Nicolaj Ritter (born 8 May 1992) is a

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footballer, who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (, simply known as FC Fredericia), is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syst ...

Club career

Silkeborg IF

On 17 May 2011 it was confirmed, that Ritter had joined

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 ...

on a 2-year deal. He started playing a year with the U19 team, but already in the first match of the season, Ritter got his debut against his former club

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

on 17 July 2011, where he replaces

Christian Holst Christian Lamhauge Holst (born 25 December 1981) is a retired Danish/ Faroese football player and is currently working as specific coach at BK Frem. He played for the Faroe Islands national football team. Club career A striker, Holst started hi ...

in the 76' minut. On 17 May 2013, Ritter got renewed his contract until the summer 2014.

SønderjyskE

On 8 June 2016 it was confirmed, that Ritter had signed a two-year contract with

SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...

Vejle Boldklub

On 31 January 2018, Ritter signed for

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six t ...

, after getting his contract with SønderjyskE terminated. After only a half season, Vejle announced, that Ritter alongside two teammates would leave the club at the end of the season.

FC Fredericia

On 5 July 2018, Ritter signed for

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Nicolaj Ritter
on DBU {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritter, Nicolaj 1992 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Silkeborg IF players SønderjyskE Fodbold players Vejle Boldklub players FC Fredericia players Denmark youth international footballers Association football defenders People from Jammerbugt Municipality Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region