2009–2010 Denmark U19 12 (6) 2010– Denmark U21 7 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 2 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2011Nicolai Jørgensen (born 15 January 1991 in Ballerup) is a Danish association footballer who plays as a winger for Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.[1]
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Career
Akademisk Boldklub
Jørgensen began his career in the youth of Skovlunde IF and joined short time later to Akademisk Boldklub, where he played for nine years apart from half a year as an U-15 player in Brøndby IF.[2]
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
He joined German team Bayer Leverkusen for their pre-season training camp in July scoring four goals in his first 45 minute appearance,[3] and was subsequently signed for a five-year contract with Leverkusen on 12 July 2010.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut in the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday 29 August 2010.
International career
On 4 October 2010, Jørgensen was called up for the Denmarks national football team, for the matches against Portugal and Cyprus in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group H. He scored the winning goal in the 70th minute against Belarus on 14 June 2011 in the 2011 UEFA European U-21 Football Championship.[5]
Career statistics
As of 1 November 2011[update]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Denmark League Danish Cup Europe Total Akademisk Boldklub 1st Division 2008–09 8 0 0 0 — 8 0 2009–10 23 7 1 1 — 24 8 Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total Bayer Leverkusen Bundesliga 2010–11 9 0 1 0 8 0 18 0 2011–12 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Totals Denmark 31 7 1 1 0 0 32 8 Germany 10 0 1 0 9 0 20 0 Career totals 41 7 2 1 9 0 52 8 References
- ^ "Jörgensen, Nicolai" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2011-12/bayer-leverkusen-9/65206/spieler_joergensen-nicolai.html. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Nicolai Jørgensen solgt til Leverkusen" (in Danish). ab-fodbold.dk. 2 July 2010. http://www.ab-fodbold.dk/nyheder/1-holdet/nicolai-med-leverkusen.aspx. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (5 July 2010). "Nicolai J. imponerer: Fire kasser i test" (in Danish). bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Nicolai-J-imponerer-Fire-kasser-i-test. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Jörgensen unterzeichnet bis 2015" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 12 July 2010. http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-4275. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "European U21 Championship: Hosts Denmark stay alive with win over Belarus; Switzerland close in on semi-final spot". goal.com. 14 June 2011. http://www.goal.com/en/news/2378/euro-u-21/2011/06/14/2532017/european-u21-championship-hosts-denmark-stay-alive-with-win-over-. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
External links
- Nicolai Jørgensen at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Bayer Leverkusen profile
- Interwiev in Metro (Danish)
- Landsholdsudtagelse (Danish)
Denmark squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Lössl • 2 Randrup • 3 Zanka • 4 Bjelland • 5 Boilesen • 6 Albæk • 7 Wass • 8 Jensen • 9 N.Jørgensen • 10 Eriksen • 11 Agger • 12 Fenger • 13 Nielsen • 14 Bille • 15 Juelsgård • 16 Andersen • 17 Delaney • 18 Povlsen • 19 F.Sørensen • 20 Lund • 21 Dalsgaard • 22 Kadrii • 23 Højlund • Coach: Bordinggaard
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad 1 Adler · 2 Schwaab · 3 Reinartz · 4 Oczipka · 5 Friedrich · 6 Rolfes (c) · 7 Barnetta · 8 Bender · 9 Schürrle · 10 Renato Augusto · 11 Kießling · 13 Ballack · 14 Balitsch · 17 Ortega · 18 Sam · 19 Derdiyok · 20 Da Costa · 21 Toprak · 22 Yelldell · 23 Leno · 24 Kadlec · 27 Castro · 31 Jørgensen · 36 Giefer · 38 Bellarabi · Manager: Dutt
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Akademisk Boldklub players
- Danish Superliga players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Danish football midfielder stubs
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