Christian Nørgaard


Christian Thers Nørgaard is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Brentford. He came to prominence in his homeland with Brøndby and was capped by Denmark at youth level.

Club career

Early years

A midfielder, Nørgaard began his career in his native Denmark with BK Heimdal and Espergærde IF, before entering the youth system at Lyngby in 2008. He progressed to win three calls into the first team squad during the 2011–12 season and made his only senior appearance for the club as a substitute in a 2–2 Superliga draw with HB Køge on 20 November 2011. Two months later, Nørgaard transferred to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV for a €400,000 fee and signed a three-and-a-half year contract. He was unable to settle at the club and failed to make any first team appearances before his departure in August 2013. He gained his first regular experience of senior football with 22 appearances for the reserve team.

Brøndby IF

On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Nørgaard had joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby on a four-year contract. After making 13 appearances during the 2013–14 season, he thereafter was a regular fixture in the team and signed a new two-and-a-half year contract in January 2017. Nørgaard was named as Brøndby's Player of the Year for the 2017 calendar year and won the first silverware of his career with the 2017–18 Danish Cup. Nørgaard became a cult hero at the club and by the time of his departure in July 2018, he had made 145 appearances and scored 11 goals.

Fiorentina

On 19 July 2018, Nørgaard moved to Italy to sign for Serie A club Fiorentina for a fee of approximately €3.5 million. He signed a four-year contract, but made just six appearances before departing the club in May 2019.

Brentford

On 28 May 2019, Nørgaard moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £2.8 million. The move reunited him with his former Brøndby and Denmark youth coach Thomas Frank.

International career

Nørgaard won 73 caps and scored five goals for Denmark between U16 and U21 level. He was a part of the Danes' 2011 U17 World Cup and 2015 and 2017 European U21 Championship squads. Nørgaard was an unused substitute for the senior team during two UEFA Nations League group stage matches in September and November 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Brøndby
Individual