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Jeppe Gertsen

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Jeppe Gertsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Vestri
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2009 AGF
2009–2016 Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Silkeborg 28 (1)
2021–2024 Fredericia 62 (3)
2024– Vestri 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024

Jeppe Gertsen (born 9 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Icelandic club Vestri.

Club career

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Youth years

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Born in Aarhus, Gertsen started out in the youth team of AGF before joining Silkeborg IF in 2009, initially with the under-13 team.[1][2] He gradually ascended up the ranks during his teenage years, while simultaneously studying at Silkeborg Gymnasium, which he completed in 2017.[1] In the summer of 2015, while a part of the under-19 squad, his contract was extended for three more years. It also was around this time that he started training with the first team on occasion.[3] He appeared on the substitution bench for the senior squad a total of eight times during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[4]

Professional career

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Gertsen made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a second-round Danish Cup match against Kjellerup.[5][6][7]

He made his Superliga debut on 10 December 2017, replacing Davit Skhirtladze in the final minutes of a 2–1 victory over Odense.[8][9] The next month, Silkeborg signed him to a three-year contract extension, securing him until the summer of 2021.[9][10]

On 28 January 2021, Gertsen signed a pre-contract with FC Fredericia, valid from 1 July 2021, where his contract with Silkeborg also expired.[11] On January 16, 2024, FC Fredericia confirmed that Geertsen had left the club by mutual agreement, a year and a half early.[12]

On 3 February 2024, Gertsen joined Icelandic club Vestri.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeppe Gertsen bio - youth team" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Silkeborg IF roster" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ "SIF forlænger med Jeppe Gertsen" (Press release) (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ Jeppe Gertsen at Soccerway
  5. ^ Andersen, Mathias Hove (20 September 2017). "Glad Gertsen: Helt vildt fedt" (in Danish). Midtjyllands Avis. Retrieved 28 March 2018.[permanent dead link](Subscription required.)
  6. ^ "Jeppe Gertsen bio - senior team" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Jeppe Gertsen - DBU Pokalen 2017/18 matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Match report: OB 1–2 Silkeborg". Soccerway. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Silkeborg IF forlænger kontrakten med unge Jeppe Gertsen" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Glad Gertsen: Har været et af de bedste halvår" (in Danish). bold.dk. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. ^ FC Fredericia forstærker sig med Jeppe Gertsen, fcfredericia.dk, 28 January 2021
  12. ^ FC Fredericia ophæver samarbejdet med Jeppe Spliid Gertsen, fcfredericia.dk, 16 January 2024
  13. ^ Jeppe Spliid Gertsen Gengur til liðs við Vestra!, facebook.com, 3 February 2024
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