Matti Lund Nielsen
 Nielsen in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tarup | |||
| Holluf Pile | |||
| –2005 | Fraugde IF | ||
| 2005–2007 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | OB | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Lyngby (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Nordsjælland | 49 | (7) |
| 2012–2015 | Pescara | 61 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Verona (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | → AC Perugia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | OB | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Sarpsborg 08 | 109 | (8) |
| 2020 | Reggina | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Pro Vercelli | 35 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Hvidovre | 41 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Denmark U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U21 | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matti Lund Nielsen (born 8 May 1988) is a former Danish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Nielsen has amassed a total 46 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.
Career
[edit]OB
[edit]Nielsen made his professional debut for OB on 4 March 2007 in the Royal League game against Lillestrøm.[1]
He was sent on a one-season loan for the 2008–09 season to Lyngby Boldklub.[2]
Nordsjælland
[edit]In December 2009, Nielsen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland starting from 1 January 2010.[3]
Pescara
[edit]On 30 December 2011, it was confirmed that Nielsen would transfer to Pescara on a free transfer, signing a contract until summer 2014.[4]
Return to OB
[edit]On 19 September 2015, OB announced that Nielsen was signed for the remainder of the calendar year.[5]
Reggina
[edit]On 7 January 2020, he returned to Italy, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Reggina.[6]
Pro Vercelli
[edit]On 22 September 2020, he moved to Pro Vercelli.[7]
On 24 May 2024, he announced that he retired from football.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lyngby (loan) | 2008–09 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 5 | |
| Nordsjælland | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 7 | ||
| Pescara | 2011–12 | Serie B | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Serie B | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 67 | 4 | |||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Perugia (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| OB | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | 42 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 109 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 135 | 11 | ||
| Reggina | 2019–20 | Serie C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Pro Vercelli | 2020–21 | Serie C | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Hvidovre | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish 1st Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 360 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 413 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Nordsjælland
Pescara
References
[edit]- ^ "Matti Lund lykkelig for debutsejr". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "To stærke navne lejet til Lyngby Boldklub". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Juulsager, Jens Jacob (8 December 2009). "Wieghorst: Klogt valg af Matti Lund". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Blond, Mikael (30 December 2011). "Matti Lund solgt til Serie B-klub" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Wamsler, Morten (19 September 2015). "OB skriver kontrakt med Matti Lund Nielsen" (in Danish). OB.dk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "LA REGGINA PARLA DANESE: ECCO MATTI LUND NIELSEN" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 7 January 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Matti Lund Nielsen nuovo giocatore della Pro Vercelli" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 22 September 2020.
- ^ Matti Lund Nielsen stopper karrieren, bold.dk, 24 May 2024
- ^ "Matti Lund Nielsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway
- Matti Lund Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Matti Lund Nielsen on Altomfotball
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Odense
- Men's association football midfielders
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Eliteserien players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- AS Reggina 1914 players
- FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
- Hvidovre IF players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway