Christian Nørgaard
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Christian Thers Nørgaard (born 10 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Thers Nørgaard[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
BK Heimdal | |||
0000–2008 | Espergærde IF | ||
2008–2012 | Lyngby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Lyngby | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Hamburger SV II | 22 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Hamburger SV | 0 | (0) |
2013–2018 | Brøndby | 116 | (8) |
2018–2019 | Fiorentina | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Brentford | 147 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 22 | (3) |
2011–2013 | Denmark U19 | 19 | (1) |
2013 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (1) |
2013–2017 | Denmark U21 | 27 | (0) |
2020– | Denmark | 24 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:20, 17 November 2023 (UTC) |
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Between abortive spells with Hamburger SV and Fiorentina, Nørgaard came to prominence in his homeland with Brøndby. He transferred to English club Brentford in 2019 and in 2021 was part of the squad which won promotion to the top-flight of English football for the second time in the club's history. Nørgaard was named club captain in 2023. He was part of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.