Nicklas Nygaard Svendsen (born 11 December 1986) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently works as executive assistant for the

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club

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. During his active career as a player, he gained 35 caps for various Denmark national youth teams.

Club career

Svendsen progressed through the KB academy in his youth years, after coming from B.93 in 2005. On 2 August 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Dutch club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, after having trialled with Emmen. There, he was set to replace the injured Guus de Vries. He made his debut for the club – which was also his professional debut – on 10 August in a 2–2 draw against

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. He would, however, struggle with injuries after a relatively successful first season with RKC, and saw diminished playing time in his second season at the club. He made a total of 17 league appearances for the club. After one-and-a-half year, Svendsen returned to Denmark on 2 February 2009, where he signed a two-year contract with

Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has won ...

. He spent six months with the club in the second-tier 1st Division, before moving on to

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

, where he also penned a two-year deal. On 20 September 2009 in a home match against OB, Svendsen scored two own goals – a league record. He also committed a penalty during the match. He left Køge after one season, after he was deemed superfluous by head coach

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. One month later, on 25 September 2010, he signed with

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, where he signed until the end of the year. He signed a six-month contract extension when the deal ran out in December 2010. At the end of the season, Svendsen left the club for

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, competing in the third-tier 2nd Division. He also played there for one season, before leaving as a free agent in July 2012.

International career

Svendsen has gained 35 caps for various Denmark national youth teams, including 19 appearances for the under-17 team and 11 games for the under-19 team.

Post-retirement

Svendsen retired from football as part of

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, and later worked as assistant coach for

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. In March 2018, he was appointed executive assistant for the sporting director at

, assisting first

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, and since

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and

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References

External links

Official Danish Superliga player statistics
at danskfodbold.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Svendsen, Nicklas 1986 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders RKC Waalwijk players Boldklubben Frem players HB Køge players Brønshøj Boldklub players Fremad Amager players AB Tårnby players Eerste Divisie players Danish 1st Division players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish 2nd Division players Boldklubben af 1893 players Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players Footballers from Copenhagen