Nicklas Strunck

Danish footballer (born 1999)

Nicklas Strunck
Personal information
Full name	Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen
Date of birth	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Ølstykke, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Esbjerg
Number	19
Youth career
	Ølstykke
	Stenløse
	Frederikssund
	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Nordsjælland	27	(3)
2019–2021	Groningen	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Esbjerg (loan)	26	(3)
2021–	Esbjerg	84	(17)
International career
2014–2015	Denmark U16	7	(0)
2015–2016	Denmark U17	17	(3)
2016–2017	Denmark U18	5	(0)
2017–2018	Denmark U19	5	(0)
2018–2019	Denmark U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈstʁɔŋk]; born 17 August 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Esbjerg fB.

Youth career

Strunck started his career with Ølstykke, but after being demoted to the second team, his father, Kenn Strunck Jakobsen, decided to transfer him to Stenløse BK, where he himself had once played on the first team as a senior. Strunck played for Stenløse in two years, before joining Frederikssund, where he also played for two years. As an under-15 player, he joined FC Nordsjælland.^[1] He won the U17 Talent of the Year award in 2016 by the Danish Football Association in 2016.^[2]

Club career

Nordsjælland

Strunck got his first senior call up on 11 February 2018, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. He made his debut for FC Nordsjælland only five days later at the age of 18. Strunck started on the bench, but replaced Mikkel Damsgaard in the 91st minute in a 2–1 victory against OB.^[3]

Strunck was officially promoted the first team squad for the 2018–19 season. Strunck signed a contract extension in July 2018 until 2021.^[4]

Groningen

On 11 August 2019, Strunck was signed by Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen for a reported fee of around €500,000.^[5] He moved to Groningen on a four-year contract.^[6]

Esbjerg

After no appearances for Groningen, Strunck was sent on a one-season loan to Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on 5 October 2020 for the 2020–21 season.^[7]

On 4 June 2021 Esbjerg confirmed, that Strunck had signed a permanent deal with the club until June 2025.^[8] On 11 July, he was appointed team captain of the club, before controversial manager Peter Hyballa gave the captain's armband to 19-year-old Mads Larsen on 24 July.^[9]

References

^ "Ølstykke-talent årets U17-spiller i Danmark". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "I bilen med Nicklas Strunck – Årets U/17 talent". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Strunck: Dejligt at score så afgørende et mål". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (24 July 2018). "FCN forlænger med Strunck og Frese". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Wehlast, Mads Glenn (11 August 2019). "FCN sælger stort midtbanetalent". Ekstra-Bladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "FC Groningen contracteert Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen". FC Groningen (in Dutch). 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Poulsen, Kenni (5 October 2020). "EfB henter midtbanespiller i Holland". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Poulsen, Kenni (4 June 2021). "EfB laver lang kontrakt med Strunck". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Poulsen, Kenni (24 July 2021). "Mads Larsen ny anfører". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.