Nicolai Jørgensen
Nicolai Mick Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈme̝k ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]; born 15 January 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent.
| Jørgensen with Feyenoord in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolai Mick Jørgensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballerup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Skovlunde IF | ||
| 2001–2006 | AB | ||
| 2006 | Brøndby | ||
| 2007–2009 | AB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | AB | 32 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Kaiserslautern (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Copenhagen | 92 | (43) |
| 2016–2021 | Feyenoord | 114 | (46) |
| 2021–2022 | Kasımpaşa | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | Copenhagen | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2011 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2011– | Denmark | 41 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 25 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:29, 3 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Akademisk Boldklub
Nicolai Jørgensen began his career at Grantoften IF, he later joined Skovlunde IF and joined Akademisk Boldklub afterwards, where he played for nine years apart from half a year as a U-15 player in Brøndby IF.[2]
Bayer Leverkusen
Jørgensen joined German team Bayer 04 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 a 3–6 defeat to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 29 August 2010 being introduced as a substitute after 63 minutes.[5]
F.C. Copenhagen
In July 2012, Jørgensen returned to his native Denmark joining F.C. Copenhagen on a one-year loan. In September, the club announced to have had exercised a purchase option, making the deal permanent with Jørgensen signing a contract until 2016.[6]
Feyenoord
During the summer of 2016, Jørgensen joined Feyenoord for €3.5 million signing a five-year deal.[7][8] In his first season at the club he became the Eredivisie's top scorer with 21 goals, helping Feyenoord to win their first title since 1999.[9]
On 22 April 2018, he scored the opening goal as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[10]
On 14 June 2019, Feyenoord announced that they had reached principle agreement with Jørgensen to extend his contract until 2022.[11]
Return to Copenhagen
After terminating his contract with Turkish club Kasımpaşa, Jørgensen returned to his former club F.C. Copenhagen on 31 January 2022, signing a deal for the rest of the season.[12] After a disappointing season with one goal in nine games, Jørgensen left the club in June 2022, as his contract came to an end.[13]
International career
On 4 October 2010, Jørgensen was called up for the Denmark's 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.[14] On 14 November 2015, he scored his first international goal for Denmark national football team in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Playoffs against Sweden. Denmark had lost 1–2 to Sweden but it was a crucial away goal for Denmark.
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 March 2021[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akademisk Boldklub | 2008–09 | Danish 1st Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Danish 1st Division | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 36 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 37 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 40 | 19 | ||
| Total | 99 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 6 | — | 137 | 51 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 42 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 24 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 114 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 56 | ||
| Career total | 259 | 96 | 27 | 9 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 115 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played 3 March 2020[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jørgensen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2015 | Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 31 August 2016 | CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 15 November 2016 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 10 June 2017 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 1 September 2017 | Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Poland | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 16 November 2018 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Copenhagen
Feyenoord
Individual
References
- ^ a b (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ (in Danish). ab-fodbold.dk. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (5 July 2010). "Nicolai J. imponerer: Fire kasser i test" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Youngster Herrmann leitet das Spektakel ein". kicker Online (in German). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ . F.C. Copenhagen. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Feyenoord versterkt zich met Deense spits Jörgensen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ . Feyenoord. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Veteran sikrer Nicolai Jørgensen hollandsk mesterskab". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Jørgensen tot 2022" (in Dutch). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ NICOLAI JØRGENSEN VENDER TILBAGE TIL FCK, fck.dk, 31 January 2022
- ^ FCK TAGER AFSKED MED NICOLAI JØRGENSEN, fck.dk, 15 June 2022
- ^ "European U21 Championship: Hosts Denmark stay alive with win over Belarus; Switzerland close in on semi-final spot". goal.com. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
- ^ "Denmark - N. Jørgensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ a b Nicolai Jørgensen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
- Nicolai Jørgensen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Nicolai Jørgensen at WorldFootball.net
- Nicolai Jørgensen at Soccerway
- Nicolai Jørgensen at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Interview in Metro (in Danish)
- Landsholdsudtagelse (in Danish)
- F.C. Copenhagen profile (in Danish)