Nicklas Bendtner

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Nicklas Bendtner
Personal information
Date of birth	January 16, 1988 (1988-01-16) (age 21)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Arsenal
Number	26
Youth career
1998–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005	B.93 KB Arsenal
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005– 2006–2007	Arsenal → Birmingham City (loan)	58 (14) 42 (11)
National team2
2004 2005 2006 2006–	Denmark U-16 Denmark U-17 Denmark U-21 Denmark	03 0(3) 15 0(6) 04 0(2) 26 0(8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:31, 7 June 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 03:31, 7 June 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Nicklas Bendtner (born January 16, 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a striker for English club Arsenal in the Premier League, and the Denmark national football team.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Denmark and Arsenal 1.2 Loan to Birmingham City 1.3 Returning to Arsenal 1.4 2007–08 1.5 2008–09 2 International career 3 Club career statistics 4 National team career statistics 5 International goals 6 Honours 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Denmark and Arsenal

Born in Copenhagen, Bendtner started playing football for Copenhagen clubs B.93 and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. He scored four goals in six Danish national youth team matches, before joining English club Arsenal in the summer of 2004. He formed a prolific striking partnership at the Arsenal reserve team, with reserve teammate Arturo Lupoli. Bendtner's first team debut for Arsenal came on October 25, 2005, in a League Cup match against Sunderland A.F.C. at the Stadium of Light, as a substitute for Quincy Owusu-Abeyie in the final minutes.

[edit] Loan to Birmingham City

Bendtner was loaned out to Birmingham City in August 2006, with the loan initially lasting until January 2007.^[2] Bendtner made his debut for Birmingham City, as a substitute for Stephen Clemence, in the game against Colchester United on August 5, 2006. He played the final half hour, scoring the winning goal.

The loan to Birmingham was extended through the end of the 2006–07 season.

[edit] Returning to Arsenal

[edit] 2007–08

Bendtner signed a new five-year contract with Arsenal in May 2007,^[3] and returned to the club for the 2007–08 Premier League season.

In his first match at the Emirates Stadium, a friendly versus Paris Saint Germain in the inaugural pre-season Emirates Cup tournament, Bendtner scored a goal, and assisted in another by Mathieu Flamini.

Bendtner's first competitive strike for the Gunners was the game winning goal in a 2–0 result versus Newcastle United on September 25, 2007 during a Carling Cup match. His first Champions League goal came in the 89th minute against Slavia Prague on October 23, 2007 and finished off a 7–0 victory for Arsenal after receiving back-heeled pass from Emmanuel Eboué.

His first Premier League start came at Everton on December 29, 2007. In the game he was sent off for two bookable offences. After suspension ended, Bendtner scored his first FA Cup goal against Burnley on January 6, 2008. Arsenal won the game 2–0.

Bendtner's first Premier League goal came on December 22, 2007 in a 2–1 Arsenal victory against Tottenham, at The Emirates Stadium. Bendtner came on as a substitute with 17 minutes of the game left, to replace Eboué. He headed the winning goal, from a Cesc Fàbregas corner. It holds the record for the fastest goal ever scored by a substitute (1.8 seconds the official time).

[edit] 2008–09

The main highlight of his pre-season was scoring four goals in the first-half of Arsenal's 10–2 victory against Burgenland XI on Tuesday 29 July 2008.

He scored his first Premier League goal of the 2008–09 season against Bolton Wanderers on 20 September 2008 at the Reebok Stadium.

On 5 May 2009 the 21-year-old was controversially shown leaving a night club hours after Arsenal's 3–1 home defeat by Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final. Bendtner was pictured with his belt undone and jeans pulled down. "I may be young, but my actions were a poor error of judgment and something I deeply regret," said the Dane. Bendtner was a second-half substitute for Arsenal, who lost 4–1 on aggregate to defending champions United. Arsene Wenger refused to sell him to Ajax.

[edit] International career

Bendtner started his national team career by scoring three goals in three starts for the Denmark under-16 national team in February 2004. He then scored six goals in 15 games for the Denmark under-17 national team, and was named 2004 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year.

Bendtner was the youngest player selected for the Danish under-21 national squad for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament. He replaced Morten Rasmussen in the Danish starting line-up. He got his under-21 debut on May 17, 2006, at the age of 18, scoring both goals in a Danish 2–0 victory over Spain under-21 team in a friendly match. When Bendtner was substituted with Rasmussen during the game against the Netherlands under-21 team, Bendtner told the press he found Rasmussen a lesser player. Bendtner was reprimanded, but played the rest of the tournament before Denmark were eliminated.^[4]

On August 16, 2006 Bendtner earned his first senior cap for the Danish national team, still only 18 years old, making him the seventh youngest player on the Danish senior national team ever.^[5] He was in the starting lineup for his debut game, a friendly match against Poland. He scored a goal after 30 minutes, helping Denmark to a 2–0 win. On September 1, 2006, he played his second national team game, and came on as a substitute in a friendly match against Portugal. He scored the final goal in a 4–2 win for Denmark. Bendtner has since then earned a spot in the starting line on the Danish national team scoring two goals in UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying.

At the World Cup 2010 Qualification Bendtner scored the goal for 1–1 against Portugal. Denmark won the match 3–2.

[edit] Club career statistics

(correct as of 10 May 2009)^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup*			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Arsenal
	2005–06	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	2006–07
Birmingham City (loan)		42	11	7	6	2	2	0	0	0	48	13	9
Arsenal
	2007–08	27	5	3	7	2	3	6	2	1	40	10	7
	2008–09	30	9	2	6	4	2	9	2	0	45	15	4
Total											132	38	20

(* FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield)

[edit] National team career statistics

(correct as of 11 February 2009)

National Football Team	EURO			World Cup			Qualifying matches			Friendly internationals			Total
	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3	4	12	5	?	23	8	?

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2006-08-16	Odense, Denmark	Poland	1–0	2–0	Friendly match
2.	2006-09-01	Copenhagen, Denmark	Portugal	4–2	4–2	Friendly match
3.	2007-03-28	Duisburg, Germany	Germany	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
4.	2007-11-17	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
5.	2007-11-21	Copenhagen, Denmark	Iceland	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
6.	2008-02-06	Nova Gorica, Slovenia	Slovenia	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
7.	2008-03-26	Herning, Denmark	Czech Republic	1–0	1–1	Friendly match
8.	2008-09-10	Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–1	3–2	2010 World Cup Qual.

[edit] Honours

With Birmingham City

Runner-up

• Football League Championship: 2006–07

Individual

• Danish Under-17 Player of the Year: 2004
• Danish Talent of the Year: 2007

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nicklas Bendtner's profile at Arsenal.com
• Nickas Bendtner's stats
• Danish national team profile
• bcfc.com profile
• Nicklas Bendtner career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Bendtner, Nicklas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bendtner, Nicklas
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1988-01-16
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen, Denmark
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH