Valdemar Lund

Valdemar Lund Jensen (born 28 May 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for F.C. Copenhagen.

Valdemar Lund
Personal information
Full name Valdemar Lund Jensen
Date of birth (2003-05-28) 28 May 2003
Place of birth Sundby, Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 27
Youth career
Sundby Boldklub
Tårnby
Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Copenhagen 19 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Denmark U16 6 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U17 9 (5)
2020 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2021 Denmark U19 4 (0)
2021– Denmark U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

Early career

Born in Sundby, Denmark, Valdemar played with Sundby Boldklub and AB Tårnby, before entering the FC Copenhagen youth system, becoming captain of the club's under-19s, and signing his first professional contract on 20 December 2020, tying him to the club until June 2023.[1][2]

Club career

He made his professional and Danish Superliga debut as a late substitute with Copenhagen, replacing William Bøving in a 3–0 win over Vejle on 31 October 2021. Tipped as a promising prospective first team player, he injured his hip in November that same year, requiring an operation and only allowing a return late in the season.[3][4]

On 12 August 2022, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–3 home loss to Randers.[5]

International career

Born in Denmark, Lund is of Polish descent.[6] He is a youth international for Denmark, having played with all the teams from U16 to U20.[1][7]

Playing style

Lund is a left-footed centre-back with great passing to start up plays, and with strong heading ability. He is physical and tactically astute, and good at initiating offensive plays.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Copenhagen 2021–22 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23 15 1 4 0 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 24 1
Career total 1814050271
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

References
  1. "FCK forlænger med Valdemar Lund Jensen". F.C. København (in Danish). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Marboe, Mads Bye (20 December 2020). "Ny forlængelse: Endnu et FCK-talent skriver under på ny kontrakt". Tipsbladet.
  3. Dalgard, Jonas (24 November 2021). "FCK-talent skal opereres: Ude i op til halvt år". bold.dk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Jensen, Kenneth (24 November 2021). "Skidt nyt for FCK: Talent skal opereres". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 27 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Cargo, Frederik Josephsen (12 August 2022). "FCK kollapser i Parken - TV 2". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. S.A, Telewizja Polska (24 December 2021). "Młody talent budzi zainteresowanie. Transfer wkrótce?". TVP.
  7. "Overblik over landsholdsudtagelser". F.C. København (in Danish).
  8. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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