Marcus Ingvartsen

Marcus Ingvartsen (born 4 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Union Berlin.

Marcus Ingvartsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996
Place of birth Farum, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 32
Youth career
Farum Boldklub
FC Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 FC Nordsjælland 74 (30)
2017–2019 Genk 22 (5)
2019– Union Berlin 23 (5)
National team‡
2011–2012 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U17 4 (0)
2014– Denmark U19 6 (2)
2015–2019 Denmark U21 28 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:15, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2015

Club career

Ingvartsen started his career in his native Denmark for Superliga side FC Nordsjælland. finished the 2016–17 Danish Superliga season as the top scorer in the league with 23 league goals; finishing 3 goals ahead of next top scorer Teemu Pukki.[1] Ingvartsen also won the Young Players of the Year award for that season, as a result of his impressive league performances. He also won the league's player of the month award for both November and April during the season. He went on to score 30 goals in 76 matches for Nordsjælland.[2]

After his standout season, Belgian club Genk bought Ingvartsen during the summer of 2017. Ingvartsen started his first season with Genk with a few late substitute appearances for them. But in his first full game for Genk, Ingvartsen scored twice against Eupen to earn Genk a 3–3 draw. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's next league game against Mouscron. Ingvartsen scored more league goals against Kortijk and Ostend before a serious knee injury at the beginning of 2018 ended his season.

Before his injury, Ingvartsen also played a key role in getting Genk to the final of the Belgian Cup. He equalised against K.V. Mechelen in the seventh minute to earn a 1–1 draw and he scored again when the game went to a penalty shoot out, which Genk won. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's quarter-final penalty shoot out win over Waasland-Beveren. In Genk's semi-final match against K.V. Kortrijk, Ingvartsen scored the opening goal of the match, which helped Genk reach the final. Genk lost 1–0 to Standard Liège in the final of the Belgian Cup on 17 March 2018.[3]

Ingvartsen was injured at the start of the 2018–19 season and missed the early part of the league campaign. When he returned from injury, he helped Genk win the Belgian First Division league title.[4]

In June 2019, Ingvartsen signed for newly promoted Bundesliga side FC Union Berlin on a three-year deal.[2]

International career

Ingvartsen is the all time leading goalscorer for the Danish U-21 national team. He surpassed Peter Møller on the all-time list to reach 17 goals thanks to his goal against the England U-21 national team.[5]

Honours

Genk

Individual

References
  1. "Topscorerliste" [Top scorers list]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "UNION SIGN DANISH STRIKER MARCUS INGVARTSEN FROM GENK". Union Berlin. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst" [Emond heads Standard to cup victory after extra time]. sporza.be. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. "Racing Genk win Belgian league title". Euro News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Denmark seeded second for Euro 2020 draw". Copenhagen Post. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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