Christian_Sivebæk
Christian Sivebæk
French-born Danish footballer (born 1988)
Christian Sivebæk (born 19 February 1988) is a retired Danish professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Sivebæk | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-02-19) 19 February 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Vejle | ||
| 2004–2008 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Midtjylland | 64 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Skive (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Vejle | 65 | (11) |
| 2015–2020 | Viborg | 118 | (22) |
| 2016 | → Vejle (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2020 | Fjölnir | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bruunshåb/Tapdrup | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2009 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is son of the former Denmark international, John Sivebæk.
Club
Sivebæk began his youth career with Vejle Boldklub . In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with FC Midtjylland and made his first team debut with the club in 2006. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 6 August 2006, replacing Claus Madsen in a 2-5 victory at the grounds of his former club Vejle.[1] During the 2007 season he was sent on loan to Skive IK to gain more experience. The following season, he returned to Midtjylland and began to display some of his great potential. On 23 March 2008 he scored his first goal for Midtjylland, in 3-2 defeat at Aalborg.[2]
On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Sivebæk would be joining Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.[3] He made his Sounders debut on 17 March 2012 in a 3-1 win in the season opener against Toronto FC.[4]
On 20 June 2012 the Sounders waived Sivebæk after only making three appearances for the club.[5]
On 7 October 2020, 32-year old Sivebæk announced his retirement from football.[6]
International
Sivebæk has represented Denmark at various youth levels from the Under-18 to the Under-21 side. He represented the Denmark national under-21 football team on five occasions making his debut in 2009.
- Christian Sivebæk indstiller karrieren, bold.dk, 7 October 2020
- Vejle lejer Christian Sivebæk i Viborg, bold.dk, 13 January 2016
- Christian Sivebæk at Major League Soccer
- Christian Sivebæk national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Christian Sivebæk official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Christian Sivebæk at Soccerway