Jesper Grønkjær

Jesper Grønkjær
Grønkjær with Birmingham City in 2004
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-12) 12 August 1977
Place of birth Godthåb, Greenland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Youth career
Thisted
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 AaB 86 (10)
1998–2000 Ajax 55 (12)
2000–2004 Chelsea 88 (7)
2004–2005 Birmingham City 16 (0)
2005 Atlético Madrid 16 (0)
2005–2006 VfB Stuttgart 25 (0)
2006–2011 Copenhagen 114 (16)
Total 400 (45)
International career
1993 Denmark U-16 2 (2)
1992–1994 Denmark U-17 19 (13)
1994–1997 Denmark U-19 19 (7)
1996–1999 Denmark U-21 24 (4)
1999–2010 Denmark 80 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesper Grønkjær (da; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most recently worked as a pundit for Scandinavian media network Viaplay.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe/Royal League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AaB 1995–96 Superliga 29 3 8[a] 0 37 3
1996–97 Superliga 28 1 28 1
1997–98 Superliga 29 6 29 6
Total 86 10 8 0 94 10
Ajax 1998–99 Eredivisie 25 8 4 2 4[a] 0 33 10
1999–2000 Eredivisie 25 3 1 0 4[b] 0 30 3
2000–01 Eredivisie 5 1 0 0 1[b] 1 6 2
Total 55 12 5 2 0 0 9 1 69 15
Chelsea 2000–01 Premier League 14 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 16 3
2001–02 Premier League 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2002–03 Premier League 30 4 5 1 2 0 2[b] 0 39 5
2003–04 Premier League 31 2 4 0 3 0 10[a] 1 48 3
Total 88 7 14 3 5 0 12 1 119 11
Birmingham City 2004–05 Premier League 16 0 0 0 2 1 18 1
Atlético Madrid 2004–05 La Liga 16 0 1 0 17 0
VfB Stuttgart 2005–06 Bundesliga 25 0 2 0 1 0 7[b] 0 35 0
Copenhagen 2006–07 Superliga 21 5 4 0 11[a] 2 36 7
2007–08 Superliga 25 3 3 1 7 1 35 5
2008–09 Superliga 14 2 0 0 2[b] 0 16 2
2009–10 Superliga 29 2 1 0 12 4 42 6
2010–11 Superliga 25 4 1 0 12[a] 2 38 6
Total 114 16 9 1 44 9 167 26
Career total 400 45 31 6 8 1 80 11 519 63
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grønkjær goal.
List of international goals scored by Jesper Grønkjær
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 April 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark  Slovenia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 26 May 2002 Wakayama, Japan  Tunisia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 7 June 2003 Copenhagen, Denmark  Norway 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
4 20 August 2003 Copenhagen, Denmark  Finland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5 18 June 2004 Braga, Portugal  Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004

Honours

Ajax

Copenhagen

  • Danish Superliga: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Danish Cup: 2008–09

Individual

  • Danish Under-19 Player of the Year: 1995
  • TIPS-bladet's Player of the Year: 2006–07
  • TIPS-bladet's Autumn Profile: 2007
  • Team of the Year: 2007
  • Danish Superliga Profile of the Year: 2007
  • Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2007

References

  1. "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information: Jesper Grønkjær" [National team database player information: Jesper Grønkjær] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU). Retrieved 5 December 2017.