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Kasper Junker

Kasper Aalund Junker (born 5 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.

Kasper Junker
Personal information
Full name Kasper Aalund Junker[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vinding, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nagoya Grampus
Number 77
Youth career
1998–???? Vinding SF
Vejle Boldklub
Kolding IF
0000–2012 FC Djursland
2012–2013 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Randers 17 (0)
2015 → Fredericia (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 AGF 61 (7)
2018–2019 Horsens 25 (3)
2019 → Stabæk (loan) 12 (6)
2020 Bodø/Glimt 25 (27)
2021–2023 Urawa Red Diamonds 42 (16)
2023 → Nagoya Grampus (loan) 33 (16)
2024– Nagoya Grampus 17 (4)
International career
2013 Denmark U20 5 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Career

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Early years

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Junker started playing football as a four-year-old with local club Vinding SF before moving to the Vejle Boldklub academy and from there on to Kolding IF. He joined Hessel Gods Fodboldkostskole (Hessel Gods Football Academy) in tenth grade, where he was coached by the likes of Flemming Povlsen and played for FC Djursland's team in the Denmark Series.[3] Junker was spotted by scouts of Randers, whom he joined at U19 level in the summer of 2012, while attending HHX ("Higher Commercial Examination Programme") at Tradium Randers.[4]

Randers

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Junker made his Danish Superliga debut for Randers as a substitute in the away match against Vestsjælland on 7 March 2014, and contributed with an assist to Kasper Fisker's goal in the 1–1 draw.[5] Junker also came on the pitch on 4 April when Randers beat AGF 1–0 in Aarhus.[6]

In the summer of 2014, he signed a full-time contract with Randers, and was thus promoted to the first team and became a professional.[7] In January 2015, he was sent on a six-month loan to second-tier Danish 1st Division club Fredericia, but failed to make an appearance.[8]

AGF

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In the summer of 2016, Junker signed a three-year contract with Randers' Superliga rivals to the south, AGF,[9] where he began the season as a starter due to Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen's injury in a pre-season match.[10]

Horsens

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On the last day of the transfer window, 31 August 2018, Junker signed with AC Horsens on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. However, the Horsens stated that it was a record transfer fee for the club.[11]

Norway

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On 9 August 2019, Junker was loaned out to Norwegian club Stabæk from Horsens for the rest of 2019 with an option to buy.[12] On 17 December 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt from 1 January 2020.[13]

Japan

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In April 2021 he was sold to Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.[14] On 5 January 2023, Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Junker on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds for the season.[15] On 5 January 2023, fellow J1 League club Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of Junker on loan for the 2023 season.[16] At the end of the campaign, he left Urawa following the expiration of his contract, and subsequently joined Nagoya Grampus on a free transfer for the 2024 season.[17][18]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Randers 2013–14 Danish Superliga 4 0 0 0 – – – 4 0
2014–15 5 0 0 0 – – – 5 0
2015–16 8 0 2 1 – – – 10 1
Total 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
AGF 2016–17 Danish Superliga 26 3 1 3 – – – 27 6
2017–18 28 4 0 0 – – – 28 4
2018–19 7 0 0 0 – – – 7 0
Total 61 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 10
Horsens 2018–19 Danish Superliga 22 3 1 0 – – – 23 3
2019–20 3 0 0 0 – – – 3 0
Total 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 3
Stabæk (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 12 6 0 0 – – – 12 6
Bodø/Glimt 2020 25 27 – – 1 1 – 26 28
Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 J1 League 21 9 5 3 6 4 – – 32 16
2022 21 7 0 0 3 0 6 4 0 0 30 11
Total 42 16 5 3 9 4 6 4 0 0 61 27
Nagoya Grampus (loan) 2023 J1 League 33 16 3 1 6 0 – – 42 17
Nagoya Grampus 2024 17 4 4 0 0 0 – – 21 4
Career total 232 79 16 8 15 4 7 5 0 0 281 102

Honours

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Club

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Bodø/Glimt

Urawa Red Diamonds

Nagoya Grampus

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "TEAM PROFILE | URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE". urawa-reds.co.jp. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kasper Junker at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ Thomsen, Lars Norman (1 February 2021). "Hvor spiller tidligere FC Djursland topscorer i foråret?". Syddjurs Adresseavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ Thomsen, Lars Norman (2 July 2012). "FC Djursland mister sin topscorer til Randers FC". Syddjurs Adresseavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ Thomsen, Lars Norman (5 April 2016). "Fodbold: Tidligere FC Djursland topscorer rykker videre til provinsens største by". Norddjurs Lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Højdepunkter AGF-Randers FC 4. april 2014" (in Danish). AGF. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ^ Thomsen, Lars Norman (25 April 2014). "Forhenværende FC Djursland topscorer rykker op i hierakiet". Norddjurs Lokalavisen (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ Helmin, Jesper (20 January 2015). "Randers sender angrebstalent til Fredericia". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "AGF skriver kontrakt med Kasper Junker". agf.dk (in Danish). AGF. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ^ Blond, Mikael (22 June 2016). "Junker: Selvfølgelig er Duncan klart foran". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  11. ^ "AC Horsens køber Kasper Junker". achorsens.dk (in Danish). AC Horsens. 1 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  12. ^ HER ER STABÆKS NYE SPISS, stabak.no, 9 August 2019
  13. ^ Kasper Junker signert for Bodø/Glimt, glimt.no, 17 December 2019
  14. ^ Fredriksen, Benjamin (1 April 2021). "Kasper Junker er klar for japansk fotball: – Tidspunktet er ikke optimalt". NRK.
  15. ^ "キャスパー ユンカー選手、期限付き移籍加入内定のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp/ (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  16. ^ "キャスパー ユンカー選手、期限付き移籍加入内定のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp/ (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  17. ^ "キャスパー ユンカー選手、移籍加入のお知らせ". Nagoya Grampus (in Japanese). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  18. ^ Schmidt, Martin (11 January 2024). "Nagoya køber Junker fri". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Kasper Junker". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Flyvende danskerduo sikrer norsk topklub guldmedaljer". Ringkøbing-Skjern Dagbladet (in Danish). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  21. ^ "浦和ユンカー、貴重な"歓喜のロッカールーム"動画公開「こーゆーの待ってた！」". FOOTBALL ZONE (in Japanese). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  23. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  24. ^ "名古屋vs新潟の試合結果・データ (JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2024年11月2日)". J.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  25. ^ Roesen, Andreas (22 December 2020). "Kasper Junker blev topscorer alene i Norge". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  26. ^ "月間ＭＶＰにユンカー Ｊ１". jiji.com (in Japanese). 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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