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Nicolai Jørgensen
Danish footballer

Nicolai Mick Jørgensen is a Danish former professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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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.1

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,2 and was subsequently signed for a five-year contract with Leverkusen on 12 July 2010.3 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.4

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 2016.5

Feyenoord

During the summer of 2016, Jørgensen joined Feyenoord for €3.5 million signing a five-year deal.67 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 1999.8

On 22 April 2018, he scored the opening goal as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.9

On 14 June 2019, Feyenoord announced that they had reached principle agreement with Jørgensen to extend his contract until 2022.10

Return to Copenhagen

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.11 After a disappointing season with one goal in nine games, Jørgensen left the club in June 2022, as his contract came to an end.12

International career

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.13 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.14

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 202215 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup16ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akademisk Boldklub2008–09Danish 1st Division8000——80
2009–10Danish 1st Division23711——248
Total31711——328
Bayer Leverkusen2010–11Bundesliga90108170—180
2011–12Bundesliga10001180—20
Total1001090—200
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)2011–12Bundesliga5000——50
Copenhagen2012–13Danish Superliga27111081—3612
2013–14Danish Superliga167206191—248
2014–15Danish Superliga25104082—3712
2015–16Danish Superliga3115524202—4019
Total9943122266—13751
Feyenoord2016–17Eredivisie322132621212204225
2017–18Eredivisie261031423212403413
2018–19Eredivisie2474300002810
2019–20Eredivisie135202250—175
2020–21Eredivisie193103260—233
Total114461361542014456
Kasımpaşa2021–22Süper Lig15200——152
Copenhagen2021–22Danish Superliga9100——91
Career total28399279501020362118

International

As of match played 3 March 202027 Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark201120
201210
201360
201400
201571
201685
201762
201881
201930
Total419
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jørgensen goal. List of international goals scored by Nicolai Jørgensen28
No.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 Liechtenstein1–05–0Friendly
52–0
615 November 2016Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–11–1Friendly
710 June 2017Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
81 September 2017Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark Poland3–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
916 November 2018Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–02–12018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Copenhagen

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. "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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928102611/http://www.ab-fodbold.dk/nyheder/1-holdet/nicolai-med-leverkusen.aspx ↩

  2. Helmin, Jesper (5 July 2010). "Nicolai J. imponerer: Fire kasser i test" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 2 October 2011. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Nicolai-J-imponerer-Fire-kasser-i-test ↩

  3. "Jörgensen unterzeichnet bis 2015" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222416/http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU/de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-4275 ↩

  4. "Youngster Herrmann leitet das Spektakel ein". kicker Online (in German). 29 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2017. https://www.kicker.de/leverkusen-gegen-mgladbach-2010-bundesliga-1013250/analyse ↩

  5. "Jørgensen makes move permanent". F.C. Copenhagen. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114221148/http://www.fck.dk/nyhed/2012/09/10/62674/ ↩

  6. "Feyenoord versterkt zich met Deense spits Jörgensen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016. http://www.nu.nl/sport/4279258/feyenoord-versterkt-zich-met-deense-spits-jorgensen.html ↩

  7. "Nicolai Jørgensen signs five-year deal". Feyenoord. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510120300/https://www.feyenoord.com/news/news-overview/Nicolai-J%C3%B8rgensen-signs-five-year-deal ↩

  8. "Veteran sikrer Nicolai Jørgensen hollandsk mesterskab". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). 14 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017. http://www.fyens.dk/sport/Veteran-sikrer-Nicolai-Joergensen-hollandsk-mesterskab/artikel/3149770 ↩

  9. "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway". https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/22/netherlands/knvb-beker/stichting-az/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2727912/ ↩

  10. "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Jørgensen tot 2022" (in Dutch). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019. https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/nicolai-jorgensen-2022-140619 ↩

  11. NICOLAI JØRGENSEN VENDER TILBAGE TIL FCK, fck.dk, 31 January 2022 https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/nicolai-joergensen-vender-tilbage-til-fck ↩

  12. FCK TAGER AFSKED MED NICOLAI JØRGENSEN, fck.dk, 15 June 2022 https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fck-tager-afsked-med-nicolai-joergensen ↩

  13. "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. http://www.goal.com/en/news/2378/euro-u-21/2011/06/14/2532017/european-u21-championship-hosts-denmark-stay-alive-with-win-over- ↩

  14. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb ↩

  15. "Denmark - N. Jørgensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2019. https://int.soccerway.com/players/nicolai-jorgensen/94958/ ↩

  16. Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup /wiki/Danish_Cup ↩

  17. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  18. Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩

  19. Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩

  20. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  21. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  22. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield /wiki/Johan_Cruyff_Shield ↩

  23. Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩

  24. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield /wiki/Johan_Cruyff_Shield ↩

  25. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  26. Appearances in UEFA Europa League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_League ↩

  27. Nicolai Jørgensen at National-Football-Teams.com https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45613.html ↩

  28. Nicolai Jørgensen at National-Football-Teams.com https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45613.html ↩

  29. "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/08/06/jones-shootout-hero-feyenoord-win-super-cup ↩

  30. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/04/netherlands/super-cup/psv-nv/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2785610/?ICID=PL_MS_01 ↩