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Jeppe Grønning
Personal information
Full name	Jeppe Nørregaard Grønning
Date of birth	24 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Viborg
Number	13
Youth career
	B 1913
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Fyn
2012–	Viborg
2014	→ Hobro (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Jeppe Nørregaard Grønning (born 24 May 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg as a midfielder.^[2]

Career

FC Fyn

Grønning started his senior career at FC Fyn; the superstructure of his childhood club B 1913.^[3]^[4] He established a strong partnership with Emil La Cour in the central midfield, and he was, among other things, involved in FC Fyn's promotion to the 1st Division (second-tier) in the 2011–12 season, where the club beat HIK in the decisive playoff match for promotion.^[5]

Viborg

In June 2012, Grønning signed a two-year contract with 1st Division club Viborg FF.^[5] After his first six months at the club, he was named the 2013 Autumn Profile in January 2013 by the Viborg fan group Grøn Fight.^[6] Grønning became a regular part of the first-team squad that reached promotion to the Danish Superliga in the summer of 2013, but due to injuries he only made five appearances in the highest tier before being loaned out to Hobro IK in the second-tier.^[7] In Hobro, he helped secure the club its first promotion to the Superliga ever, when after the 2013–14 season ended in second place and moved up alongside Silkeborg IF. In June 2014, Grønning returned to Viborg FF.^[8]

In December 2015, he was once again voted as "Autumn Profile" of the club in a poll on Viborg Stifts Folkeblad.^[9]

On 14 December 2016, Grønning signed a contract extension with Viborg FF, keeping him there until the summer of 2019.^[10]^[11] In January 2019, Grønning signed another contract extension, this time until the summer of 2022.^[12]

On 5 September 2017, he was appointed as the club's new team captain.^[13]

In May 2023, Grønning further extended his contract with Viborg until 2026.^[14] In the announcement, he stated his intention to retire with the club.^[15]^[16]

Honours

Viborg

Danish 1st Division: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2020–21^[17]^[18]

References

^ Lindholt, Brian (23 May 2010). "Fodboldfamilie er blå i hjertet". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "J. Grønning: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Johansen, Nils (25 January 2006). "FC Fyn er en realitet". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Hald, Christian (22 March 2013). "Jernmanden på midten". viborg-folkeblad.dk. Viborg Folkeblad. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Top, Morten (27 June 2012). "Viborg henter FC Fyn-profil". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Mark, Thomas (24 November 2012). "Målræven og arbejdshesten er efterårets profiler". viborg-folkeblad.dk. Viborg Folkeblad. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Sebastian Andersen til Hobro, vff.dk, 31. januar 2014
^ Margren, Sara (19 June 2014). "Grønning: Vil have tillid fra træneren". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Læserne kårer midtbanekriger som efterårets bedste". viborg-folkeblad.dk. Viborg Folkeblad. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Christian Fomsgaard Jensen (15 December 2016). "Viborg forlænger med Jeppe Grønning". Tipsbladet.
^ Frederik Scheuermann (14 December 2016). "Jeppe Grønning forlænger med Viborg FF".
^ "Jeppe Grønning forlænger med Viborg FF". MinByViborg.dk. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (5 September 2017). "Grønning overtager anførerbindet i Viborg". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Jeppe Grønning forlænger med VFF" [Jeppe Grønning extends with VFF]. www.vff.dk (in Danish). Viborg FF. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Grønning forlænger: Vil slutte karrieren her" [Grønning extends: Will end his career here]. www.vff.dk (in Danish). Viborg FF. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ Selmann, Philip (4 May 2023). "Viborg FF forlænger med klubbens anfører" [Viborg FF extends with the club's captain] (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
^ Hald, Christian (13 May 2015). "Grønning er lig med oprykning". Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 4 January 2021.