Christian Nørgaard – Skills and Goals – Highlights

Christian Nørgaard – Skills and Goals – Highlights

Christian Thers Nørgaard (born 10 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

Between abortive spells with Hamburger SV and Fiorentina, Nørgaard came to prominence in his homeland with Brøndby. He transferred to Brentford in 2019 and in 2021 was part of the squad which won promotion to the top-flight of English football for the second time in the club’s history. Nørgaard was part of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.

Nørgaard began the 2020–21 season as a virtual ever-present in midfield and winning senior international recognition with Denmark, but an ankle injury suffered during a match versus Preston North End on 4 October 2020 prevented him from making only one appearance during the following four months. Nørgaard returned to the team in late February 2021 and late in the season he was deployed as the sweeper in a 3-5-2 formation. An injury restricted Nørgaard to only one appearance during Brentford’s 2021 playoff campaign, which culminated in promotion to the Premier League after a 2–0 victory over Swansea City in the Final. He finished the season with 22 appearances and one goal, scored in a 2–0 EFL Cup second round win over Southampton early in the campaign.

Nørgaard scored his second Brentford career goal on the opening day of the 2021–22 season, in a 2–0 win over Arsenal. He continued as a virtual ever-present in Premier League matches and in late December 2021, he signed a new 3+1⁄2-year contract, with a one-year option. Nørgaard’s performances were recognised with the club’s Supporters’ and Players’ Player of the Year awards. He ended the 2021–22 season with 38 appearances, three goals and having attempted the most tackles of any Premier League player.

Due to a knee problem suffered prior to Brentford’s final match of the 2021–22 season, Nørgaard missed much of Brentford’s 2022–23 pre-season, though he participated in the club’s training camp. He returned to match play for the final friendly of pre-season on 30 July 2022. Following four appearances and one goal during the opening month of the regular season, Nørgaard was withdrawn in order to recover from an ongoing achilles problem, which did not require surgery. He returned to match play in early November and made two appearances prior to the World Cup break. Still struggling with the achillles following the World Cup, Nørgaard elected to play through the pain and hope that the issue resolved itself, which was successful. He also captained the team in the absence of the injured Pontus Jansson.

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