Marius Elvius Kolind-Jørgensen (born 1 June 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub.

Marius Elvius
Personal information
Full name Marius Elvius Kolind-Jørgensen
Date of birth (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tårnby, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vejle
Number 59
Youth career
Tårnby FF
Vanløse
0000–2017 Brøndby
2017–2020 HB Køge
2021Hellas Verona (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 HB Køge 48 (6)
2022– Vejle 66 (3)
International career
2019 Denmark U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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HB Køge & Hellas Verona

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Elvius was born in Tårnby and started playing football at Tårnby FF at the age of four. He later moved to Vallensbæk IF, then to Brøndby IF for three years from U11 and U14, before joining HB Køge as an U15 player.[1] Elvius worked his way up through the youth ranks at Køge and on 29 March 2019 the club confirmed, that 16-year old Elvius had signed a deal until June 2022.[2] In the current season, until his new contract, Elvius had scored 23 goals in 16 games for the club's U17 team.

He got his official debut for Køge two days later, 31 March 2019 against Silkeborg IF in the Danish 1st Division.[3] He made a total of three appearances in that season. Later in 2019, Elvius became a permanent part of Køge's first team squad. Elvius began playing more and more.

Elvius began to play more and more, so clubs in Europe also began to take an interest in him. On 21 January 2021 it was confirmed, that 18-year old Elvius had joined Italian club Hellas Verona on loan for the rest of the season, where he was going to play for the clubs U19 team.[4] Elvius played 18 games for Hellas, where he scored five goals and made three assists. At the end of the spell, Elvius was offered a permanent deal by Hellas, but decided to reject the offer and returned to Køge.[5]

Vejle

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On 1 February 2022, newly promoted Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub confirmed, that Elvius had joined the club on a deal until June 2025.[6] He got his debut for Vejle on 15 May 2022 against FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.[7]

After helping securing Vejle promotion to the 2023–24 Danish Superliga, the club confirmed on 20 July 2023, that Elvius had signed a new deal with the club until June 2026.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Elvius er solgt, sn.dk, 1 February 2022
  2. ^ Drønfarligt stortalent får lang aftale i HB Køge, bold.dk, 29 March 2019
  3. ^ SILKEBORG VS. HB KØGE 4 - 2, soccerway.com, 31 March 2019
  4. ^ La Primavera gialloblù va all’attacco col danese Marius Elvius, hellasverona.it, 21 January 2021
  5. ^ Elvius er tilbage i HB Køge, sn.dk, 7 July 2022
  6. ^ Vejle Boldklub køber dansk offensivprofil i HB Køge, vejle-boldklub.dk, 1 February 2022
  7. ^ NORDSJÆLLAND VS. VEJLE 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 15 May 2022
  8. ^ Marius Elvius forlænger til 2026, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 July 2023
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