William Clem (born 20 June 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Copenhagen.
Club career
William Clem went through the youth ranks of FC Copenhagen, where he made his first bench appearances with the Superliga team during the 2021–22 Europa Conference while winning the Danish under-19 league. He signed his first professional the following summer.23
Having played his first game for Copenhagen on the 19 October 2022, as a starter during the Cup penalty shootout win against Hobro IK,4 Clem made his Champions League debut less than a week later, starting the away group game to Sevilla.5 Despite staying in the game until the last minutes, the Danish team eventually conceded a 3–0 away loss,6 in a side with a record six teenagers starting the game.7
Career statistics
As of match played 16 March 2025 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Copenhagen | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 910 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
Honours
Copenhagen
External links
- William Clem at Soccerway
- William Clem national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
References
William Clem at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://int.soccerway.com/players/william-clem/809371/ ↩
W, Christian (29 September 2022). "World Cup stars of the future? Eleven to watch out for in 2026". The Copenhagen Post (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://cphpost.dk/www.cphpost.dk ↩
"William Clem extends FCK contract". F.C. København. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://www.fck.dk/en/news/william-clem-extends-fck-contract ↩
Gram-Hanssen, Lars. "Uprøvet talent kan få chancen for FCK i CL-brag". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/champions-league/uproevet-talent-kan-faa-chancen-fck-i-cl-brag ↩
Hoffskov, Ole (25 October 2022). "Opstillinger: Dolberg og William Clem fra start". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/champions-league/opstillinger-dolberg-og-william-clem-fra-start ↩
Gram-Hanssen, Lars (25 October 2022). "Clem om uventet chance: Dette var Neestrups krav". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/champions-league/clem-om-uventet-chance-dette-var-neestrups-krav ↩
"Tieners krijgen een podium bij Kopenhagen: CL-record van Arsenal sneuvelt". Voetbal International. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022. https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/tieners-krijgen-een-podium-bij-kopenhagen-cl-record-van-arsenal-sneuvelt ↩
Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩
Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩
Appearances in UEFA Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Conference_League ↩
"FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023. https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fck-win-202223-danish-cup ↩