Niels Lodberg

Niels Lodberg Pedersen

Personal information
Date of birth	October 14, 1980 (1980-10-14) (age 31)
Place of birth	Ringkøbing, Denmark
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	AC Horsens
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998-2000	Ringkøbing IF
2000-2002	Lyngby BK	19	(2)
2002-2004	FC Nordsjælland	34	(0)
2004-	AC Horsens	164	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Niels Lodberg (born October 14, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player in the forward or midfielder position, who plays for AC Horsens. With his 1,89 m. he is a great force with his head. He has previously played for Lyngby Boldklub and FC Nordsjælland.

Lodberg started his playing career with amateur club Ringkøbing IF from 1998 to 2000. In 2000, he moved to play as an amateur for Lyngby BK. He made his debut in the top-flight Danish Superliga in April 2001,^[1] before signing his first professional contract with Lyngby BK in May 2001.^[2] Having scored two goals in 19 Superliga games for Lyngby BK,^[1] Lodberg moved to Danish 1st Division team Farum BK in January 2002. He helped Farum BK win promotion for the 2002-03 Superliga season. He played 29 Superliga games for Farum,^[1] in 2003 renamed FC Nordsjælland, before moving to 1st Division team AC Horsens in 2004.

He scored 21 goals for Horsens in the 2004-05 1st Division season, helping AC Horsens win promotion for the Superliga. Lodberg scored four goals in AC Horsens' first two seasons in the Superliga. On July 18, 2007 Lodberg scored his first goal for AC Horsens in more than a year with a game-winning header against AGF in the 2007-08 Superliga season opener. AC Horsens played four seasons in the Superliga, in which Lodberg scored 11 goals in 109 Superliga games,^[1] before being relegated to the 1st Division in the summer 2009.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Career statistics at danskfodbold.com
2. ^ Lodberg skriver kontrakt i Lyngby, bold.dk, May 30, 2001.

External links

• (Danish) AC Horsens profile

Persondata
Name	Lodberg, Niels
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Short description
Date of birth	October 14, 1980
Place of birth	Ringkøbing, Denmark
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