Morten Nielsen (footballer born 1990)

Morten Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameMorten Nielsen
Date of birth28 February 1990
Place of birthCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Sligo Rovers
Number21
Youth career
2003–2005KB
2005–2008Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Chelsea0(0)
2009→ Landskrona BoIS (loan)9(2)
2009–2010AZ0(0)
2010→ Landskrona BoIS (loan)9(2)
2010-2012Midtjylland2(0)
2011→ Fredericia (loan)4(0)
2012-2013Greve Fodbold26(11)
2013Rot-Weiß Erfurt11(1)
2014-2015BK Avarta24(19)
2015–Sligo Rovers9(0)
National team
2006Denmark U162(1)
2006-2007Denmark U177(2)
2007–2008Denmark U185(1)
2008–2009Denmark U1912(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Morten Nielsen is a Danish football who plays for Irish club Sligo Rovers as a forward.

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]

Personal

Morten is the son of the former professional Danish footballer Benny Nielsen, who now works as an agent.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile on Chelsea FC official website".
  2. ↑ "Celtic target Chelsea kid Morten Nielsen". celtic.vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea-lån klart" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS official website.
  4. ↑ "AZ to land Danish teen". FIFA.com. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Morten Nielsen tillbaka i BoIS" (in Swedish). landskronabois.com.
  6. ↑ "Morten Nielsen til FCM" (in Danish). fcm.dk.
  7. ↑ "Morten N: DS-bold ødelægger mig ikke" (in Danish). bold.dk. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sligo Rovers sign Danish frontman Morten Nielsen". rte.ie. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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