Simon Makienok
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Makienok Christoffersen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Næstved, Denmark | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby IF | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ? - 2008 | Næstved BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 - 2009 | Herfølge BK | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 - 2012 | HB Køge | 59 | (23) |
| 2012 - | Brøndby IF | 73 | (33) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 - 2011 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 - 2012 | Denmark U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 - | Denmark | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2013 | |||
Simon Makienok Christoffersen (born 21 November 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF. Makienok has also represented Denmark at senior and several youth levels.
Career
Brøndby IF
Season 2011-12
Makienok joined Brøndby IF on 28 January 2012 on a €550K transfer from HB Køge, signing a 4-year contract which ties him to the club until the summer 2016. Simon was given the number 9 shirt. He made his debut on 4 March 2012, in a 1–0 win against SønderjyskE. Makienok scored his first goal for Brøndby IF 18 March 2012 in the 2–1 away win against FC Nordsjælland. Simon Makienok was rewarded with Player of the month in the Danish Superliga.
Simon scored 11 goals in 33 league and cup appearances
Season 2012-13
Simon Makienok scored 15 goals in 34 league and cup appearances
Season 2013-14
On 20 August 2013, Brøndby IF announced that they had accepted an €3.8M (DKK28.5M) offer from a Russian club on the young forward.[1] Makienok reportedly said that 'Money isn't everything' and decided to stay at Brøndby IF.[2] According to multiple Danish newspapers the forward turned down a weekly salary of €34K (€1.632K/year)[3] from the Russian club FC Terek Grozny.[4]
Simon has according to multible medias caught the attention of several French clubs [5] and the English side Crystal Palace [6] and Fulham FC during 2013. Makienok price tag is reportedly no less than €4M.[7] According to several danish medias Makienok rejected a contract extension offer due to a desire of pursue new challenges during the summer transfer window 2014.[8]
Simon Makienok scored 13 goals in 25 league and cup appearances
Season 2014/2015
On 31 July Makienok made his Europa League debut from the starting line up in the 3-0 away defeat against the Belgium side Club Brugge.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 29 May 2014 [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europa League | Champions League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Herfølge BK 
|
2008–09 | T2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| HB Køge
|
2009–10 | T1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | T2 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 16 | |
| 2011–12 | T1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 6 | |
| Total | 54 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 23 | ||
| Brøndby IF
|
2011–12 | T1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | T1 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 15 | |
| 2013–14 | T1 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 13 | |
| 2014–15 | T1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 69 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 56 | ||
- (-) Not qualified
Personal life
In August 2013, Simon Makienok started dating the Danish TV-host Ibi Støving who is 16 years older than him. Ibi has a son with the former professional football-player Tobias Grahn.[11] The couple revealed on there personal blog crystalkidbabyshark.com that Makienok had poposed to Ibi on 4th april 2014. They’re now engaged to be married. [12]
References
- ^ http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=74852&id=145
- ^ http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=74850&id=145
- ^ http://www.bt.dk/superligaen/afsloering-saa-mange-millioner-sagde-makienok-nej-til
- ^ http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby/article2071463.ece
- ^ Hoffskov, Ole (6 December 2013). "French clubs eyes Brøndby IF profil" (in Danish). www.tipsbladet. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Josevski, Aleksandar (10 December 2013). "Makienok: Crystal Palace is still watching me" (in Danish). www.bt.dk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (31 December 2013). "Newspaper: Meulensteen ask for Makienok" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Avis-Makienok-afviser-ny-BIF-aftale
- ^ "Starting line-up against Club Brugge" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ http://brondby.com/spillere/spillerprofil/?playerid=324272
- ^ Vraa, Nikolaj (10 August 2013). "Ibi Støvring dater Simon Makienok" (in Danish). www.herognu.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ Pedersen, Jeppe (4 April 2014). "Ibi Støvring and Simon Makienok engaged to be married" (in Danish). www.bt.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
- Simon Makienok DBU-statistics
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