NI v Denmark(20/11/2023)

THOMAS DELANEY MIDFIELDER ANDERLECHT (BEL)

PIERRE-EMILE HØJBJERG MIDFIELDER TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR AGE 28 CAPS 71 GOALS 7

MATHIAS JENSEN MIDFIELDER BRENTFORD AGE 27 CAPS 26 GOALS 1 A product of the Nordsjaelland academy, Jensen moved to La Liga side Celta Vigo in August 2018, but spent only one season in Spain before joining Brentford, with whom he won promotion to the Premier League. MATTHEW O’RILEY MIDFIELDER CELTIC AGE 22 CAPS 0 GOALS 0 English-born midfielder who played for the Three Lions at youth level but qualifies for Denmark through his mother. Represented the Danes at Under-21 level and won his first senior call-up last month. O’Riley has been in excellent form for Celtic this season.

CHRISTIAN NØRGAARD MIDFIELDER BRENTFORD AGE 29 CAPS 23 GOALS 1 Midfielder who has previously played for Hamburg in Germany, Danish club Brondby and Italian side Fiorentina. His current club manager at Brentford, Thomas Frank, coached Norgaard for the Danish youth teams and at Brondby. Made his international debut against England in September 2020. YUSSUF POULSEN FORWARD RB LEIPZIG (GER) AGE 29 CAPS 73 GOALS 12 Poulsen has made more appearances for RB Leipzig than any other player, having first joined the club in 2013 when they were in the third tier. He has since won two DFB Pokals. Debuted for Denmark back in 2013 and has scored for his country at World Cup and Euro finals. AGE 32 CAPS 73 GOALS 7 Central midfielder currently on loan with Belgian club Anderlecht from his parent club Sevilla. Delaney’s former clubs include FC Copenhagen, Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund. He has Irish roots and also could have represented the United States. MOHAMED DARAMY FORWARD REIMS (FRA) AGE 21 CAPS 8 GOALS 0 Became the youngest player to score a goal for FC Copenhagen when he netted at the age of 16 years and 263 days. Later moved to Ajax and now plays his club football in France with Reims. Daramy is of Sierra Leonean descent and made his debut for Denmark in September 2021.

Debuted for Bayern Munich as a 17-year-old, becoming the youngest player to ever feature for the German giants in the Bundesliga. Hojbjerg later moved to Southampton and was signed by then Spurs boss Jose Mourinho in 2020. He is a mainstay for club and country.

MORTEN HJULMAND MIDFIELDER

SPORTING LISBON (POR) AGE 24 CAPS 1 GOALS 0 Defensive midfielder who was with FC Copenhagen’s academy before moving to Austrian side Admira Wacker. After a spell with Lecce in Italy, he joined Portuguese club Sporting in August. Having represented Denmark at various youth levels, he won his first senior cap last month against San Marino. KASPER DOLBERG FORWARD ANDERLECHT (BEL) AGE 26 CAPS 41 GOALS 11 A former Ajax and Nice striker who has spent time on loan with Sevilla and Hoffenheim. Now playing club football in his sixth different country, Dolberg has been in excellent form for current club Anderlecht, scoring in six successive league games heading into this international window.

JONAS WIND FORWARD WOLFSBURG (GER)

AGE 24 CAPS 23 GOALS 8 The son of Per, a goalkeeper who also played for the national team, Jonas began his senior career with FC Copenhagen before moving to Wolfsburg in January 2022. Came into this international window with three goals in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, including the winner against Northern Ireland back in June.

ANDERS DREYER FORWARD ANDERLECHT (BEL) AGE 25 CAPS 2 GOALS 0

A right winger who has enjoyed something of a nomadic career, playing for two different Danish Superliga clubs as well as for teams in Russia, Scotland, the Netherlands and Belgium. He made his debut for Denmark in November 2021 against the Faroe Islands.

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