Jesper Lindorff Juelsgård (born 26 January 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesper Lindorff Juelsgård | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Spjald, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fredericia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spjald IF | |||
| Midtjylland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2014 | Midtjylland | 144 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Skive (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Evian | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Evian B | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Brøndby | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | AGF | 117 | (3) |
| 2022 | Valur | 24 | (2) |
| 2023– | Fredericia | 42 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Denmark U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Juelsgård is a product of Midtjylland's football academy, which he joined from the childhood club Spjald IF.[1] He was sent on a six-month loan to Skive IK in 2008 alongside fellow talent Christian Sivebæk.[2] Upon his return to Midtjylland, he made his debut against AGF on 2 November 2008 as a starter, before being substituted in the 77th minute for Kim Christensen as his club lost 2–1.[3] He managed to become a starter for the following years and he made a total of 144 league appearances for the club.[4] He also won Player of the Year at the club for 2011.[5]
On 7 July 2014, Juelsgård signed a three-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Évian.[5]
He managed to stay with the French club for just over a year before signing a four-year agreement with Brøndby IF on 28 August 2015.[6] After a promising start at Brøndby, Juelsgård gradually slipped out of the starting line-up on the team, and he then moved to AGF, just before the summer transfer window closed in 2016.[7] He signed a three-year contract extension in June 2019.[8]
On 22 February 2022, Juelsgård was sold to Icelandic club Valur.[9] His contract was terminated in October 2022. On 12 January 2023, Juelsgård signed for Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia on a deal until June 2024.[10]
International career
Juelsgård made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 August 2012 against Slovakia, where Denmark lost 1–3.[11]
Honours
Club
Midtjylland[4]
- Danish Superliga runner-up: 2007–08
- Danish Cup runner-up: 2009–10, 2010–11
- The Atlantic Cup: 2018, 2020
Individual
- Midtjylland Player of the Year: 2011[5]
References
External links
- Jesper Juelsgård national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)