Nicklas Strunck

Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈstʁɔŋk]; born 17 August 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Esbjerg fB on loan from FC Groningen.

Nicklas Strunck
Personal information
Full name Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Place of birth Ølstykke, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Esbjerg
(on loan from Groningen)
Number 19
Youth career
Ølstykke
Stenløse
Frederikssund
Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Nordsjælland 27 (3)
2019– Groningen 0 (0)
2020– → Esbjerg (loan) 10 (2)
National team
2014–2015 Denmark U-16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U-17 17 (3)
2016–2017 Denmark U-18 5 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U-19 5 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U-20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Youth career

Strunck started his career at a club in Ølstykke, but after being sent on the second team, his dad, Kenn Strunck Jakobsen, decided to transfer him to Stenløse BK, where he once played on the first team as a senior. Strunck played for Stenløse in two years, before joining Frederikssund, where he also played for two years. As a U15 player, he joined FC Nordsjælland.[1] He won the U17 talent of the year award in 2016 by the Danish Football Association in 2016.[2]

Club career

Nordsjælland

Strunck got his first senior call up on 11 February 2018, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. He got his debut for FC Nordsjælland only five days later at the age of 18. Strunck started on the bench, but replaced Mikkel Damsgaard in the 91th minute in a 2-1 victory against OB in the Danish Superliga.[3] A few days later, he played 72 minutes in a Danish Cup game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted.

Strunck was officially promoted into the first team squad in the beginning of the 2018/19 season. Strunck got his contract extended in July 2018 until June 2021.[4]

Groningen

On 11 August 2019, Strunck was signed by Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen for a fee of approximately €500,000.[5] He moved to Groningen on a four-year contract.[6] With no official games for Groningen, Strunck was sent on a one-season loan to Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on 5 October 2020 for the 2020–21 season.[7]

References
  1. "Ølstykke-talent årets U17-spiller i Danmark". sn.dk.
  2. "I BILEN MED NICKLAS STRUNCK – ÅRETS U/17 TALENT". FC Nordsjælland. 1 March 2016.
  3. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. OB 2 - 1". soccerway.com. 16 February 2018.
  4. "FCN forlænger med Strunck og Frese". bold.dk. 24 July 2018.
  5. "FCN sælger stort midtbanetalent". Ekstra Bladet. 11 August 2019.
  6. "FC Groningen contracteert Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen". fcgroningen.nl. 11 August 2019.
  7. EfB henter midtbanespiller i Holland, efb.dk, 5 October 2020
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