Philip Lund
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Lund | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Vejle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Vejle | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kolding (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | Fyn | ||
| 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Denmark U19 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 14, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Philip Lund (born May 9, 1989 in Vejle) is a Danish professional footballer who most recently played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Club career
Denmark
Lund began his career with hometown club Vejle Boldklub. Between 2008-2011, Lund worked his way through the ranks of the club, including breaking into the senior squad for which he appeared in two Danish Superliga matches in 2009. In July of 2010, Lund was loaned to Kolding FC before returning to Vejle in June of 2011. After leaving Vejle in December of 2011, Lund signed for FC Fyn before leaving the club in 2013. Both Kolding and Fyn played in the Danish 1st Division, the second highest division in Danish football, during Lund's time with the clubs.[1]
United States
On March 22, it was announced that Lund had signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, along with Jamaican youth international Ashani Fairclough,[2] after impressing assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson at a player combine.[3] Lund made his first league appearance for Seattle on April 13, 2013 coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Steve Zakuani in a 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution.[4] After making only one appearance for the club, Lund was waived by Seattle at the end of the 2013 Major League Soccer season on 25 November 2013.[5]
International career
Lund was a member of the Denmark national under-19 football team.[2]
Personal
Lund has a twin brother named Mitchell.[3]
References
- ↑ "Transfermarkt Profile". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sounders FC Signs Fairclough and Lund". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gaschk, Matt. "Lund excited to get going after signing with Sounders". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ "Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution: Rosters". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Mayers, Joshua. "Sounders FC makes no picks in waiver draft, waive Danish forward Philip Lund". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 December 2013.