Niki Zimling
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| Niki Zimling | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Niki Dige Zimling | |
| Date of birth | April 19, 1985 (age 21) | |
| Place of birth | ?, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.78 m | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Esbjerg fB | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| AB 70 Tårnby Fremad Amager Kjøbenhavns Boldklub |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2005 2005- |
Brøndby IF Esbjerg fB |
17 (1) 44 (8) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000-2001 2000-2002 2003-2004 2004 2006-present |
Denmark U-16 Denmark U-17 Denmark U-19 Denmark U-20 Denmark U-21 |
5 (0) 23 (4) 12 (1) 3 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Niki Dige Zimling (born 19 April 1985) is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. He has represented Denmark more than 40 times for various national youth teams, and he was selected for the Danish under-21 national team for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.
As a youngster he played for AB 70, Tårnby, Fremad Amager and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, before he moved to the youth team of Brøndby IF. He was included in Brøndby's senior squad in January 2003, and made his senior debut for Brøndby in April 2003, in a Danish Cup game against Aalborg BK. In the next two years he played a total of 25 matches for the club and scored a single goal, before he moved on to Superliga rivals Esbjerg fB in summer 2005.
He quickly established himself in Esbjerg's starting line-up, and won the 2006 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year award.[1]
On November 20, 2006 he was called up for the league national team, for the trip to the United States, El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007, by national team manager Morten Olsen.
[edit] External links
- Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) player profile
- (Danish) Esbjerg fB profile
- (Danish) Brøndby IF profile
- Career stats at Danmarks Radio
| Esbjerg fB - Current Squad |
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1 Hall | 2 Hansen | 3 Derveld | 4 Stepanovs | 5 Nøhr | 6 Zimling | 7 Bjurström | 9 Demba-Nyrén | 10 Borges | 11 J. Bech | 12 Pedersen | 14 Vingaard | 15 Klarström | 16 Winde | 17 Nielsen | 18 Friis Jensen | 19 Jørgensen | 20 Onstad | 21 Lucena | 22 Lange | 23 Grønborg | 24 Høgh | 25 Murcy | 26 Vendelbo | 31 Rieks | 40 Jensen | Coach T. Bech |
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