Christian Bannis (born 4 January 1992) is a Danish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for
Tarup-Paarup IF
Tarup-Paarup Idrætsforening, commonly known as Tarup-Paarup IF or TPI, is an association football club based in Odense, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1962 after ...
. In September 2018, he made his debut for the
Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
International career
In September 2018, the
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...
and
players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the
Denmark national team prior to a friendly against
Slovakia and their opening
UEFA Nations League match against
Wales. However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement. Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach
John Jensen to avoid punishment from
UEFA for cancelling the matches. The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the
Danish 2nd Division and the
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...
(the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with
futsal players from the
Denmark national futsal team.
On 4 September 2018, Bannis was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad. The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against
Slovakia, starting the match before coming off at half-time for
Anders Hunsballe. The match finished as a 0–3 away loss.
Career statistics
International
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1992 births
Men's association football defenders
Living people
Danish men's footballers
BK Marienlyst players
SfB-Oure FA players
Tarup-Paarup IF players
Denmark men's international footballers
Middelfart Boldklub players