Nicolai Jørgensen

Nicolai Mick Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈne̝koˌlɑjˀ ˈme̝k ˈjɶɐ̯ˀɐnsn̩]; born 15 January 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Feyenoord and the Denmark national team.

Nicolai Jørgensen
Jørgensen with Feyenoord in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nicolai Mick Jørgensen[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
Place of birth Ballerup, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 9
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 → Copenhagen (loan) 8 (3)
2012–2016 Copenhagen 92 (43)
2016– Feyenoord 94 (55)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2019
‡ 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]

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.[12] 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 May 2018 he was named in Denmark's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 February 2020[14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[nb 1]ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akademisk Boldklub2008–091st Division8000—80
2009–1023711—248
Total3171100328
Bayer Leverkusen2010–11Bundesliga901080180
2011–1210001020
Total1001090200
1. FC Kaiserslautern2011–12Bundesliga50000050
F.C. Copenhagen2012–13Superligaen271110813612
2013–141672061248
2014–15251040823712
2015–16311552424019
Total994312226613751
Feyenoord2016–17Eredivisie322142624225
2017–18261041423413
2018–1924743002810
2019–201352020175
Total954314612412153
Career total240932894710315112
  1. Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup, Dutch Super Cup

International
As of match played 3 March 2020[15]
Denmark
YearAppsGoals
201120
201210
201360
201400
201571
201685
201762
201881
201830
Total419

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[15]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 November 2015Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–21–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
224 March 2016MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark Iceland1–02–1Friendly
32–0
431 August 2016CASA Arena, Horsens, Denmark Liechtenstein1–05–0
52–0
615 November 2016Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–11–1
710 June 2017Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
81 September 2017Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark Poland3–04–0
916 November 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–02–12018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Club

F.C. Copenhagen

Feyenoord

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Nicolai Jørgensen solgt til Leverkusen" (in Danish). ab-fodbold.dk. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. Helmin, Jesper (5 July 2010). "Nicolai J. imponerer: Fire kasser i test" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. "Jörgensen unterzeichnet bis 2015" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  5. "Youngster Herrmann leitet das Spektakel ein". kicker Online (in German). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. "Jørgensen makes move permanent". F.C. Copenhagen. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015.
  7. "Feyenoord versterkt zich met Deense spits Jörgensen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. "Nicolai Jørgensen signs five-year deal". Feyenoord. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. "Veteran sikrer Nicolai Jørgensen hollandsk mesterskab". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  10. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/22/netherlands/knvb-beker/stichting-az/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2727912/
  11. "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Jørgensen tot 2022" (in Dutch). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. "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.
  13. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  14. "Denmark - N. Jørgensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  15. "Nicolai Jørgensen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  16. "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017.
  17. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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