Morten Nielsen (born 28 February 1990) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | KB | ||
| 2005–2008 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Landskrona BoIS (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Landskrona BoIS (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Fredericia (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Greve Fodbold | 26 | (11) |
| 2013 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | BK Avarta | 24 | (19) |
| 2015–2016 | Sligo Rovers | 27 | (5) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Roskilde | 70 | (28) |
| 2019–2020 | Hvidovre IF | 13 | (3) |
| Total | 194 | (71) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 1 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Nielsen began his career with KB, before joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 and became a pro in July 2007. He has made several appearances for the Danish Under 18 national football team.[1]
On 31 March 2009, whilst being tracked by many European clubs as Rennes, Saint Etienne, Brøndby and Celtic,[2] Nielsen joined Superettan team Landskrona BoIS on loan until the end of the season.[3]
On 9 July 2009, Nielsen ended his contract with Chelsea on a mutual agreement, becoming a free agent, and on 21 July 2009 joined AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer after impressing in a trial.[4] On 13 March 2010, it was announced that he would return to Landskrona BoIS on loan.[5]
In the summer of 2010, he went back to Denmark to play for FC Midtjylland.[6]
In January 2012, he went to play for Greve Fodbold in the Danish fourth tier. The club was at that time managed by his father Benny Nielsen.[7]
In January 2015, he was signed by Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2015 League of Ireland season.[8]
After leaving FC Roskilde in July 2019,[9] Nielsen joined Hvidovre IF. The club announced the signing on 25 August 2019, the same day as he got his official debut for the club.[10] He left the club by the end of the season.[11]
Personal
Morten is the son of the former professional Danish footballer Benny Nielsen, who now works as an agent.[citation needed]
References
- FC Roskilde henter Morten N. hjem, bold.dk, 1 February 2016
External links
- Morten Nielsen at Soccerway
- Morten Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)