Nikolai Baden Frederiksen (born 18 May 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for IFK Göteborg, on loan from Lyngby.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolai Baden Frederiksen | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg (on loan from Lyngby) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Næsby | |||
| 2015–2017 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2018–2020 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Nordsjælland | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Juventus U23 (res.) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → WSG Tirol (loan) | 31 | (18) |
| 2021–2024 | Vitesse | 40 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Ferencváros (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Austria Lustenau (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lyngby | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U17 | 9 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2021 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 16 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Youth career
editBaden started playing football at Næsby BK, and joined FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2015.[1] At the age of 14, Baden was on a trial at Liverpool.[2] He played a friendly game for their U16 squad against Wigan Athletic, which they won 2–1.
Club career
editFC Nordsjælland
editIn the summer 2017, Baden signed a 3-year youth contract with the club and began training with the first team squad. He also went on a training camp with the team in the summer 2017 at the Netherlands.
Baden's first senior experience was on 30 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against AaB. He got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 14 October 2017 against Randers FC. Baden started on the bench, but replaced Viktor Tranberg in the 84th minute. Two minutes later, Baden scored the winning goal at the age of only 17 and FCN won the game 3–2.[3]
Juventus
editOn 18 August 2018, it was announced that Baden had signed a four-year deal with Juventus.[4] He started playing for the Primavera squad. Baden was bought for a price about 11,3 millioner danish krone.[5]
Baden mainly played for Juventus' Primavera team in his first season. He got his debut for Juventus U23 in the Serie C in April 2019. After 9 appearances in Serie C, Baden was loaned out to Dutch club Fortuna Sittard on 31 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[6] On 25 August, he was sent out on loan to Austrian club WSG Tirol for the 2020–21 season.[7]
Vitesse
editOn 14 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract, with an additional extension option, with the Dutch club Vitesse.[8] Baden scored in his first official game for the club against PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie on 15 August 2021.[9]
On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, Baden joined Hungarian club Ferencváros on a one-year loan deal - until 15 January 2024 - with an option to buy.[10][11]
Ferencváros
editOn 1 February 2023, he was signed by Nemzeti Bajnokság I club, Ferencváros.[12][13]
On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[14][15]
Austria Lustenau
editOn 1 September 2023, Baden Frederiksen moved on a new loan to Austria Lustenau in Austria, with an option to buy.[16]
Lyngby
editOn 2 February 2024, Baden Frederiksen signed a contract with Lyngby until the summer of 2027.[17]
By August 2024, Baden had played just two minutes over two games since his move to Lyngby in the winter of 2024 - and not because he was injured. On August 23, 2024, Baden was therefore loaned out to Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg for the rest of the year with a built-in option to buy.[18] On November 14, 2024, Göteborg, who only managed to play 140 minutes, confirmed his return to Lyngby and that the Swedish club would not exercise the purchase option.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Kontrakt i FC Nordsjælland: Fynbo har knækket koden". fyens.dk. 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Nicolai i Liverpool". fyens.dk. 1 December 2014.
- ^ "17-årig FCN-matchvinder jubler over drømmedebut". bt.dk. 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Dansk angrebskomet skifter til Juventus". dr.dk. 18 August 2018.
- ^ Avis: Nikolai Baden Frederiksen kan blive Danmarks dyreste teenager, tipsbladet.dk, 21 August 2018
- ^ FORTUNA SITTARD HUURT VLEUGELAANVALLER FREDERIKSEN VAN JUVENTUS, fortunasittard.nl, 31 January 2020
- ^ Ung Juventus-dansker tager til Østrig, bold.dk, 25 August 2020
- ^ "VITESSE HEET SPITS NIKOLAI BADEN FREDERIKSEN WELKOM" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 14 July 2021.
- ^ PEC ZWOLLE VS. VITESSE 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 15 August 2021
- ^ FIATAL DÁN TÁMADÓVAL ERŐSÍTÜNK A HOLLAND ÉLVONALBÓL, fradi.hu, 31 January 2023
- ^ NIKOLAI BADEN FREDERIKSEN STAPT OVER NAAR FERENCVÁROS, vitesse.nl, 31 January 2023
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (1 February 2023). "FTC: "Lenyűgözött, hogy egy ilyen nagy klub szeretne szerződtetni"". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Fiatal dán támadóval erősítünk a holland élvonalból". www.fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU LEIHT NIKOLAI BADEN FREDERIKSEN AUS" [SC AUSTRIA LUSTENAU LOANS NIKOLAI BADEN FREDERIKSEN] (in German). Austria Lustenau. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Lyngby Boldklub henter fri Nikolai Baden Frederiksen" [Lyngby Boldklub sign free Nikolai Baden Frederiksen] (in Danish). Lyngby. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Välkommen, Nikolai Baden!, ifkgoteborg.se, 23 August 2024
- ^ Nikolai Baden lämnar, ifkgoteborg.se, 14 November 2024
External links
edit- Nikolai Baden at Soccerway
- Nikolai Baden national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)