Thomas Delaney

Thomas Delaney

Delaney playing for F.C. Copenhagen in 2013
Personal information
Full name Thomas Joseph Delaney
Date of birth (1991-09-03) 3 September 1991
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 6
Youth career
1993–2008 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Copenhagen 172 (19)
2017– Werder Bremen 13 (4)
National team‡
2008–2009 Denmark U-18 3 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark U-19 11 (1)
2011 Denmark U-20 2 (0)
2010–2012 Denmark U-21 11 (0)
2013– Denmark 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 23 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Thomas Joseph Delaney (born 3 September 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga side SV Werder Bremen and the Danish national team.

Club career

F.C. Copenhagen

Delaney, who is of Irish-American descent,[1] was born on 3 September 1991 in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He started playing youth football at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK).

Delaney made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen in an unofficial friendly in August 2008. After playing the first half of the 2008–09 season in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad in the Danish Cup 2008-09. He made his official debut in the first leg of the semi-finals against Nordvest FC, where he substituted Hjalte Nørregaard in the middle of second half. In the return leg two weeks later Delaney was among the starting eleven playing the first 60 minutes before he was substituted with Şaban Özdoğan.

In the summer break 2009, he was promoted to the first team squad together with Özdoğan. He scored on his international debut, playing the full match in Champions League qualification against FK Mogren. His first Superliga match was on 9 August 2009 against SønderjyskE replacing Atiba Hutchinson at the end of the match.

On 6 July 2013, Delaney extended his contract with the club to 2015. At the same time, he got jersey number 8.[2] In the following season, he became a regular starter in his favorite position, including UEFA Champions League matches against Juventus F.C., Real Madrid and Galatasaray. On 23 January 2014, he again extended his contract, until 2017. At the same time, he was officially named vice-captain of the team. Half a year later, Delaney was promoted to club captain.

On 16 May 2015 he was named Man of the Match as his side won the Danish cup final 3–2 after extra-time against fellow Superliga side FC Vestsjælland.

On 27 September 2016, Delaney contributed to a comfortable 4–0 victory for his side with a left-footed half-volley from 30 yards against Belgian side Club Brugge KV[3] in the UEFA Champions League.[4]

Werder Bremen

On 17 August 2016, Werder Bremen announced Delaney would be joining the club in January 2017.[5][6] On 18 February 2017, he scored his first goal for the club, a free kick, in Werder Bremen's 2–0 win away to Mainz 05 before being stretchered off the pitch with a suspected concussion. It was the club's first win of the new year following four straight defeats.[7]

On 1 April 2017, Delaney scored a hat-trick, the first of his career, in Werder Bremen’s 5–2 win away against Freiburg.[8]

International career

Delaney made his debut for the Danish under-18 national team in October 2008, and went on to play three matches in total. He played 11 games for the Danish U-19 national team.

On 11 August 2010, he made his debut for the Danish U-21 national team in a friendly against the Italian U-21 national team.

Delaney made his debut for the senior national team on 15 October 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta.

Honours

Club

Copenhagen

Individual

References

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