Jesper Lindorff Juelsgård (born 26 January 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia.
Club career
Juelsgård is a product of Midtjylland's football academy, which he joined from the childhood club Spjald IF.[1] He was sent on a six-month loan to Skive IK in 2008 alongside fellow talent Christian Sivebæk.[2] Upon his return to Midtjylland, he made his debut against AGF on 2 November 2008 as a starter, before being substituted in the 77th minute for Kim Christensen as his club lost 2–1.[3] He managed to become a starter for the following years and he made a total of 144 league appearances for the club.[4] He also won Player of the Year at the club for 2011.[5]
On 7 July 2014, Juelsgård signed a three-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Évian.[5]
He managed to stay with the French club for just over a year before signing a four-year agreement with Brøndby IF on 28 August 2015.[6] After a promising start at Brøndby, Juelsgård gradually slipped out of the starting line-up on the team, and he then moved to AGF, just before the summer transfer window closed in 2016.[7] He signed a three-year contract extension in June 2019.[8]
On 22 February 2022, Juelsgård was sold to Icelandic club Valur.[9] His contract was terminated in October 2022. On 12 January 2023, Juelsgård signed for Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia on a deal until June 2024.[10]
International career
Juelsgård made his debut for the Denmark national team on 15 August 2012 against Slovakia, where Denmark lost 1–3.[11]
Honours
Club
Midtjylland[4]
- Danish Superliga runner-up: 2007–08
- Danish Cup runner-up: 2009–10, 2010–11
- The Atlantic Cup: 2018, 2020
Individual
- Midtjylland Player of the Year: 2011[5]
References
- ^ Laursen, Mads Thyrsted (22 September 2011). "Juelsgård vil slutte karrieren i Spjald". folkebladetlemvig.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (21 November 2007). "FCM-talenter på græs i Skive". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Superligakamp AGF-FC Midtjylland, 02.11.2008 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Denmark - J. Juelsgård - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Davidsen, Martin (7 July 2014). "Officielt: Jesper Juelsgård på plads i Evian". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Frederiksen, Søren (28 August 2015). "Officielt: Juelsgård får fire år i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "AGF køber Jesper Juelsgård i Brøndby". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 31 August 2016.
- ^ Dehn, Anders (7 June 2019). "Tre uger før udløb: AGF forlænger med Jesper Juelsgård". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ JESPER JUELSGÅRD SIGER FARVEL, agf.dk, 22 February 2022
- ^ Jesper Juelsgaard skifter til FC Fredericia, fcfredericia.dk, 12 January 2023
- ^ Kellberg, Michael (15 August 2012). "Dansk kollaps i Odense". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Fixtures and Results | The Atlantic Cup 2018". www.theatlanticcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Fixtures and Results | The Atlantic Cup 2020". www.theatlanticcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links
- Jesper Juelsgård national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
