Matti Lund Nielsen

Matti Lund Nielsen
Nielsen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 (age 36)
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

OB

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

In December 2009, Nielsen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland starting from 1 January 2010.[3]

Pescara

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

On 19 September 2015, OB announced that Nielsen was signed for the remainder of the calendar year.[5]

Reggina

On 7 January 2020, he returned to Italy, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Reggina.[6]

Pro Vercelli

On 22 September 2020, he moved to Pro Vercelli.[7]

On 24 May 2024, he announced that he retired from football.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 August 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nordsjælland

Pescara

References

  1. ^ "Matti Lund lykkelig for debutsejr". Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Juulsager, Jens Jacob (8 December 2009). "Wieghorst: Klogt valg af Matti Lund". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ Blond, Mikael (30 December 2011). "Matti Lund solgt til Serie B-klub" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  5. ^ Wamsler, Morten (19 September 2015). "OB skriver kontrakt med Matti Lund Nielsen" (in Danish). OB.dk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "LA REGGINA PARLA DANESE: ECCO MATTI LUND NIELSEN" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggina. 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Matti Lund Nielsen nuovo giocatore della Pro Vercelli" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ Matti Lund Nielsen stopper karrieren, bold.dk, 24 May 2024
  9. ^ "Matti Lund Nielsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ Matti Lund Nielsen at Soccerway

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