John Frederiksen

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John Frederiksen
John Frederiksen, FC Liefering gegen SKU Amstetten (13. August 2021).jpg
Personal information
Full name John Johannesen Frederiksen
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nexø, Denmark
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacker
Team information
Current team
 Thisted
Number 47
Youth career
1999–2010 NB Bornholm
2010–2011 Midtbornholm
2012 Ikast
2013 Copenhagen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 NB Bornholm
2014–2017 Fredensborg
2017 07 Vestur 13 (6)
2018 HB 16 (2)
2019 Frem
2019 Skovshoved 13 (5)
2020–2021 MuSa 22 (11)
2021–2022 SKU Amstetten 28 (5)
2022–2023 Raith Rovers 9 (1)
2023 Arendal 16 (1)
2024– Thisted 4 (0)
International career‡
2012 Faroe Islands U17 1 (0)
2014 Faroe Islands U-19 3 (0)
2021– Faroe Islands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2021

John Johannesen Frederiksen (born 10 January 1996) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish 2nd Division side Thisted. Born in Denmark, he represents Faroe Islands internationally. [1] [2]

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Club career

At the age of 15, Frederiksen auditioned for Danish television show Drengedrømmen. [3] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of FCK, one of Denmark's most successful clubs. [4]

Frederiksen started his career with Danish fourth division side Bornholm. [4] After that, he signed for Fredensborg in the Danish third division. [4] In 2017, Frederiksen signed for Faroese team 07 Vestur. [5] Before the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Frem in Denmark. In 2020, Frederiksen signed for Finnish outfit MuSa after trialing in Slovakia and receiving offers from Belarus, Romania, Tunisia, and Turkey. [6] On 25 July 2020, he debuted for MuSa during a 5–1 win over Gnistan, scoring 3 goals. [7]

In 2021, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. [4] After that, Frederiksen signed for SKU Amstetten in Austria. [8] [9] [10] On 23 July 2021, Frederiksen debuted for SKU Amstetten during a 1–1 draw with FAC. [5] On October 7, 2022, Raith Rovers announced the signing of Frederiksen on a short term deal. [11] Frederiksen would score his first goal for Raith in a Scottish Challenge Cup win over Queen's Park. [12] Frederiksen would leave Raith by mutual consent on 31 January 2023. [13]

On 13 April, Arendal announced the signing of Frederiksen. [14]

In March 2024, Frederiksen signed for Danish 2nd Division club Thisted FC. [15]

International career

He made his debut for the Faroe Islands national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Denmark, a 0–1 home loss. He substituted Jóan Símun Edmundsson in the 90th minute. [16]

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  2. ↑ "John Frederiksen: Vit skulu tora at vinna". in.fo.
  3. ↑ "Fra Bornholm til "Drengedrømmen"". sport.tv2.dk.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Tumor-ramt John F. vil vende stærkere tilbage". bold.dk.
  5. 1 2 John Frederiksen at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Talentfuld fodboldspiller fik tumor i hjernen". tv2bornholm.dk.
  7. ↑ "John Frederiksen puski tärkeän maalin ja sen jälkeen vielä kaksi lisää: MuSan debytantti asettaa riman korkealle – tavoittelee Ykkösen maalikuninkaan viittaa". satakunnankansa.fi.
  8. ↑ "- Eg hopi, eg komi inn og skori mál". kringvarp.fo.
  9. ↑ "SKU Amstetten holt Färinger John Frederiksen". 90minuten.at.
  10. ↑ "John Frederiksen hevur ikki skotið mál í 10 dystum". sosialurin.fo.
  11. ↑ "John Frederiksen Signs for Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers FC".
  12. ↑ Goldthorp, Craig (12 January 2023). "Raith Rovers: Goal hero John Frederiksen thrilled to reward Raith fans' patience" . Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "John Frederiksen released | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  14. ↑ "- JEG ER MER ENN EN GOD HODESPILLER" (in Norwegian). arendalfotball.no. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ny Thisted-spiller: Er her for at score mål" (in Danish). Thisted FC. 30 March 2024.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "https://thistedfc.dk/nyheder/ny-thisted-spiller-er-her-for-at-score-maal/" ignored (help)
  16. ↑ "Faroe Islands v Denmark game report". FIFA. 4 September 2021.


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