Nicklas Svendsen
Personal information
Full name Nicklas Nygaard Svendsen[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
0000–2005 B.93
2005–2007 KB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 RKC Waalwijk 17 (1)
2009 Frem ? (?)
2009–2010 HB Køge 9 (0)
2010–2011 Brønshøj 13 (0)
2011–2012 Fremad Amager
2013–2014 AB Tårnby
International career
2001 Denmark U16 3 (0)
2002–2003 Denmark U17 19 (0)
2004 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2004–2005 Denmark U19 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicklas Nygaard Svendsen (born 11 December 1986) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He currently works as executive assistant for the director of football at Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.[3]

During his active career as a player, he gained 35 caps for various Denmark national youth teams.[1]

Club career

Svendsen progressed through the KB academy in his youth years, after coming from B.93 in 2005.[4] On 2 August 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Dutch club RKC Waalwijk, after having trialled with Emmen. There, he was set to replace the injured Guus de Vries.[5] He made his debut for the club – which was also his professional debut – on 10 August in a 2–2 draw against FC Omniworld.[6][7] He would, however, struggle with injuries after a relatively successful first season with RKC, and saw diminished playing time in his second season at the club.[8] He made a total of 17 league appearances for the club.[9]

After one-and-a-half year, Svendsen returned to Denmark on 2 February 2009, where he signed a two-year contract with Boldklubben Frem.[10] He spent six months with the club in the second-tier 1st Division, before moving on to HB Køge, where he also penned a two-year deal.[11][2] On 20 September 2009 in a home match against OB, Svendsen scored two own goals – a league record.[12] He also committed a penalty during the match.[13] He left Køge after one season, after he was deemed superfluous by head coach Aurelijus Skarbalius.[14] One month later, on 25 September 2010, he signed with Brønshøj Boldklub, where he signed until the end of the year. He signed a six-month contract extension when the deal ran out in December 2010.[15] At the end of the season, Svendsen left the club for Fremad Amager, competing in the third-tier 2nd Division.[16] He also played there for one season, before leaving as a free agent in July 2012.[17]

International career

Svendsen has gained 35 caps for various Denmark national youth teams, including 19 appearances for the under-17 team and 11 games for the under-19 team.[1]

Post-retirement

Svendsen retired from football as part of AB Tårnby, and later worked as assistant coach for Tårnby FF.[18] In March 2018, he was appointed executive assistant for the sporting director at Brøndby IF, assisting first Troels Bech, and since Ebbe Sand and Carsten V. Jensen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nicklas Nygaard Svendsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  2. 1 2 Møller, Per (1 July 2009). "HB Køge sikrer sig Nicklas Svendsen". Lokalavisen.dk (in Danish).
  3. 1 2 "Nicklas Svendsen – Executive Assistant For The Sports Director". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nicklas Svendsen". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Svendsen naar RKC". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 2 August 2007.
  6. ↑ "Valse start ADO en RKC in Eerste Divisie". Trouw (in Dutch). 10 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "FC Omniworld - RKC Waalwijk 2:2 (Eerste Divisie 2007/2008, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Houlind, Søren (2 February 2009). "Frem-tiden på plads for Nicklas Svendsen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. ↑ "Denmark - N. Svendsen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Svendsen terug naar Denemarken". Elfvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 2 February 2009.
  11. ↑ Houlind, Søren (1 July 2009). "HB Køge henter forsvarsspiller i Frem". bold.dk (in Danish).
  12. ↑ Hansen, Torsten Kjems (19 December 2016). "19. december: Indbrud, to selvmål og gevinst på et skrabelod". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  13. ↑ Elsnab, Peter (20 September 2009). "'Min værste kamp nogensinde'". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).
  14. ↑ Houlind, Søren (6 August 2010). "Auri: Ikke noget socialkontor". bold.dk (in Danish).
  15. ↑ Olsen, Jesper (22 January 2011). "Brønshøj holder på stammen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  16. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (21 July 2011). "Brønshøj mister Svendsen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  17. ↑ Anker-Møller, Kristian (28 July 2012). "Gang i svingdøren i Fremad Amager". bold.dk (in Danish).
  18. ↑ Espersen, Morten Kiersgaard (6 July 2015). "Fra landsholdet til Serie 1: Satser på 20 mål". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).
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