Jeppe Gertsen

Jeppe Gertsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Vestri
Number	20
Youth career
0000–2009	AGF
2009–2016	Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Silkeborg	28	(1)
2021–2024	Fredericia	62	(3)
2024–	Vestri	17	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Jeppe Gertsen (born 9 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Icelandic club Vestri.

Club career

Youth years

Born in Aarhus, Gertsen started out in the youth team of AGF before joining Silkeborg IF in 2009, initially with the under-13 team. ^{[1] [2]} He gradually ascended up the ranks during his teenage years, while simultaneously studying at Silkeborg Gymnasium, which he completed in 2017. ^[1] In the summer of 2015, while a part of the under-19 squad, his contract was extended for three more years. It also was around this time that he started training with the first team on occasion. ^[3] He appeared on the substitution bench for the senior squad a total of eight times during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. ^[4]

Professional career

Gertsen made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a second-round Danish Cup match against Kjellerup. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He made his Superliga debut on 10 December 2017, replacing Davit Skhirtladze in the final minutes of a 2–1 victory over Odense. ^{[8] [9]} The next month, Silkeborg signed him to a three-year contract extension, securing him until the summer of 2021. ^{[9] [10]}

On 28 January 2021, Gertsen signed a pre-contract with FC Fredericia, valid from 1 July 2021, where his contract with Silkeborg also expired. ^[11] On 16 January 2024 FC Fredericia confirmed that Geertsen had left the club by mutual agreement, a year and a half early. ^[12]

On 3 February 2024, Gertsen joined Icelandic club Vestri. ^[13]

References

1. "Jeppe Gertsen bio - youth team" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
2. "Silkeborg IF roster" (in Danish). Danish Football Association . Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. "SIF forlænger med Jeppe Gertsen" (Press release) (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. Jeppe Gertsen at Soccerway
5. Andersen, Mathias Hove (20 September 2017). "Glad Gertsen: Helt vildt fedt" (in Danish). Midtjyllands Avis . Retrieved 28 March 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}(Subscription required.)
6. "Jeppe Gertsen bio - senior team" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
7. "Jeppe Gertsen - DBU Pokalen 2017/18 matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
8. "Match report: OB 1–2 Silkeborg". Soccerway. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
9. "Silkeborg IF forlænger kontrakten med unge Jeppe Gertsen" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
10. "Glad Gertsen: Har været et af de bedste halvår" (in Danish). bold.dk. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
11. FC Fredericia forstærker sig med Jeppe Gertsen, fcfredericia.dk, 28 January 2021
12. FC Fredericia ophæver samarbejdet med Jeppe Spliid Gertsen, fcfredericia.dk, 16 January 2024
13. Jeppe Spliid Gertsen Gengur til liðs við Vestra!, facebook.com, 3 February 2024

External links

• Superliga profile
• Silkeborg profile Archived 2018-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
• Jeppe Gertsen at Soccerway