Simon Vollesen

Simon Vollesen
Personal information
Full name Simon Møller Vollesen
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
Place of birth Denmark
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 IF Skjold Birkerød
Youth career
–2017 Lyngby BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Lyngby BK 10 (0)
2018– IF Skjold Birkerød 0 (0)
National team‡
2018– Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Simon Møller Vollesen (born 26 January 1998) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IF Skjold Birkerød.

In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute. On his debut for Denmark, Vollesen was one of only three Danish players on the pitch with some experience in professional football: Vollesen has made 10 appearances in the Danish Superliga for the Copenhagen suburban team Lyngby BK.

International career

In September 2018, the Danish Football Association and players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the Denmark national team prior to a friendly against Slovakia and their opening UEFA Nations League match against Wales.[1] However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement.[2] Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach John Jensen to avoid punishment from UEFA for cancelling the matches.[3][4][5] The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with futsal players from the Denmark national futsal team.[6][7]

On 4 September 2018, Vollesen was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad.[8] The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against Slovakia, starting the match before coming off in the 77th minute for Christopher Jakobsen. The match finished as a 0–3 away loss.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 5 September 2018
Denmark
YearAppsGoals
201810
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "John Jensen takes charge of Denmark as row over players' rights goes on". The Guardian. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Could Denmark cancel international matches over player contract row?". The Local dk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute". BBC. 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Denmark to field futsal players against Wales due to dispute". The Irish Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (4 September 2018). "Futsal players, amateurs and an ex-Arsenal midfielder in temporary charge – a bitter contract dispute has decimated Denmark's team to face Wales". The Telegraph.
  6. ↑ "Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute". BBC. 4 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Glendenning, Barry (4 September 2018). "Something is rotten in the state of Danish football". The Guardian.
  8. ↑ "Truppen til kampen mod Slovakiet" [The squad for the match against Slovakia]. DBU.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Friendlies: Slovakia–Denmark". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.


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