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Nicklas Bendtner | ||
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Full name: | Nicklas Bendtner | |
Date of birth: | 16 January 1988 | |
Place of birth: | Copenhagen, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄2 in) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
1992–1998 1998–2004 2004–2005 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2005–2014 2006–2007 2011-2012 2012-2013 2014-2016 2016–2017 2017–2019 2019–2020 2020 |
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108 42 (11) 28 (8) 9 (0) 31 (3) 15 (2) 57 (24) 6 (0) 0 (0) | (24)
National team | ||
2004 2004–2005 2006 2006 2006–2018 |
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15 (6) 2 (1) 4 (2) 81 (30) | 3 (3)
Nicklas Bendtner (born 16 January 1988) is a Danish former footballer who plays as a forward. His preferred position is centre-forward, but he has also played on the right side of attack, and occasionally on the left. A large, tall, and physically strong player, he is known for his ability in the air and possesses a powerful header.
Having progressed through the youth ranks at Tårnby Boldklub, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Arsenal, Bendtner signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in 2005. He made his professional debut in October 2005 in the Football League Cup, in a game against Sunderland. For the 2006–07 season, Bendtner was loaned out to Championship side Birmingham City, where he made 48 appearances. Following his return to Arsenal, he became a regular first team player, but began to slip out of favour during the 2010–11 season. As a result, he moved on loan to Premier League side Sunderland for the majority of the 2011–12 season, where he made 30 appearances. He then spent the entire 2012–13 season on loan to Serie A side Juventus, where he made 10 appearances, but failed to score. Bendtner was released by Arsenal in 2014, and subsequently joined Wolfsburg on a free transfer.
Bendtner has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels. He made his senior international debut on 16 August 2006, in a friendly match against Poland, and scored his first international goal in that match. Since then, he has been capped 58 times, scoring 24 goals. He has also featured in Denmark's 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 squads.
In June 2021, Bendtner announced his retirement from professional football.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
Birmingham City
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2006–07
Juventus
- Serie A: 2012–13
Wolfsburg
- DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
- DFL-Supercup: 2015
Rosenborg
- Eliteserien: 2017, 2018
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2018
- Mesterfinalen: 2017, 2018
Individual[]
- Danish Under-17 Player of the Year: 2004
- Danish Talent of the Year: 2007
- Danish Football Player of the Year: 2009
- Eliteserien Top Scorer: 2017
External links[]
- Nicklas Bendtner's profile Arsenal.com
- Danish national team profile DBU.dk
- PFA profile Give Me Football
Nicklas Bendtner profile at Soccerbase
- Complete League statistics at danskfodbold.com
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Denmark – 2010 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Sørensen
2. C. Poulsen
3. Kjær
4. Agger
5. Kvist
6. Jacobsen
7. Jensen
8. Grønkjær
9. Tomasson (c)
10. Jørgensen
11. Bendtner
12. Kahlenberg
13. Krøldrup
14. J. Poulsen
15. S. Poulsen
16. Andersen
17. Beckmann
18. Larsen
19. Rommedahl
20. Enevoldsen
21. Eriksen
22. Christiansen
23. Mtiliga
Manager: |
Denmark – UEFA Euro 2012 – Group stage |
1. Andersen
2. C. Poulsen
3. Kjær
4. Agger (c)
5. S. Poulsen
6. Jacobsen
7. Kvist
8. Eriksen
9. Krohn-Dehli
10. Rommedahl
11. Bendtner
12. Bjelland
13. Okore
14. Schöne
15. Silberbauer
16. Lindegaard
17. Pedersen
18. Wass
19. J. Poulsen
20. Kahlenberg
21. Zimling
22. Schmeichel
23. Mikkelsen
Manager: |