Steffen Kielstrup

Steffen Kielstrup

Kielstrup in September 2011
Personal information
Date of birth18 October 1984
Place of birthDenmark
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
AC Horsens
Number9
Youth career
1988-1990Boldklubben Sport Grejsdalen
1990-2001Vejle Boldklub
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001-2012Vejle Boldklub213(17)
2012-AC Horsens67(3)
National team
2000-2001Denmark U-176(0)
2002Denmark U-181(0)
2001-2003Denmark U-195(0)
2003-2004Denmark U-207(0)
2004-2006Denmark U-215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Steffen Kielstrup (born 18 October 1984) is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for AC Horsens. Kielstrup has played in Vejle since the age of six but is due to move to Horsens in the summer of 2012 after having signed a 3-year contract.[1]

Playing career

Already at the age of six Steffen Kielstrup joined Vejle Boldklub and played all his youth years in the club. He made his debut on the first team on 6 May 2001 only 16 years old. At that time he had played six matches on the Denmark national under-17 football team,[2] and was considered a talent with a great future ahead as a footballer.[3] Since then Kielstrup has represented the Denmark national youth teams every year, playing 18 matches,[4] and is still representing Vejle Boldklub on the club side.

In his time in Vejle Boldklub he has been used as an allround player, playing all positions in the defense and as a central midfielder. Especially in the season of 07/08 where he and Vejle Boldklub secured promotion to the best Danish league, for the third time in his professional career, Kielstrup did not have a regular role on the team. Even though he played nearly every game and the club secured a record breaking 78 points out of 90, he was not satisfied with his role.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "AC Horsens henter Kielstrip" (in Danish). Danish sports newspaper. 2012-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Det Danske Landshold fra 1908 til nu" (in Danish). Peders Fodboldstatistik. 2008-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Vejle Boldklub forlænger med stortalentet Steffen Kielstrup" (in Danish). Official Vejle Boldklub home page. 2005-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Steffen Kielstrup" (in Danish). Danish Football Association (DBU) Players Database. 2008-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Kielstrup vil ikke flyttes rundt" (in Danish). Vejle Amts Folkeblad. 2008-06-09.

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