Christian Nørgaard
Christian Thers Nørgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈnɶɐ̯ˌkɒˀ]; born 10 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Brentford. He came to prominence in his homeland with Brøndby and was capped by Denmark at youth level.
![]() Nørgaard playing for Hamburger SV II in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Thers Nørgaard[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
BK Heimdal | |||
–2008 | Espergærde IF | ||
2008–2012 | Lyngby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Lyngby | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Hamburger SV II | 22 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Brøndby | 116 | (8) |
2018–2019 | Fiorentina | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 42 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 22 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Denmark U19 | 19 | (1) |
2013 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (1) |
2013–2017 | Denmark U21 | 27 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 4 August 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Early years
A midfielder, Nørgaard began his career in his native Denmark with BK Heimdal and Espergærde IF, before entering the youth system at Lyngby in 2008.[3] He progressed to win three calls into the first team squad during the 2011–12 season and made his only senior appearance for the club as a substitute in a 2–2 Superliga draw with HB Køge on 20 November 2011.[4] Two months later, Nørgaard transferred to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV for a €400,000 fee and signed a three-and-a-half year contract.[5] He was unable to settle at the club and failed to make any first team appearances before his departure in August 2013.[3] He gained his first regular experience of senior football with 22 appearances for the reserve team.[4]
Brøndby IF
On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Nørgaard had joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby on a four-year contract.[6] After making 13 appearances during the 2013–14 season,[7] he thereafter was a regular fixture in the team and signed a new two-and-a-half year contract in January 2017.[8] Nørgaard was named as Brøndby's Player of the Year for the 2017 calendar year and won the first silverware of his career with the 2017–18 Danish Cup.[9][1] Nørgaard became a cult hero at the club and by the time of his departure in July 2018,[10] he had made 145 appearances and scored 11 goals.[4]
Fiorentina
On 19 July 2018, Nørgaard moved to Italy to sign for Serie A club Fiorentina for a fee of approximately €3.5 million.[11] He signed a four-year contract,[12] but made just six appearances before departing the club in May 2019.[13][14]
Brentford
On 28 May 2019, Nørgaard moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee,[14] reported to be £2.8 million.[15] The move reunited him with his former Brøndby and Denmark youth coach Thomas Frank.[16] Used as a screening midfielder in front of the defence,[17] Nørgaard made 45 appearances during the 2019–20 season,[18] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off Final.[19]
International career
Nørgaard won 73 caps and scored five goals for Denmark between U16 and U21 level.[20] He was a part of the Danes' 2011 U17 World Cup and 2015 and 2017 European U21 Championship squads.[14] Nørgaard was an unused substitute for the senior team during two UEFA Nations League group stage matches in September and November 2018.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyngby BK | 2011–12[4] | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Hamburger SV II | 2011–12[4] | Regionalliga Nord | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2012–13[4] | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||||
Hamburger SV | 2012–13[4] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Brøndby | 2013–14[7] | Superliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
2014–15[4] | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
2015–16[4] | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
2016–17[4] | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
2017–18[4] | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
2018–19[13] | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 116 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 147 | 11 | ||||
Fiorentina | 2018–19[13] | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Brentford | 2019–20[18] | Championship | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
Career total | 186 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 13 |
- Appearances in Europa League
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
Brøndby
Individual
References
- "Get to Know: Christian Nørgaard". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Christian Nørgaard – Midfielder – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Christian Nørgaard, stortalentet fra Espergærde". Helsingør Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Christian Nørgaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- Hanghøj Kristensen, Søren (25 January 2012). "Lyngby-talent solgt to HSV" (in Danish). www.tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "Brøndby IF henter Christian Nørgaard i HSV – Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- "Games played by Christian Nørgaard in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Brøndby IF og Christian Nørgaard forlænger kontrakten – Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Hansen, Kenneth. "Christian Nørgaard årets spiller i Brøndby". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Bech: Kæmpe skulderklap til Nørgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). bold.dk. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Brøndby sælger Christian Nørgaard til Fiorentina". DR (in Danish). DR. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Medie: Christian Nørgaard er på vej væk fra Fiorentina". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Games played by Christian Nørgaard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Christian Nørgaard signs from Fiorentina". www.brentfordfc.com. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Brentford to sign Christian Norgaard from Fiorentina". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Nørgaard genforenes med Thomas Frank i Brentford". jv.dk (in Danish). JydskeVestkysten. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Fisher, Ben (3 August 2020). "Silk and steel: how Thomas Frank gave Brentford reason to dream big | Ben Fisher". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "Games played by Christian Nørgaard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
External links
- Christian Nørgaard at Soccerbase
- Christian Nørgaard at Soccerway
- Christian Nørgaard at dbu.dk
- Christian Nørgaard – UEFA competition record
- Christian Nørgaard at brentfordfc.com