Morten Nielsen (footballer, born 1990)

Morten Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Morten Nielsen
Date of birth	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2003–2005	KB
2005–2008	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Chelsea	0	(0)
2009	→ Landskrona BoIS (loan)	9	(2)
2009–2010	AZ	0	(0)
2010	→ Landskrona BoIS (loan)	9	(2)
2010–2012	Midtjylland	1	(0)
2011	→ Fredericia (loan)	4	(0)
2012–2013	Greve Fodbold	26	(11)
2013	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	11	(1)
2014–2015	BK Avarta	24	(19)
2015–2016	Sligo Rovers	27	(5)
2016–2019	FC Roskilde	70	(28)
2019–2020	Hvidovre IF	13	(3)
International career
2006	Denmark U16	2	(1)
2006–2007	Denmark U17	7	(2)
2007–2008	Denmark U18	5	(1)
2008–2009	Denmark U19	12	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Morten Nielsen is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Nielsen began his career with KB, before joined Chelsea's academy in 2005 and became a pro in July 2007. He has made several appearances for the Danish Under 18 national football team. ^[1]

On 31 March 2009, whilst being tracked by many European clubs as Rennes, Saint Etienne, Brøndby and Celtic, ^[2] Nielsen joined Superettan team Landskrona BoIS on loan until the end of the season. ^[3]

On 9 July 2009, Nielsen ended his contract with Chelsea on a mutual agreement, becoming a free agent, and on 21 July 2009 joined AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer after impressing in a trial. ^[4] On 13 March 2010, it was announced that he would return to Landskrona BoIS on loan. ^[5]

In the summer of 2010, he went back to Denmark to play for FC Midtjylland. ^[6]

In January 2012, he went to play for Greve Fodbold in the Danish fourth tier. The club was at that time managed by his father Benny Nielsen. ^[7]

In January 2015, he was signed by Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2015 League of Ireland season. ^[8]

After leaving FC Roskilde in July 2019, ^[9] Nielsen joined Hvidovre IF. The club announced the signing on 25 August 2019, the same day as he got his official debut for the club. ^[10] He left the club by the end of the season. ^[11]

Personal

Morten is the son of the former professional Danish footballer Benny Nielsen, who now works as an agent.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Profile on Chelsea FC official website". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
2. "Celtic target Chelsea kid Morten Nielsen". celtic.vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
3. "Chelsea-lån klart" (in Swedish). Landskrona BoIS official website.^{[ dead link ]}
4. "AZ to land Danish teen". FIFA.com. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
5. "Morten Nielsen tillbaka i BoIS" (in Swedish). landskronabois.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010.
6. "Morten Nielsen til FCM" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
7. "Morten N: DS-bold ødelægger mig ikke" (in Danish). bold.dk. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
8. "Sligo Rovers sign Danish frontman Morten Nielsen". rte.ie. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
9. Goddag til tre nye - farvel til "Skrappe", fc-roskilde.dk, 19 July 2019
10. FORLØSNING PÅ PRO VENTILATION ARENA, hvidovrefodbold.dk, 25 August 2019
11. Hvidovre vinker farvel til yderligere tre mand, bold.dk, 24 July 2020

• FC Roskilde henter Morten N. hjem, bold.dk, 1 February 2016

External links

• Morten Nielsen at Soccerway
• Danish national team profile (in Danish)