Nicolai Vallys

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Nicolai Vallys
Personal information
Full name Nicolai Frimodt Vallys
Date of birth (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 BK Skjold
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 BK Skjold
2016–2018 Skovshoved
2018–2019 Roskilde 29 (7)
2019–2022 Silkeborg 88 (26)
2022– Brøndby 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 4 october 2022 (UTC)

Nicolai Frimodt Vallys (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvælis];[2] born 4 September 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brøndby IF.[3]

Career

Early years

Vallys grew up in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. He started playing football at BK Skjold, where he made his senior debut in 2015 in the sixth-tier Copenhagen Series.[4]

He soon moved to Skovshoved IF, who competed in the third-tier 2nd Division. A midfielder, Vallys made an impact by scoring 12 goals in 30 appearances for Skovshoved, after which FC Roskilde signed him to a two-year deal in June 2018.[5] He continued impressing, this time in the second-tier 1st Division, by scoring seven goals in 29 league appearances.[6]

Silkeborg

On 1 July 2019, Vallys signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Superliga club Silkeborg IF, continuing his rapid rise through the Danish divisions.[7] He made his debut for the club, as well as his debut in the highest Danish division, on 14 July 2019 in a 3–0 away loss to Brøndby IF, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Marc Rochester Sørensen.[8] He finished his first season with Silkeborg with 34 total appearances in which he scored six goals,[6] as the club suffered relegation to the 1st Division.[9]

During the summer of 2020, he suffered an injury while training with a friend, sidelining him for 2–3 months.[10] On 1 September 2020, he signed a contract extension with Silkeborg until December 2023.[11] He returned to the pitch in October 2020, and played a key role as Silkeborg won promotion back to the Superliga in May 2021.[12]

Brøndby

On 31 August 2022, it was confirmed that Vallys had joined Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2026.[13] Brøndby reportedly paid DKK 22.5 million (€3 million).[14] The move was regarded as controversial by some Brøndby supporters,[15] as he had supported bitter rivals FC Copenhagen as a youth and hails from their home district of Østerbro.[16][17] After Vallys' received threatening messages, director of sports Carsten V. Jensen, head coach Niels Frederiksen, and club captain Andreas Maxsø publicly criticised some fans' behaviour regarding the transfer.[15][18]

Vallys made his competitive debut for Brøndby on 4 September in a 2–0 league win away against AC Horsens at CASA Arena.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 September 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BK Skjold 2015–16 Copenhagen Series ? ? ? ? ? ?
Skovshoved 2016–17 Denmark Series ? ? ? ? ? ?
2017–18 2nd Division 30 12 0 0 30 12
Total 30 12 0 0 30 12
Roskilde 2018–19 1st Division 29 7 0 0 29 7
Silkeborg 2019–20 Superliga 29 6 4 0 33 6
2020–21 1st Division 21 8 0 0 21 8
2021–22 Superliga 32 10 2 1 34 11
2022–23 Superliga 6 2 0 0 2[a] 0 8 2
Total 88 26 6 1 2 0 96 27
Brøndby 2022–23 Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 148 45 6 1 2 0 0 0 156 46
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ Helligsø, Michael (23 February 2020). "SIFs FCK-fan hjerteklubben". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Vallys om Superliga: Det har været et stort skridt" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ Nicolai Vallys at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Nicolai Vallys - Silkeborg". Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ Margren, Sara (18 June 2018). "FC Roskilde snupper Skovshoved-profil". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "N. Vallys - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ Borup, Anders (1 July 2019). "Silkeborg sikrer sig Roskilde-kant". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Galleri: Brøndby IF-SIF". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020. Kampen på Brøndby Stadion gav debut til to af de nye i SIFs spillertrup, Nicolai Vallys og Filip Lesniak
  9. ^ Linddahl, Marie (22 June 2020). "Efter nedrykning erkender Silkeborg-direktør fejl - vi har overvurderet vores spillere". TV 2/Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Sort uheld: SIF-spiller blev skadet under sin ferie". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ Margren, Sara (1 September 2020). "Silkeborg forlænger aftalen med Vallys". bold.dk (in Danish).
  12. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (11 May 2021). "Vallys jubler: Nu kommer alle de store drenge". bold.dk (in Danish).
  13. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Nicolai Vallys". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  14. ^ Jensen, Kenneth (31 August 2022). "Medier: BIF tæt på køb af SIF-stjerne for 22,5 mio". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  15. ^ a b Sigaard, Anton (2 September 2022). "Brøndby fordømmer Vallys-hadbeskeder fra egne fans". TV2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Vallys åben for FCK-skifte: Jeg er jo fra Østerbro". Berlingske (in Danish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. ^ Fallah, Daniel Nøjsen (1 September 2022). "Ups! Ny Brøndby-stjerne elsker Sektion 12 og Parken". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. ^ Rasmussen, Nikolai Fenger (4 September 2022). "Råber Brøndby-fans op: Stop sindssyge beskeder". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Sejr i Horsens". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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