Nicolai Jørgensen

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Nicolai Jørgensen
Jørgensen with Feyenoord in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nicolai Mick Jørgensen[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ballerup, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2001 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)
2012Kaiserslautern (loan) 5 (0)
2012Copenhagen (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)
2011–2019 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)

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.

Club career[edit]

Akademisk Boldklub[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 22 May 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] 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[b] 0 18 0
2011–12 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1[c] 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[c] 1 24 8
2014–15 Danish Superliga 25 10 4 0 8 2 37 12
2015–16 Danish Superliga 31 15 5 2 4[b] 2 40 19
Total 99 43 12 2 26 6 137 51
Feyenoord 2016–17 Eredivisie 32 21 3 2 6[b] 2 1[d] 0 42 25
2017–18 Eredivisie 26 10 3 1 4[c] 2 1[d] 0 34 13
2018–19 Eredivisie 24 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 28 10
2019–20 Eredivisie 13 5 2 0 2[b] 0 17 5
2020–21 Eredivisie 19 3 1 0 3[b] 0 23 3
Total 114 46 13 6 15 4 2 0 144 56
Kasımpaşa 2021–22 Süper Lig 15 2 0 0 15 2
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 9 1 0 0 9 1
Career total 283 99 27 9 50 10 2 0 362 118
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International[edit]

As of match played 3 March 2020[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Nicolai Jørgensen[17]
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[edit]

Copenhagen

Feyenoord

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway".
  11. ^ "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Jørgensen tot 2022" (in Dutch). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. ^ NICOLAI JØRGENSEN VENDER TILBAGE TIL FCK, fck.dk, 31 January 2022
  13. ^ FCK TAGER AFSKED MED NICOLAI JØRGENSEN, fck.dk, 15 June 2022
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com".
  16. ^ "Denmark - N. Jørgensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  17. ^ a b Nicolai Jørgensen at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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