Matti Lund Nielsen

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Matti Lund Nielsen
Matti Lund Nielsen 2019 Zen-Sarp.jpg
Nielsen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Tarup
Holluf Pile
–2005 Fraugde IF
2005–2007 OB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 OB 9 (0)
2008–2009Lyngby (loan) 24 (3)
2010–2012 Nordsjælland 49 (7)
2012–2015 Pescara 61 (4)
2013Verona (loan) 12 (0)
2015AC Perugia (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 OB 2 (0)
2016–2019 Sarpsborg 08 109 (8)
2020 Reggina 8 (0)
2020–2021 Pro Vercelli 35 (0)
2021–2024 Hvidovre 41 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Denmark U17 15 (0)
2005–2006 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2006–2007 Denmark U19 8 (0)
2007–2008 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U21 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matti Lund Nielsen (born 8 May 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

Nielsen has amassed a total 46 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.

Career

OB

Nielsen made his professional debut for OB on 4 March 2007 in the Royal League game against Lillestrøm. [1]

He was sent on a one-season loan for the 2008–09 season to Lyngby Boldklub. [2]

Nordsjælland

In December 2009, Nielsen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland starting from 1 January 2010. [3]

Pescara

On 30 December 2011, it was confirmed that Nielsen would transfer to Pescara on a free transfer, signing a contract until summer 2014. [4]

Return to OB

On 19 September 2015, OB announced that Nielsen was signed for the remainder of the calendar year. [5]

Reggina

On 7 January 2020, he returned to Italy, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Reggina. [6]

Pro Vercelli

On 22 September 2020, he moved to Pro Vercelli. [7]

On 24 May 2024, he announced that he retired from football. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 August 2023 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB 2007–08 Danish Superliga 800080
2008–09 Danish Superliga10002 [b] 030
Total900020120
Lyngby (loan) 2008–09 Danish 1st Division 24322265
Nordsjælland 2009–10 Danish Superliga13040170
2010–11 Danish Superliga267401 [c] 0317
2011–12 Danish Superliga10000100
Total4978010587
Pescara 2011–12 Serie B 19300193
2012–13 Serie A 19020210
2013–14 Serie B17120191
2014–15 Serie B602080
Total61460674
Hellas Verona (loan) 2012–13 Serie B12000120
Perugia (loan) 2014–15 Serie B12000120
OB 2015–16 Danish Superliga201030
Sarpsborg 08 2016 Tippeligaen 28251333
2017 Eliteserien 27551326
2018 Eliteserien2811013 [c] 1422
2019 Eliteserien26020280
Total109813213113511
Reggina 2019–20 Serie C 800080
Pro Vercelli 2020–21 Serie C35000350
Hvidovre 2021–22 Danish 1st Division21061271
2022–23 Danish 1st Division17010180
2023–24 Danish Superliga100010
Total39071461
Career total3602237516141328

Honours

Nordsjælland

Pescara

References

  1. "Matti Lund lykkelig for debutsejr". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. "To stærke navne lejet til Lyngby Boldklub". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. Juulsager, Jens Jacob (8 December 2009). "Wieghorst: Klogt valg af Matti Lund". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. Blond, Mikael (30 December 2011). "Matti Lund solgt til Serie B-klub" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  5. Wamsler, Morten (19 September 2015). "OB skriver kontrakt med Matti Lund Nielsen" (in Danish). OB.dk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. "LA REGGINA PARLA DANESE: ECCO MATTI LUND NIELSEN" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 7 January 2020.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Matti Lund Nielsen nuovo giocatore della Pro Vercelli" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 22 September 2020.
  8. Matti Lund Nielsen stopper karrieren, bold.dk, 24 May 2024
  9. "Matti Lund Nielsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway