Morten Nielsen (footballer, born 1990)

Morten Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Morten Nielsen
Date of birth (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Roskilde
Number TBD
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 2 (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– FC Roskilde 0 (0)
National team
2006 Denmark U16 2 (1)
2006-2007 Denmark U17 7 (2)
2007–2008 Denmark U18 5 (1)
2008–2009 Denmark U19 12 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016.


Morten Nielsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Danish 1st Division club FC Roskilde 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]

Personal

Morten is the son of the former professional Danish footballer Benny Nielsen, who now works as an agent.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile on Chelsea FC official website". Archived from the original on January 6, 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.
  4. ↑ "AZ to land Danish teen". FIFA.com. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Morten Nielsen tillbaka i BoIS" (in Swedish). landskronabois.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Morten Nielsen til FCM" (in Danish). fcm.dk.
  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.
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