Nicolai Jørgensen
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballerup, Denmark | ||
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| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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F.C. Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Skovlunde IF | ||
| 2001–2006 | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| 2006 | Brøndby IF | ||
| 2007–2009 | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Akademisk Boldklub | 32 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → F.C. Copenhagen (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2012– | F.C. Copenhagen | 91 | (40) |
| 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 | 16 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 24 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Nicolai Jørgensen (born 15 January 1991 in Ballerup) is a Danish association footballer who plays as a Striker for F.C. Copenhagen.
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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.[1]
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,[2] and was subsequently signed for a five-year contract with Leverkusen on 12 July 2010.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut in the match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday 29 August 2010.
F.C. Copenhagen
In July 2012, Jørgensen returned to his native Denmark joining F.C. Copenhagen on a one-year loan. Already in following September the club announced to have had exercised a purchase option, making the deal permanent. Jørgensen signed a contract until 2016.[4]
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] 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.
Career statistics
As of 20 March 2016[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 | |||
| FC København | Superligaen | 2012–13 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Totals | Denmark | 119 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 155 | 49 | |
| Germany | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 134 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 182 | 49 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2015 | Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |  Sweden |
1–2 | 1–2 | Euro 2016 qual. play-offs |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark |  Iceland |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 24 March 2016 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | Iceland |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
References
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- Nicolai Jørgensen profile at Fussballdaten
- Nicolai Jørgensen at Soccerway
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Interview in Metro (Danish)
- Landsholdsudtagelse (Danish)
- F.C. Copenhagen profile (Danish)
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Akademisk Boldklub players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Danish Superliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- People from Ballerup Municipality
