Jannik Vestergaard

Jannik Vestergaard
Personal information
Date of birth3 August 1992
Place of birthCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionCentral defender
Club information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number7
Youth career
Brøndby
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2011TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II22(4)
2011–2015TSG 1899 Hoffenheim71(4)
2015–Werder Bremen12(1)
National team‡
2010Denmark U184(1)
2010–2011Denmark U197(0)
2011Denmark U202(0)
2011–2014Denmark U2124(3)
2013–Denmark2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Jannik Vestergaard (born 3 August 1992) is a Danish international footballer who plays professionally for German club Werder Bremen, as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Copenhagen, Vestergaard played youth football with Brøndby.[2] He began his senior career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[1][3][4] He moved to Werder Bremen in January 2015.[5][6]

International career

Vestergaard represented the Denmark national youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[2] He received his first call-up to the Danish senior team in August 2013, describing it as his "dream" to play for the country,[7] and he made his debut later that month in a match against Poland.[8]

He was also eligible to represent Germany through his German mother.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jannik Vestergaard". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Jannik Vestergaard profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Jannik Vestergaard at fussballdaten.de (German)
  5. ↑ "Vestergaard joins Bremen from Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bremen land Vestergaard". Soccerway. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jannik V: Drømmen har altid været Danmark" (in Danish). Bold. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Jan Vinberg Eliassen (14 August 2013). "Målrigt opgør endte med dansk nederlag" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Lars Bruun-Mortensen (28 May 2013). "Dansk stortalent føler sig mere og mere tysk" (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 1 February 2015.