Morten Frendrup

Morten Wetche Frendrup (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfʁɑnˀtʁɔp]; born 7 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Morten Frendrup
Personal information
Full name Morten Wetche Frendrup
Date of birth (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001
Place of birth Tuse, Holbæk, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 19
Youth career
Tuse IF
2013–2014 Holbæk B&I
2013–2018 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Brøndby 45 (0)
National team‡
2017 Denmark U16 3 (1)
2017–2018 Denmark U17 15 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2018– Denmark U19 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:39, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:55, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Tuse outside Holbæk, Frendrup started playing for local team Tuse IF, before moving to Holbæk B&I.[1] He was only at Holbæk for one year, because he had joined the Brøndby IF academy at under-14 level, which meant that he played for two clubs for a short period.[2][3] During this time, he commuted several times a week between his home in Tuse and Brøndby, a distance of approximately 60 kilometres. When Frendrup finished primary education, he began attending Brøndby Idrætsefterskole, a five minute walk from the Brøndby IF training ground.[2]

He won the Danish under-15 Cup on 11 May 2016 in a 1–0 win over FC Nordsjælland.[4][3] At under-17 level, he captained the team to a second-place finish in the league behind winners AGF.[5]

Brøndby

In the summer of 2017, aged 16, Frendrup was included in the first-team training camp in Austria together with fellow academy players Christian Enemark and Andreas Bruus.[6] In December 2017, he signed a new deal with Brøndby, keeping him in the club until the summer of 2020.[7][8]

On 11 February 2018, Frendrup made his senior debut, aged 16, in a 3–1 win over Lyngby Boldklub in the Danish Superliga. He was brought on as a substitute in the 85th minute,[9] becoming the youngest player to appear for Brøndby, 37 days younger than second on the list, Magnus Warming.[10] On 15 March 2018, Frendrup signed his first professional contract, keeping him at the club until 2021.[11]

During the 2019–20 season, Frendrup started playing more regularly in the fall due to long-term injuries to starters Lasse Vigen, Simon Tibbling and Josip Radošević.[12] His performances during these games were praised, and he subsequently won the Brøndby Player of the Month award for November.[13] On 12 January 2020, Frendrup signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Brøndby, running until 2023.[14] He continued his strong performances in the second half of the season and was named Superliga Talent of the Month for June 2020,[15] as well as Brøndby Player of the Month for June and July.[16]

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2020[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby IF 2017–18 Superliga 30000030
2018–19 30110041
2019–20 2602000280
2020–21 13000—60
Total 4503100411
Career total 4503100411
  • (—) Not qualified

References
  1. Vestergaard, Anders (19 May 2017). "Morten fra Tuse udtaget til landsholdet" (in Danish). sn.dk. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Fra Tuse til Brøndby IF's startopstilling – Podcast med Morten Frendrup". 3point.dk. 3point. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. Steen Sørensen (13 October 2017). "Frendrup: Største oplevelse at være med Superliga-truppen i Østrig". 3point.dk.
  4. "Brøndbyernes IF (øst 1) 1-0 Farum BK (øst 1)". DBU.
  5. "U17 DRENGE LIGAEN 2016/17 (2017)". DBU.
  6. Nanna Møller Karlsen (1 July 2017). "Superliga-truppen, tre Masterclass-talenter og Kliment drager til Østrig". 3point.dk.
  7. Nanna Møller Karlsen (21 December 2017). "Morten Frendrup forlænger med Brøndby IF". 3point.dk.
  8. Anders Degn (21 December 2017). "U-landsholdsspiller i Brøndby: Stolt over at forlænge med klubben over alle". Tipsbladet.
  9. Gohr, Simon (11 February 2018). "Fantastic Images: Watch Brøndby's Fans Pay Homage to the 16-Year Old Debutant, Morten Frendrup" (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  10. "Top 10: Youngest Superliga Debutants in the History of Brøndby" (in Danish). 3Point.dk. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. "Morten Frendrup Promoted to Superliga Squad from Next Summer" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. Jensen, Kenneth (30 October 2019). "Ude i lang tid: Brøndby-profil skal opereres" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  13. "Fansene har talt: Månedens spiller for november er Morten Frendrup" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  14. "Brøndby sikrer sig midtbanetalent frem til 2023" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  15. "Morten Frendrup er månedens unge spiller i 3F Superligaen". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  16. "Fansene har talt: Morten Frendrup er månedens spiller for juli". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  17. Morten Frendrup at Soccerway
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