Matti Lund Nielsen

Matti Lund Nielsen
	Nielsen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	8 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tarup
	Holluf Pile
0000–2005	Fraugde IF
2005–2007	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	OB
2008–2009	→ Lyngby (loan)
2010–2012	Nordsjælland
2012–2015	Pescara
2013	→ Verona (loan)
2015	→ AC Perugia (loan)
2015–2016	OB
2016–2019	Sarpsborg 08
2020	Reggina
2020–2021	Pro Vercelli
2021–2024	Hvidovre
International career
2004–2005	Denmark U17
2005–2006	Denmark U18
2006–2007	Denmark U19
2007–2008	Denmark U20
2009–2011	Denmark U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated June 30, 2024

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

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
Club	Season	League			National cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OB	2007–08	Danish Superliga	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2008–09	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	3	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
Lyngby (loan)	2008–09	Danish 1st Division	24	3	2	2	—		26	5
Nordsjælland	2009–10	Danish Superliga	13	0	4	0	—		17	0
	2010–11	Danish Superliga	26	7	4	0	1^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	31	7
	2011–12	Danish Superliga	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		49	7	8	0	1	0	58	7
Pescara	2011–12	Serie B	19	3	0	0	—		19	3
	2012–13	Serie A	19	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2013–14	Serie B	17	1	2	0	—		19	1
	2014–15	Serie B	6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	Total		61	4	6	0	—		67	4
Hellas Verona (loan)	2012–13	Serie B	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Perugia (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
OB	2015–16	Danish Superliga	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Sarpsborg 08	2016	Tippeligaen	28	2	5	1	—		33	3
	2017	Eliteserien	27	5	5	1	—		32	6
	2018	Eliteserien	28	1	1	0	13^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1	42	2
	2019	Eliteserien	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
	Total		109	8	13	2	13	1	135	11
Reggina	2019–20	Serie C	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Pro Vercelli	2020–21	Serie C	35	0	0	0	—		35	0
Hvidovre	2021–22	Danish 1st Division	21	0	6	1	—		27	1
	2022–23	Danish 1st Division	17	0	1	0	—		18	0
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		39	0	7	1	—		46	1
Career total			360	22	37	5	16	1	413	28

↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup
↑ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nordsjælland

Pescara

Serie B: 2011–12

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References

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

External links

Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway
Matti Lund Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Matti Lund Nielsen on Altomfotball

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[11] Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup

[UIC-12] Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup

[UEL-13] 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

[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. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

[SW-10] Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway

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Personal information
Nielsen in 2019
Date of birth	(1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tarup
	Holluf Pile
0000–2005	Fraugde IF
2005–2007	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	OB	9	(0)
2008–2009	→ Lyngby (loan)	24	(3)
2010–2012	Nordsjælland	49	(7)
2012–2015	Pescara	61	(4)
2013	→ Verona (loan)	12	(0)
2015	→ AC 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