Not to be confused with Jesper Christiansen or Jesper Christensen.
Jesper Christjansen
FullnameJesper Christjansen
Birth date29 December 1987 (age 38)
Birth placeSkovlunde, Denmark
Height1.82 m
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1Skovlunde IF
Youthclubs 2Brøndby IF
Years 12006–2009
Clubs 1Brøndby IF
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22009
Clubs 2Lolland Falster Alliancen
Caps 212
Goals 21
Years 32009–2010
Clubs 3BK Frem
Caps 328
Goals 34
Years 42010–2011
Clubs 4Hvidovre IF
Caps 440
Goals 44
Years 52011–2014
Clubs 5Brønshøj BK
Caps 562
Goals 511
Years 62014–2020
Clubs 6Lyngby BK
Caps 6150
Goals 614
Years 72020
Clubs 7NSÍ Runavík
Caps 713
Goals 74

Jesper Christjansen (ˈjespɐ kʰʁeˈstjænsn̩, - kʰʁæˈ-; born 29 December 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Career

Early career

Christjansen first played for a local club, Skovlunde IF, and before joining the Brøndby IF youth academy. There, he went through the different age groups before reaching the U-21 team, where he was eventually made team captain. As one of the U-21 profiles, Christjansen trained with the first team on occasion and appeared on the first-team bench several times under coach Tom Køhlert in 2007.[2]

On 24 January 2009, in search of more playing time, Christjansen signed with Lolland Falster Alliancen in the bottom of the Danish second tier.[3] LFA finished 14th out of 16 that season, effectuating direct relegation to the Danish third tier.

On 30 July 2009, half a year after signing with LFA, Christjansen was signed by BK Frem who had stayed up in the second tier the season before. For Frem, he was a first-team regular during the 2009–10 season, and was named as one of the players on the shortlist for the Division Player of the Year award. Frem went bankrupt at the end of the season and were demoted to the Copenhagen Series, the Danish fifth division, effectively making Christjansen a free agent.[4]

Following Frem's bankruptcy, Christjansen signed with Hvidovre IF, which allowed him to continue playing in the second tier on an amateur contract.[5] On 22 December 2011, he signed a professional contract with Brønshøj BK from the Danish third tier, managed by Bo Henriksen.[6] In Brønshøj, he grew out to become a first-team starter and vice-captain.

Lyngby

On 12 June 2014, after Christjansen's contract with Brønshøj had expired, he signed a two-year contract with Lyngby BK.[7] On 19 January 2016, his contract was extended with Lyngby for another 1 1⁄2 years, and coach David Nielsen cited his hard-working attitude as the reason for his contract extension.[8] A few months later, on 8 May, Christjansen and Lyngby secured promotion to the Danish Superliga by beating FC Helsingør 1–0.[9] On 16 July 2016, Christjansen made his first appearance at the highest level, starting in the opening game of the season away at F.C. Copenhagen which Lyngby lost 3–0.[10] The season became an overwhelming success for Christjansen and Lyngby, as the club reached Europa League play-offs after securing a third place in the Superliga. That season, he made 34 appearances and scored four goals.

Christjansen made his European debut on 29 June 2017, as Lyngby beat Welsh side Bangor City 1–0 to kick off their European campaign.[11]

NSÍ Runavík

As Christjansen's contract with Lyngby expired following the 2019–20 season, he signed a six-month contract with NSÍ Runavík on 26 July 2020 keeping him a part of the club until the end of 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 6 August in a 1–0 away win over ÍF Fuglafjørður.[13]

Christjansen left Runavík in the beginning of January 2021 and later announced his retirement on 19 March 2021 at the age of 33.[14]

References

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  2. ^ "Holmén ude mod Horsens" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 10 November 2007. Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Alliancen sikrer sig Brøndby-talent" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 24 January 2009. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ Hare, Hans-Henrik (28 June 2010). "Så er det slut: Frem konkurs!". Ekstra-Bladet. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Frem-trio klar for Hvidovre" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 13 July 2010. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Hvepsene henter kantspiller" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 22 December 2011. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Brønshøj-profil skifter til Lyngby" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 12 June 2014. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Lyngby forlænger med midtbaneprofil" (in Danish). bold.dk. Bold. 19 January 2016. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Her jubler Lyngby-spillerne over Superligaoprykning" (in Danish). sport.tv2.dk. TV2. 8 May 2016. Archived 19 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Copenhagen vs. Lyngby 3-0" (in Danish). int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 16 July 2016. Archived 4 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Lyngby vs. Bangor City 1-0" (in Danish). int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 29 June 2017. Archived 14 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Jesper Christjansen rykker til Færøerne" (in Danish). bold.dk. bold.dk. 26 July 2020. Archived 28 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  13. ^ Roesen, Andreas (6 August 2020). "Christjansen blev matchvinder på Færøerne". www.bold.dk. Archived 8 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. ^ Jesper Christjansen stopper karrieren Archived 2021-03-21 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 19 March 2021