Nicolai Jørgensen

Nicolai Jørgensen

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
Place of birth	Ballerup, Denmark
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	F.C. Copenhagen
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2001	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)

Nicolai Jørgensen (born 15 January 1991 in Ballerup) is a Danish association footballer who plays as a Striker for F.C. Copenhagen.

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.

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, and was subsequently signed for a five-year contract with Leverkusen on 12 July 2010. 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.

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. 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

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

• Danish Superliga: 2012–13, 2015–16
• Danish Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16

External links

• 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)