| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen | ||
| Date of birth | April 23, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | F.C. Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2006 | B.93 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | F.C. Copenhagen | 89 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Denmark U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2008– | Denmark | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mathias Jattah-Njie "Zanka" Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [maˈtˢiæs ˈsɑŋka jɶːɐ̯nsn̩]; born 23 April 1990 in Copenhagen) is a Danish footballer who plays as a central defender for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He was recently named as captain for F.C. Copenhagen.[1]
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Jørgensen moved to F.C. Copenhagen from neighbouring club B.93, where he had played in first team matches even at the young age of 16. He signed a three year contract with FCK on June 26, 2007.[2] Before signing with the Danish champions, he had visited Arsenal for a one week trial.[3]
On July 21, 2007, Jørgensen strained the inner ligament in the left knee in a reserve team match – less than a month after he moved to the club.[4] On September 9, he played again for the reserve team.[5] His first team debut came on September 26, 2007 in a cup match against FC Fredericia. He substituted Oscar Wendt 5 minutes before full time, in the match FCK won 3–1.[6] Three days later he got his Superliga debut, this time replacing Hjalte Nørregaard about 15 minutes before full time.[7]
Only 8 days after his first team debut, Zanka was thrown on pitch in the extra time of the UEFA Cup first round second leg at Parken Stadium against RC Lens, after captain Michael Gravgaard had received a red card. He was substituted for Marcus Allbäck and played in the central defence together with Brede Hangeland, and they prevented any more goals for Lens, when they were 10 against 11.[8]
On November 19, 2008, he made his debut for the Danish national football team in a friendly against Wales.[9]
After Roland Nilsson became manager for FC Copenhagen he became captain for "The Lions".
He received his nickname from the movie Cool Runnings, where one of the main characters is named Zanka.[10]
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| Preceded by William Kvist |
F.C. Copenhagen captain 2011– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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