Nicolaj Thomsen

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Nicolaj Thomsen
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Thomsen playing for AaB in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Skagen, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SønderjyskE
Number 10
Youth career
Skagen IK
2006–2009 Frederikshavn fI
2009–2011 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 AaB 122 (10)
2016–2017 Nantes 13 (1)
2017–2021 Copenhagen 65 (3)
2021 Vålerenga 2 5 (0)
2021 Vålerenga 12 (1)
2022– SønderjyskE 0 (0)
National team
2011 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U19 7 (0)
2013–2015 Denmark U21 21 (3)
2014 Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Nicolaj Thomsen (born 8 May 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SønderjyskE.

Thomsen was born in Skagen and played youth football with Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI before starting his professional career with AaB. After moving to French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes in 2016, and following a four-year stint with FC Copenhagen, Thomsen moved to Norwegian club Vålerenga in 2021.

Thomsen has won 1 cap with the Denmark national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Thomsen played for Skagen IK before he moved to Frederikshavn fI when he was 13 years old.[1] Three years later, at the age of 16, he moved to the AaB academy.[1]

AaB[]

Thomsen made his debut for AaB in the Danish Superliga as a starter in a 1–2 loss against Midtjylland on 4 April 2012.[2] In his first season, he made six appearances, five of which were as a substitute.[3] He scored his first goal for AaB in a 4–1 victory over Randers on 12 November 2013 in his 42nd Superliga appearance.[4]

In April 2014, Thomsen extended his contract so that it ran until 31 December 2016.[5] Kent Nielsen, AaB's head coach at the time, stated that Thomsen "has everything that is demanded of a modern football player in top football. Relentless energy and a fine technique."[6]

Nantes[]

After five seasons in AaB, Thomsen signed with FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1 in June 2016.[7][8] According to Tipsbladet, the price was DKK 3.9 million, which could increase to DKK 4.5 million depending on performance.[8] In the summer transfer window of 2015, Thomsen had also been close to moving to the French club, but negotiations were slowed down as Thomsen suffers from lazy eye which means that he has a decreased eyesight of 90% in his right eye.[9]

Thomsen made 13 appearances for the club before returning to Denmark in January 2017.[10]

Copenhagen[]

On 12 January 2017, it was announced that Thomsen had signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Copenhagen, expiring in June 2021.[11] He made his debut for the club on 15 July 2017 in a 1–1 league draw against his former team AaB, coming on as a substitute in the second half for Kasper Kusk.[12][13]

Thomsen scored his first goal for Copenhagen on 12 August 2018 in a Copenhagen Derby against Brøndby, establishing a 2–1 lead in the 77th minute after an assist by Viktor Fischer. The game finished 3–1.[14][15]

His contract was not renewed when it expired in June 2021. Thomsen made a total of 90 appearances for Copenhagen, but his stint was plagued by injuries.[16][17]

Vålerenga[]

On 5 August 2021, Thomsen signed with Norwegian Eliteserien club Vålerenga on a six-month contract.[18][19] He made his debut for the club on 15 August in a 1–1 league draw away against Tromsø IL, replacing the suspended Christian Borchgrevink at right back.[20][21] On 24 October, he scored his first goal for the club to secure a 2–1 win over Haugesund in the domestic league.[22][23] He left the Norwegian club at the end of the year.[24]

SønderjyskE[]

On 24 January 2022, Thomsen joined SønderjyskE on a deal until June 2024.[25]

International career[]

Nicolai Thomsen made his first international appearance on 1 March 2011, when he played for Denmark U-18. Since then, he has played for U-19 and U-21, before getting his first match for the Danish national team on 18 November 2014 against Romania.[26]

Thomsen scored the only Danish goal in the 1–1 draw against Iceland which qualified Denmark U-21 for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[27] He was selected for the squad for the tournament and played the entire match in the opening win against the Czech Republic. He was in the line-up in the other two group stage-matches against Germany and Serbia. Thomsen was also chosen to the line-up in the semi final, where Denmark was defeated by Sweden.

Honours[]

Club[]

AaB

Copenhagen

References[]

  1. ^ a b Frederiksen, Michael (17 June 2016). "FfI og Skagen tjener på salg af Nicolaj Thomsen". Kanal Frederikshavn (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ "AaB tabte tæt kamp". aabsport.dk (in Danish). 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Nicolaj Thomsen, statistik for superligaen 2011/2012 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ Jensen, Claus (12 November 2013). "Thomsens første mål i 42 superligakampe". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ Nielsen, Christian (23 April 2013). "AaB forlænger med midtbanetalent". Onside (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ Davidsen, Michel Wikkelsøe (6 February 2014). "Kent Nielsen spår AaB-guldfugl til stor liga". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
  7. ^ "AaB sælger Thomsen til FC Nantes". aabsport.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b Jensen, Kenneth (16 June 2016). "Nantes præsenterer Nicolaj Thomsen". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
  9. ^ "AaB-profil om sit dovne øje: Tager det stille og roligt - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ Nicolaj Thomsen at Soccerway
  11. ^ Asferg, Mikkel (12 January 2017). "FCK køber kendt ansigt i Frankrig - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.
  12. ^ "FC Copenhagen vs. AaB - 15 July 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Thomsen: Ærgerligt resultat i debuten". F.C. København (in Danish). 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018.
  14. ^ "FC Copenhagen vs. Brøndby - 12 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  15. ^ Welch, Nadia Guldbæk (25 August 2018). "FCK-profil om hård periode: 'Der har været sorte dage'". bt.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Nicolaj Thomsen stopper i FCK". F.C. København (in Danish). 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021.
  17. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (25 May 2021). "Thomsen: Blev ikke den succes jeg håbede". bold.dk (in Danish).
  18. ^ "Dansk landslagsspiller klar for Vålerenga". Vålerenga (in Norwegian). 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021.
  19. ^ Roesen, Andreas (5 August 2021). "Fri Nicolaj Thomsen skriver med Vålerenga". bold.dk (in Danish).
  20. ^ "To eliteseriedebutanter fra start". Vålerenga (in Norwegian). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Tromsø vs. Valerenga - 15 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  22. ^ "FKH tapte i Oslo". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 24 October 2021.
  23. ^ Palmstrøm Throndsen, Fabian Magdalon (24 October 2021). "Fagermo roses etter tøft pausegrep". TV 2 (in Norwegian).
  24. ^ Agent bekræfter: Thomsen forlader Vålerenga, bold.dk, 10 December 2021
  25. ^ SØNDERJYSKE HENTER NICOLAJ THOMSEN, soenderjyske.dk, 24 January 2022
  26. ^ "RUMÆNIEN - DANMARK 2 - 0". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  27. ^ Hansen, Jesper Haue (14 October 2014). "U21-landsholdet klar til EM-slutrunde". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
  28. ^ "FC Copenhagen are Danish champions". The Copenhagen Post. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

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