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Philip Zinckernagel
Danish footballer
Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel (born 16 December 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Winger Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | |||
| –2010 | FC Copenhagen | ||
| 2010–2013 | FC Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | HB Køge | 56 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Helsingør | 29 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | SønderjyskE | 44 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Bodø/Glimt | 82 | (31) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 42 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 27 | (10) |
| 2023– | Club Brugge | 24 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2024 | |||
Early career
In March 2018, Zinckernagel joined Eliteserien side FK Bodø/Glimt from SønderjyskE for €200,000.[3]
Zinckernagel scored 19 goals as FK Bodø/Glimt won their first ever top-flight Norwegian title in 2020.[4] He also scored three goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase before losing to Milan in the third qualifying round.
England
On 1 January 2021, Zinckernagel signed for English side Watford on a five-and-a-half year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 6–0 win against Bristol City on 13 February 2021.[6]
On 7 August 2021, Zinckernagel signed on a season-long loan with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 18 August 2021.[8] On 10 June 2022, Forest announced Zinckernagel would be returning to Watford once his loan expired.
Olympiacos
On 24 June 2022, Zinckernagel joined Greek champions Olympiacos on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9][10][11]
Zinckernagel made his debut for Olympiacos in a UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa on 20 July 2022. He scored as the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[12]
Zinckernagel joined Belgian side Standard Liège on loan on transfer deadline day after a falling out with Olympiacos manager Carlos Corberán.[13] Corberan himself was later dismissed of his duties as Olympiacos manager on 18 September 2022.[14]
Club Brugge
On 1 August 2023, Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge announced the signing of Zinckernagel on a two-year contract,[15] for a reported fee of €2.5 million.[16]
- As of match played 17 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| HB Køge | 2013–14 | Danish 1st Division | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 5 | |||||
| FC Helsingør | 2015–16 | Danish 1st Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||||
| SønderjyskE | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | |||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2018 | Eliteserien | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||||
| 2020 | 28 | 19 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | — | 31 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 31 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 89 | 35 | ||||
| Watford | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 50 | 7 | |
| Olympiacos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 75 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, Greek Cup, Belgian Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Bodø/Glimt
Nottingham Forest
Individual
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2020
- "Club list of registered players: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- "P. Zinckernagel". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Avisa Nordland - Blir ny Glimt-spiller: - Gleder meg voldsomt". an.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- "Zinckernagel: "It Was A No-Brainer"". watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Official: Zinckernagel Joins Hornets". watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Watford 6-0 Bristol City". BBC. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Zinckernagel joins Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
- "Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Zinckernagel Departs". Watford FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Ολυμπιακός: Δικός του ο Ζινκερνάγκελ - Έρχεται Ελλάδα ο Δανός". thepressroom.gr. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Ο Ολυμπιακός ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Ζινκερνάγκελ". Sport 24. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "M. Haifa 1-1 Olympiacos". UEFA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "Nottingham Forest promotion hero makes shocking claim after surprise deadline day exit". Nottingham Forest News. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- Rayner, Stuart (19 September 2022). "Carlos Corberan's Huddersfield Town resignation backfired for everyone as he is sacked by Olympiacos". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- "Club Brugge sign Philip Zinckernagel". Club Brugge. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Zinckernagel at Club Brugge: the details are known". euro.dayfr.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- Philip Zinckernagel at the Club Brugge KN wensite
- Philip Zinckernagel – UEFA competition record (archive)
