Jesper Grønkjær
Danish footballer
Jesper Grønkjær (da; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most recently worked as a pundit for Scandinavian media network Viaplay.
 Grønkjær with Birmingham City in 2004 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Godthåb, Greenland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Thisted | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | AaB | 86 | (10) |
| 1998–2000 | Ajax | 55 | (12) |
| 2000–2004 | Chelsea | 88 | (7) |
| 2004–2005 | Birmingham City | 16 | (0) |
| 2005 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | VfB Stuttgart | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Copenhagen | 114 | (16) |
| Total | 400 | (45) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Denmark U-16 | 2 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Denmark U-17 | 19 | (13) |
| 1994–1997 | Denmark U-19 | 19 | (7) |
| 1996–1999 | Denmark U-21 | 24 | (4) |
| 1999–2010 | Denmark | 80 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
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change| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe/Royal League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AaB | 1995–96 | Superliga | 29 | 3 | – | 8[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
| 1996–97 | Superliga | 28 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||||
| 1997–98 | Superliga | 29 | 6 | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 10 | – | 8 | 0 | 94 | 10 | |||||
| Ajax | 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 4[a] | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
| 1999–2000 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 55 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 15 | ||
| Chelsea | 2000–01 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[a] | 1 | 48 | 3 | |
| Total | 88 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 119 | 11 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2004–05 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 18 | 1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2004–05 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Copenhagen | 2006–07 | Superliga | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 11[a] | 2 | 36 | 7 | |
| 2007–08 | Superliga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2008–09 | Superliga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Superliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 4 | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Superliga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 12[a] | 2 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 114 | 16 | 9 | 1 | – | 44 | 9 | 167 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 400 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 80 | 11 | 519 | 63 | ||
International
change- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grønkjær goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 April 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 May 2002 | Wakayama, Japan |  Tunisia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 7 June 2003 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Norway |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier |
| 4 | 20 August 2003 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Finland |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 18 June 2004 | Braga, Portugal |  Bulgaria |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
Honours
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Copenhagen
Individual
- Danish Under-19 Player of the Year: 1995
- TIPS-bladet's Player of the Year: 2006–07
- TIPS-bladet's Autumn Profile: 2007
- Team of the Year: 2007
- Danish Superliga Profile of the Year: 2007
- Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2007
References
change- ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information: Jesper Grønkjær" [National team database player information: Jesper Grønkjær] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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