Jannik Vestergaard

Jannik Vestergaard (born 3 August 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Southampton, and for the Danish national team.

Jannik Vestergaard
Vestergaard training with Werder Bremen in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jannik Vestergaard[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992[2]
Place of birth Hvidovre, Denmark
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 4
Youth career
Vestia
Frem
Copenhagen
Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 1899 Hoffenheim II 22 (4)
2011–2015 1899 Hoffenheim 71 (4)
2015–2016 Werder Bremen 48 (3)
2016–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach 66 (7)
2018– Southampton 55 (4)
National team‡
2010 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2010–2011 Denmark U19 7 (0)
2011 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2011–2015 Denmark U21 28 (4)
2013– Denmark 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Early and personal life

Vestergaard was born to a Danish father and a German mother in the Copenhagen suburb of Hvidovre and grew up in Copenhagen.[4]

His German grandfather Hannes Schröers and uncle Jan Schröers were also footballers for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 05 Uerdingen respectively.[4] His cousin Mika Schröers played for Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth teams in 2016.[5][6]

He has a girlfriend, Pernille, and a dog, Brady.[7]

Club career

Vestergaard played youth football with Vestia, Frem, Copenhagen and Brøndby.[8][9] He began his senior career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[10][11] He moved to Werder Bremen in January 2015.[12][13]

On 11 June 2016, Vestergaard joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for a reported transfer of €12 million plus bonuses.[5][6][14]

He moved to English club Southampton on 13 July 2018, signing a four-year contract.[15][16] He scored his first goal for the club on 31 August 2019, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United.[17]

International career

Youth level

Besides Denmark, Vestergaard was also eligible to represent Germany through his German mother.[18]

Vestergaard represented the Denmark national youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[9] He received his first call-up to the Denmark senior team in August 2013, describing it as his "dream" to play for the country,[19] and he made his debut later that month in a match against Poland.[20] His first goal for Denmark came in his first competitive game, against Sweden in the European Championship play-off return leg on 17 November 2015.[21]

He represented the Denmark U21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic, and scored in a 2–1 defeat of the host nation in the opening match at the Eden Arena in Prague.[22]

Senior level

Vestergaard was a member of Denmark's squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[23] but did not make any appearances in the tournament.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 December 2020[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga 10———10
2011–12 Bundesliga 23230——262
2012–13 Bundesliga 16010—20190
2013–14 Bundesliga 25140——291
2014–15 Bundesliga 6111——72
Total 714910020825
Werder Bremen 2014–15 Bundesliga 15110——161
2015–16 Bundesliga 33251——383
Total 483610000544
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2016–17 Bundesliga 34450—100494
2017–18 Bundesliga 32320—00343
Total 6677000100837
Southampton 2018–19[25] Premier League 2302010—260
2019–20[26] Premier League 1912000—211
2020–21[27] Premier League 1330000—133
Total 554401000604
Career total 240182621012027920

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020.[28]
Denmark
YearAppsGoals
201310
201410
201531
201670
201730
201810
201900
202030
Total191

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[29]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2015Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Sweden2–22–2Euro 2016 qual. play-offs

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Jannik Vestergaard". Southampton F.C. 11 February 2019.
  4. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH (Hrsg.) (30 March 2011). "JANNIK VESTERGAARD: DER LANGE". Achtzehn99 (in German). Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH (publisher) (11 June 2016). "Borussia verpflichtet Jannik Vestergaard". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH (publisher) (11 June 2016). "Borussia sign Jannik Vestergaard". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. "Jannik Vestergaard: 10 things on the Borussia Mönchengladbach and Denmark star". Bundesliga. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. "Jeg har aldrig kunne lide at tabe". Tipsbladet.dk.
  9. "Profile" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. "Jannik Vestergaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. Jannik Vestergaard at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  12. "Vestergaard joins Bremen from Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. "Bremen land Vestergaard". Soccerway. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  14. ""Gute Lösung" mit Vestergaard". Kreiszeitung (in German). 10 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  15. "Saints seal Vestergaard deal". Southampton FC. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  16. "Jannik Vestergaard: Southampton sign centre-back from Borussia Monchengladbach". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  17. "Southampton 1–1 Man Utd: Jannik Vestergaard header earns 10-man Saints a point". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  18. Lars Bruun-Mortensen (28 May 2013). "Dansk stortalent føler sig mere og mere tysk" (in Danish). TV2. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  19. "Jannik V: Drømmen har altid været Danmark" (in Danish). Bold. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  20. Jan Vinberg Eliassen (14 August 2013). "Målrigt opgør endte med dansk nederlag" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  21. "Borussia sign Jannik Vestergaard - Borussia Mönchengladbach". Borussia.de. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  22. "Czech Republic 1–2 Denmark". UEFA. 17 June 2015.
  23. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 8.
  24. Jannik Vestergaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  25. "Games played by Jannik Vestergaard in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  26. "Games played by Jannik Vestergaard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  27. "Games played by Jannik Vestergaard in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  28. Jannik Vestergaard at National-Football-Teams.com
  29. "Jannik Vestergaard". Danish FA. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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