| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julius Lorents Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Silkeborg, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder [1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Resenbro UIF | |||
| Silkeborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Silkeborg | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U19 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:47, 5 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:55, 24 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Julius Lorents Nielsen (born 26 April 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
Nielsen grew up in Resenbro, [2] a suburb of Silkeborg, and started his football career in the local club Resenbro UIF. [3] At the age of nine, he moved to Silkeborg IF, and in April 2022, sixteen-year-old Nielsen signed a trainee contract with the club. [4]
In February 2024, Nielsen joined the first team squad for a training camp in Portugal. [5] In April, he was called up for the first time for the squad for a Danish Superliga match against Nordsjælland, but was an unused substitute. [6] A month later, on 16 May, Nielsen signed a new contract until June 2029, where he would become a full-time professional in the summer of 2025 and be promoted to the first team squad. [7] [8]
On 28 July 2024, in the second round of the 2024–25 Danish Superliga, Nielsen made his official debut for Silkeborg when he replaced Tonni Adamsen after 69 minutes of play. [9] [10]