Peter Ankersen (born 22 September 1990) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Getting his football education in the youth ranks of local team Esbjerg fB, he saw limited first team opportunities, and in the summer of 2010 he decided to join Vejle Boldklub in the

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. After two successful seasons for Vejle, both of them in the Danish 1st division, bigger teams started to pay him attention. In March 2012 he was sold to Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. He became a regular first team starter for the Norwegian side, but after only 18 games he had yet to settle personally. In the same summer he was sold back to his childhood club Esbjerg fB on a four-year contract. During his second stay at Esbjerg, alongside twin brother Jakob Ankersen, played an integral part of the Esbjerg team that following promotion won the

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and finished 4th in the

. During a 5–1 win over

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on 10 August 2013, Ankersen scored a sensational goal reminiscent of

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's strike in the final of Euro 88. The goal was shortlisted for the 2013

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. In January 2014 he was signed by

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after impressing a against them in the group stages of the Europa league, and was praised for his ability to play on either defensive flank. He joined F.C. Copenhagen in the summer of 2015 initially on loan, before signing permanently the season after. He was linked with a move to the

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club

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. Ankersen was nominated for the goal of the season by the Danish football federation in 2017. On transfer deadline day, 2 September 2019, Ankersen joined Italian

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club

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on a contract until June 2021 with an option for a further year. He made 19 league appearances during his sole season with Genoa, where he was mostly used as a substitute. On 26 September 2020, FC Copenhagen announced that they had signed Ankersen on a four-year contract. On 1 October 2020, Ankersen scored a highly bizarre own goal against Croatian club

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in the

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play-off round. The own goal proved to be decisive and FCK was eliminated.

International career

On 17 May 2013, Ankersen was called up for the Denmark national team for a friendly against

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. In the match, he remained an unused sub for the entire game. On 14 August 2013, he made his international debut in a 3–2 loss to

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, coming on as a substitute for

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at half-time. Ankersen scored his first goal ever in Denmark national team colours on 11 November 2016 in a

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match against

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. Denmark won 4–1. After being named in Denmark’s preliminary 35-man squad for the

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in Russia in May 2018. However, he did not make the final 23.

Personal life

He is the twin brother of

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Career statistics

Club

International

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Honours

Esbjerg *

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Salzburg *

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: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 Copenhagen *

: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22 * Danish Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

Esbjerg fB profile
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