Nicklas Bendtner

Nicklas Bendtner
Bendtner with Rosenborg in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nicklas Bendtner
Date of birth (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1992–1998 Tårnby Boldklub
1998–2004 Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
2004–2005 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Arsenal 108 (24)
2006–2007 → Birmingham City (loan) 42 (11)
2011–2012 → Sunderland (loan) 28 (8)
2012–2013 → Juventus (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2016 VfL Wolfsburg 31 (3)
2016–2017 Nottingham Forest 15 (2)
2017–2019 Rosenborg 57 (24)
2019 Copenhagen 6 (0)
Total 296 (72)
International career
2004 Denmark U16 3 (3)
2004–2005 Denmark U17 15 (6)
2006 Denmark U19 2 (1)
2006 Denmark U21 4 (2)
2006–2018 Denmark 81 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicklas Bendtner (born 16 January 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2005–06 Premier League 000030000030
2007–08 Premier League 275215162—409
2008–09 Premier League 3195122122—5014
2009–10 Premier League 236001175—3112
2010–11 Premier League 172535350—328
2011–12 Premier League 10—0000—10
2013–14 Premier League 92102020—142
Total 108241351873290017145
Birmingham City (loan) 2006–07 Championship 42112042——4813
Sunderland (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 28820———308
Juventus (loan) 2012–13 Serie A 9010—10—110
VfL Wolfsburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 18120—84—285
2015–16 Bundesliga 13211—4011194
Total 31331—12411479
Nottingham Forest 2016–17 Championship 1521010——172
Rosenborg 2017 Eliteserien 291920—124104423
2018 Eliteserien 23523—113113712
2019 Eliteserien 5000—000050
Total 572443—237218635
Copenhagen 2019–20 Danish Superliga 6021—10—91
Career total 296722810239692032419113
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal, Norwegian Football Cup, Danish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  8. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 200642
2007103
200883
200992
201042
2011105
2012105
201322
201472
2015103
201600
201751
201820
Total8130
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bendtner goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicklas Bendtner
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 16 August 2006 Odense Stadium, Odense, Denmark  Poland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 2 1 September 2006 Brøndby Stadion, Brøndbyvester, Denmark  Portugal 4–2 4–2 Friendly
3 6 28 March 2007 MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany  Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 13 17 November 2007 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
5 14 21 November 2007 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Iceland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
6 15 26 February 2008 Športni Park, Nova Gorica, Slovenia  Slovenia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
7 16 26 March 2008 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark  Czech Republic 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8 21 10 September 2008 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 3–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 28 5 September 2009Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Portugal 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 29 9 September 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 32 3 March 2010 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–1 1–2Friendly
12 34 19 June 2010 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa  Cameroon 1–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup
13 41 6 September 2011 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Norway 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
14 2–0
15 43 11 October 2011 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Portugal 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
16 44 11 November 2011 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Sweden 1–0 2–0 Friendly
17 45 15 November 2011 Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg, Denmark  Finland 2–1 2–1 Friendly
18 47 26 May 2012 Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany  Brazil 1–3 1–3 Friendly
19 50 13 June 2012 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine  Portugal 1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2012
20 2–2
21 53 12 October 2012 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 55 14 November 2012 Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 1–1Friendly
23 56 11 October 2013 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Italy 1–1 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 2–1
25 63 14 November 2014 Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia  Serbia 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
26 3–1
27 65 25 March 2015 NRGi Park, Aarhus, Denmark  United States 1–1 3–2 Friendly
28 2–2
29 3–2
30 79 14 November 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 5–1 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Birmingham City

Arsenal

Juventus

VfL Wolfsburg

Rosenborg

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Nicklas Bendtner". Vfl Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Biography". Nicklas Bendtner personal website. Bendtner Consulting. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "N. Bendtner: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Nicklas Bendtner in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Nicklas Bendtner: A-Landshold (Alle kampe)" [A-internationals (all matches)] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 46, 78–79. ISBN 978-0-7553-1664-9.
  16. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Nicklas Bendtner: Arsenal striker fractures wrist with Juventus". BBC Sport. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (30 May 2015). "Borussia Dortmund 1–3 Wolfsburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Wolfsburg down Bayern on penalties to lift 2015 Supercup". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  20. ↑ Johannessen, Sturla (2 April 2017). "Bendtner-mål da RBK knuste Odd: – En varmerke-scoring". TV2.no. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  21. ↑ Murphy, Ronan (30 March 2017). "Ex-Arsenal striker Bendtner begins Rosenborg career with trophy win". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Nicklas Bendtner's outstanding solo goal hands Rosenborg the Norwegian Super Cup". FourFourTwo. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ungdomslandshold, herren: DBU talentpris" [Youth international, men: DBU talent award] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  24. ↑ "Årets Talent" [Talent of the year] (in Danish). Spillerforeningen (Danish Professional Footballers' Association). Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  25. 1 2 "Bendtner voted Danish Player of the Year". Arsenal F.C. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  26. ↑ Hansen, Kenneth (26 November 2017). "Bendtner tog topscorertitlen i debutsæson" [Bendtner took the top scorer title in his debut season]. Bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.