Nikolaj Kirk

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Nikolaj Kirk
Personal information
Full name Nikolaj Hammelsvang Kirk [1]
Date of birth (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Grønbjerg, Denmark [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Central midfielder, full back
Youth career
Grønbjerg IF
Spjald IF
0000–2013 Vildbjerg SF
2013–2016 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 FC Midtjylland 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Brentford (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Brentford (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Stabæk (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Stabæk II (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → FC Fredericia (loan) 9 (2)
2020–2022 Aarhus Fremad 21 (2)
International career
2014 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U17 9 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:17, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

Nikolaj Hammelsvang Kirk (born 19 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or full back. He is a product of the FC Midtjylland academy and represented Denmark at youth level.

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Club career

FC Midtjylland

A central midfielder, [4] Kirk began his career with spells at Grønbjerg IF, Spjald IF and Vildbjerg SF, before joining the academy at Superliga club FC Midtjylland in 2013. [5] He progressed to sign a five-year professional contract in September 2016 and spent the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons away on loan. [6] [7] [8] Kirk transferred away from the club in August 2020. [9]

Brentford (loans)

On 22 June 2017, Kirk joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan for the duration of the 2017–18 season. [10] He made 34 appearances, scored one goal and rejoined the club on loan for the 2018–19 season. [11] [12] Kirk captained the B team and played as a utility player in defence and midfield during the campaign. [13] [14] He won his maiden call into the first team squad for an FA Cup fifth round match versus Swansea City on 17 February 2019 and made the first senior appearance of his career as a substitute for Saïd Benrahma after 69 minutes of the 4–1 defeat. [15] Kirk's loan was terminated in March 2019, by which time he had made 71 appearances for Brentford B. [7]

Stabæk (loan)

On 31 March 2019, Kirk joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Stabæk on loan until 25 July 2019. [16] He made just six appearances before his loan was terminated early. [1]

FC Fredericia (loan)

On 20 July 2019, Kirk joined Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia on a loan which was later extended until the end of the 2019–20 season. [8] [17] He made 11 appearances and scored two goals during his spell. [18]

Aarhus Fremad

On 5 August 2020, Kirk signed a two-year contract with Danish 2nd Division club Aarhus Fremad. [19] He made 22 appearances and scored 2 goals during the 2020–21 season. [20] Kirk missed the entire 2021–22 season due to an achilles injury. [21] [22] [23]

International career

Kirk was capped by Denmark between U16 and U18 level. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford (loan) 2018–19 [15] Championship 00100010
Stabæk (loan)2019 [1] Eliteserien 4020—60
Stabæk II (loan)2019 [1] 3. divisjon 50——50
FC Fredericia (loan) 2019–20 [18] Danish 1st Division 9220—112
Aarhus Fremad 2020–21 [20] Danish 2nd Division Group 121210—222
Career total3945000454

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References

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  2. ↑ Bitsch, Ole (5 August 2020). "Farvel og tak: Midtbanetalent forlader FCM". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 31 July 2022. Han er fra Grønbjerg ved Spjald
  3. ↑ "Holdet". FC Fredericia. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lærte af landsholdsspillerne i Brentford: Nu er han i FC Fredericia". Fredericia Avisen (in Danish). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Grønbjerg-talent på kontrakt i FCM" (in Danish). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "FC Midtjylland giver kontrakt til Kirk". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Nikolaj Kirk leaves Brentford for Norway". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. 1 2 Viborg, Patrick (20 November 2019). "Stig Pedersen: Bedste efterårssæson i ni år". Fredericia AVISEN (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nikolaj Kirk rykker videre i karrieren". www.fcm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Brentford B add midfielder Nikolaj Kirk on loan". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "B Team 17/18: One win, one loss and one full stats review" . Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Nikolaj Kirk signs one-year loan extension" . Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Nikolaj Kirk – Midfielder – Brentford B". Brentford FC. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nikolaj Kirk reflects on captaining B Team into Semi-Finals". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Nikolaj Kirk in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Henter dansk back". Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Pressemeddelelse: FC Fredericia lejer to spillere i FC Midtjylland". FC Fredericia. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 Nikolaj Kirk at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Aarhus Fremad Fodbold Nikolaj Kirk skifter til Aarhus Fremad". Aarhus Fremad Fodbold. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Stillinger og resultater". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ "Mathias Kubel er ny spiller i Aarhus Fremad". Aarhus Fremad Fodbold (in Danish). Retrieved 19 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ↑ "Stillinger og resultater". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ↑ "Kolding IF vs Aarhus Fremad". es.bsportsfan.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  24. ↑ Nikolaj Kirk at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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