John Johannesen Frederiksen (born 10 January 1996) is a Faroese professional

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who plays as a forward, most recently for Scottish club

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. Born in Denmark, he represents

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internationally.

Club career

At the age of 15, Frederiksen auditioned for Danish television show ''Drengedrømmen''. As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of FCK, one of Denmark's most successful clubs. Frederiksen started his career with Danish fourth division side Bornholm. After that, he signed for

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in the Danish third division. In 2017, Frederiksen signed for Faroese team 07 Vestur. Before the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Frem in Denmark. In 2020, Frederiksen signed for Finnish outfit

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after trialing in Slovakia and receiving offers from Belarus, Romania, Tunisia, and Turkey. On 25 July 2020, he debuted for

during a 5-1 win over

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, scoring 3 goals. In 2021, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After that, Frederiksen signed for

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in Austria. On 23 July 2021, Frederiksen debuted for

during a 1–1 draw with FAC. On October 7th 2022,

announced the signing of Frederiksen on a short term deal. Frederiksen would score his first goal for Raith in a Scottish Challenge Cup win over Queen's Park. Frederiksen would leave Raith by mutual consent on 31 January 2023.

International career

He made his debut for the

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on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against

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, a 0–1 home loss. He substituted

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in the 90th minute.

References

External links

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