Thomas Delaney
![]() Delaney training with Werder Bremen in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Joseph Delaney[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2008 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2016 | Copenhagen | 172 | (19) |
2016–2018 | Werder Bremen | 45 | (7) |
2018– | Borussia Dortmund | 61 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (1) |
2011 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Denmark U21 | 11 | (0) |
2013– | Denmark | 53 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 22 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021 |
Thomas Joseph Delaney (born 3 September 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Denmark national team.
Club career
Copenhagen
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Delaney started playing youth football at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, the reserve team of Danish club F.C. Copenhagen.[3]
Delaney made his debut for Copenhagen in an unofficial friendly in August 2008. After playing the first half of the 2008–09 season in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad in the Danish Cup that campaign. He made his official debut in the first leg of the semi-finals against Nordvest FC in April, where he substituted Hjalte Nørregaard in the middle of second half.[3] In the return leg two weeks later Delaney was among the starting eleven playing the first 60 minutes before he was substituted with Şaban Özdoğan.
In the summer break 2009, he was promoted to the first team squad together with Özdoğan. He scored on his continental debut on 22 July 2009, playing the full second leg in Copenhagen's Champions League second qualifying round victory over FK Mogren.[4][5] His first Superliga match was on 9 August 2009 against SønderjyskE replacing Atiba Hutchinson near the end of the match.[6] On 29 December 2011, signed a contract extension keeping him at Copenhagen until the end of 2014.[3] At the time, Delaney had the distinction of being the longest serving current player at the club, despite being only 20.[3]
On 6 July 2013, Delaney extended his contract with the club to 2015. At the same time, he got jersey number 8.[7] In the following season, he became a regular starter in his favorite position, including UEFA Champions League matches against Juventus F.C., Real Madrid and Galatasaray. On 23 January 2014, he again extended his contract, until 2017.[6] At the same time, he was officially named vice-captain of the team.[6] Half a year later, Delaney was promoted to club captain.
On 14 May 2015 he was named Man of the Match as his side won the Danish Cup final 3–2 after extra-time against fellow Superliga side FC Vestsjælland.[8][9]
On 27 September 2016, Delaney contributed to a comfortable 4–0 victory for his side with a left-footed half-volley from 30 yards against Belgian side Club Brugge KV[10] in the UEFA Champions League.[11] The goal came third in the vote for goal of the season in the UEFA Champions League.[12]
Werder Bremen
On 17 August 2016, Werder Bremen announced Delaney would be joining the club in January 2017.[13][14] On 18 February 2017, he scored his first goal for the club, a free kick, in Werder Bremen's 2–0 win away to Mainz 05 before being stretchered off the pitch with a suspected concussion. It was the club's first win of the new year following four straight defeats.[15]
On 1 April 2017, Delaney scored a hat-trick, the first of his career, in Werder Bremen’s 5–2 win away against SC Freiburg.[16]
Borussia Dortmund
On 7 June 2018, Delaney signed for Borussia Dortmund on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €20 million.[17][18]
On 13 May 2021, Delaney was a second-half substitute for Dortmund in their 4–1 victory over RB Leipzig in the 2021 DFB-Pokal Final.[19]
International career
Delaney made his debut for the Denmark under-18 team in October 2008, and went on to play three matches in total. He played 11 games for the Denmark U-19 team.
On 11 August 2010, he made his debut for the Denmark U-21 team in a friendly against the Italy U-21 team.
Delaney made his debut for the senior national team on 15 October 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta.
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[20]
Personal life
Delaney was born in Denmark and spent his youth there. His father was also born in Denmark but has American citizenship due to his father (Thomas Delaney's paternal grandfather) being born in the United States.[21] Delaney also has Irish roots through his paternal great grandfather who moved from Ireland to America[22] in the 1840s during the Great Hunger.
Delaney is red-green colour blind.[23]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2021.[24]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Copenhagen | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 30 | 8 | ||
Total | 172 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 51 | 3 | — | 249 | 24 | |||
Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
Total | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 7 | ||||
Borussia Dortmund | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Total | 61 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
Career total | 278 | 30 | 38 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 384 | 35 |
International
- As of match played 2 June 2021.[25]
Denmark | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | 9 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 4 |
2018 | 11 | 0 |
2019 | 9 | 1 |
2020 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 53 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[26]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 1 September 2017 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 4 September 2017 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() |
1–1 | 4–1 | |
3. | 3–1 | |||||
4. | 4–1 | |||||
5. | 5 September 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() |
4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Danish Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Borussia Dortmund
Individual
- Arla’s Talent Award: 2009[3]
- Danish Cup Fighter: 2015
- F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year: 2015, 2016[27]
References
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "THOMAS DELANEY".
- ^ a b c d e "Contract Extension for Delaney". FCK. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Misery for Mogren in Copenhagen". UEFA. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Mogren 0-6 Copenhagen". Sky Sports. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Delaney signs new contract". FCK. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Thomas Delaney forlænger til 2015, F.C. Copenhagen, 6 July 2013
- ^ "FC Vestsjaelland - FC Kobenhavn". FCK. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "FCK beat Vestsjælland to win Danish Cup". UEFA. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Delaney stunner helps Danish champions canter to victory - beIN SPORTS".
- ^ uefa.com (27 September 2016). "UEFA Champions League 2016/17 - History - København-Club Brugge – UEFA.com".
- ^ UEFA.com. "Observers' choice: goals of the #UCL season".
- ^ "Thomas Delaney to move to Werder in the winter". Werder Bremen. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Jonathan (17 August 2016). "Delaney delight at Werder move". VAVEL. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Bremen bounce back at Mainz". Bundesliga. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Thomas Delaney treble boosts Werder Bremen". Bundesliga. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Delaney wechselt für 20 Millionen Euro zum BVB". kicker Online (in German). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund verpflichtet Thomas Delaney" (in German). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund beats Leipzig 4-1 in German Cup final". AP. 13 May 2021.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- ^ DELANEY DISCUSSES AMERICAN ROOTS, Yanks Abroad, 11 April 2012
- ^ Croke, Ruaidhrí. "Thomas Delaney: Dane with Irish name has eyes only for Russia". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Why millions of fans see the football like this". BBC.com. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Delaney". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Thomas Delaney at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Delaney, Thomas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Årets spiller..." (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen Fan Club. 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2008. [dead link]
External links
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- Danish national team profile (in Danish)
- Thomas Delaney at Soccerway
- F.C. Copenhagen profile (in Danish)
- Thomas Delaney on X
- Profile at Football-Lineups.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Frederiksberg
- Association football forwards
- Danish footballers
- Danish people of Irish descent
- Danish people of American descent
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Danish Superliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany