Jeppe Nørregaard Grønning (born 24 May 1991) is a Danish professional

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who plays for Viborg as a

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Career

FC Fyn

Grønning started his senior career at

FC Fyn FC Fyn was a Danish football club from Odense on Funen. The club was founded in 2006 and its first appearance was in the 2006–07 season. FC Fyn played their home matches at Odense Atletikstadion, which is the current home ground of B 1909 and ...

; the superstructure of his childhood club

B 1913 Boldklubben 1913 is a Danish football club which plays in Albani Series. They play at Campus Road, in Odense on Funen. B1913 spent one season in the ''1961–62 European Cup'', which is the club's most notable international appearance. From ...

. He established a strong partnership with

Emil La Cour Emil La Cour (born 19 July 1991) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. Career Rising through the ranks of FC Svendborg, La Cour grew out to become a key player for the 2nd Division (third-tier) club, before being ...

in the central midfield, and he was, among other things, involved in FC Fyn's promotion to the 1st Division (second-tier) in the 2011–12 season, where the club beat HIK in the decisive playoff match for promotion.

Viborg

In June 2012, Grønning signed a two-year contract with 1st Division club

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

. After his first six months at the club, he was named the 2013 Autumn Profile in January 2013 by the Viborg fan group ''Grøn Fight''. Grønning became a regular part of the first-team squad that reached promotion to the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

in the summer of 2013, but due to injuries he only made five appearances in the highest tier before being loaned out to

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...

in the second-tier.Sebastian Andersen til Hobro
''vff.dk'', 31. januar 2014 In Hobro, he helped secure the club its first promotion to the Superliga ever, when after the 2013–14 season ended in second place and moved up alongside

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

. In June 2014, Grønning returned to Viborg FF. In December 2015, he was once again voted as "Autumn Profile" of the club in a poll on ''Viborg Stifts Folkeblad''. On 14 December 2016, Grønning signed a contract extension with Viborg FF, keeping him there until the summer of 2019. In January 2019, Grønning signed another contract extension, this time until the summer of 2022. On 5 September 2017, he was appointed as the club's new team captain.

Honours

Viborg *

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, 2014–15,

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References

External links

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Profile
at the Viborg FF website {{DEFAULTSORT:Grønning, Jeppe 1991 births Living people Danish men's footballers Boldklubben 1913 players FC Fyn players Viborg FF players Hobro IK players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Association football midfielders