Henrik Dalsgaard

Henrik Dalsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhenˀʁek ˈtɛˀlsˌkɒˀ]; born 27 July 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for English club Brentford as a right back. He began his professional career in his homeland with AaB, before moving to Belgium to join Zulte Waregem in 2015. He is a current Denmark international.

Henrik Dalsgaard
Dalsgaard while with AaB in 2011.
Personal information
Full name Henrik Dalsgaard[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989
Place of birth Roum, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 22
Youth career
BMK 90
2006– FK Viborg
Hersom/Bjerregrav IF
0000–2008 Møldrup/Tostrup IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 AaB 166 (9)
2016–2017 Zulte Waregem 35 (9)
2017– Brentford 132 (6)
National team‡
2011 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U21 11 (0)
2013 Denmark League XI 1 (0)
2016– Denmark 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:01, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

AaB

Dalsgaard began his career as a forward with Danish lower-league clubs BMK 90, FK Viborg, Hersom/Bjerregrav IF and Møldrup/Tostrup IF.[3] After scoring prolifically for Møldrup/Tostrup IF,[4] he signed a two-year contract with Danish Superliga club AaB on a free transfer in December 2008 and no compensation was paid to his previous clubs, due to the lack of a national transfer system in Denmark.[5][6][7] He made the first professional appearances of his career late in the 2008–09 season and scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with FC Nordsjælland on 31 May 2009.[2] Dalsgaard became a regular in the team over the following two seasons and was moved from his forward position onto the wing and then to right back by the 2011–12 season.[2][8] He made 21 appearances and scored two goals during the 2013–14 season, in which AaB won the Danish Superliga and Danish Cup double.[2] Dalsgaard remained with the club until December 2015, when he departed on a free transfer.[9] He made 194 appearances and scored 10 goals during eight seasons at the Nordjyske Arena.[2]

Zulte Waregem

In December 2015, Dalsgaard moved to Belgium to join Pro League club Zulte Waregem on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract, with an option for a further year.[9] In an 18-month spell affected by a hip injury,[10] he made 38 appearances, scored 9 goals and helped the club to win the 2016–17 Belgian Cup.[2] Dalsgaard left the club on 23 May 2017.[10]

Brentford

On 23 May 2017, Dalsgaard moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee (reported to be £1 million),[11] effective 1 July 2017.[10] He immediately displaced previous first-choice right back Maxime Colin and made the position his own after Colin's departure at the end of the summer transfer window.[12][13] Dalsgaard continued as a regular in the team,[14] despite suffering with a concussion and a heel injury during the opening months of the season.[15][16] A heel injury suffered during a 2–0 victory over Birmingham City on 1 November 2017 saw Dalsgaard miss three months of the season.[14][17] He regained his place in early February 2018 and his scored his first goal for the club with the only goal for the game versus Nottingham Forest on 10 April.[14] Dalsgaard finished the 2017–18 season with 32 appearances and one goal.[14]

Dalsgaard was the team's regular starting right back through the first half of the 2018–19 season.[18] In February 2019, head coach Thomas Frank reported that Dalsgaard had stepped up into a leadership role within the squad and later in the month,[19] a lack of available centre backs at the club saw him pressed into service on the right side of a three-man central defence.[20] He finished the season with 43 appearances and two goals.[21]

After beginning the 2019–20 season as an ever-present at right back,[22] Dalsgaard signed a one-year contract extension on 29 November 2019.[23] In addition, his leadership role within the squad was recognised with the vice-captaincy.[24] Dalsgaard made 47 appearances and scored two goals during the season, with one coming as a late consolation in the 2–1 2020 Championship play-off Final defeat to Fulham.[22]

International career

Dalsgaard represented Denmark at youth level and won 12 caps for the U20 and U21 teams.[25] He made one appearance for the Denmark League XI in 2013.[25] Dalsgaard's form for Zulte Waregem during the 2015–16 season saw him win four caps for the senior team during the second half of the campaign.[25] In recognition of his contribution to Denmark's qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Dalsgaard was named in the 2017 Denmark Team of the Year.[26] At the World Cup, he started in each of the four matches of Denmark's run to the last-16.[25][27] Dalsgaard scored his first international goal at any level with an injury time equaliser in a 3–3 Euro 2020 qualifying draw with Switzerland on 26 March 2019.[25]

Personal life

Dalsgaard attended Viborg Business School and worked for Skals Elektronik.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
AaB 2008–09[2] Danish Superliga 4100—00 —41
2009–10[2] 25030—1[lower-alpha 1]0 —290
2010–11[2] 15120—— —171
2011–12[28] 30210—— —312
2012–13[2] 31220—— —332
2013–14[2] 18230—2[lower-alpha 1]0 —232
2014–15[2] 26131—10[lower-alpha 2]0 —392
2015–16[29] 17010—— —180
Total 1669151—130 —19410
Zulte Waregem 2015–16[29] Belgian Pro League 193——— —193
2016–17[2] Belgian First Division A 16630—— —196
Total 35930—— —389
Brentford 2017–18[14] Championship 2910030— —321
2018–19[21] 4022010— —432
2019–20[22] 43 1 0 0 1 0 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 1 47 2
2020–21[30] 20 2 0 0 1 0 — — 21 2
Total 13262060— 3 11437
Career total 3392420160130 3 138126
  1. Appearances in Europa League
  2. 8 appearances in Europa League, 2 appearances in Champions League
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International
As of match played 15 November 2020[25]
Denmark national team
YearAppsGoals
201630
201750
2018100
2019 7 1
2020 1 0
Total261

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2019St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland20  Switzerland3–33–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

AaB

Zulte Waregem

Individual

References
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  3. "Stortalent tog en utraditionel vej". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. "Scorede 47 serie 4-mål i én sæson – nu er han back på landsholdet". TV2 (in Danish). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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  13. "Birmingham sign Maxime Colin from Brentford for £3m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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  22. "Games played by Henrik Dalsgaard in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  23. "New contract for Henrik". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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  29. "Games played by Henrik Dalsgaard in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  30. "Games played by Henrik Dalsgaard in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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