Peter Friis Jensen (born 2 May 1988) is a retired Danish professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Randers

Friis is a product of

Randers FC Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Rand ...

, and has played for the team in the most of his youth career. He got his contract extended in June 2007 and signed his first professional contract the following summer. Friis didn't play any games for the first team in this season, but was on the bench for the last two games of the season. His contract was extended once again after the 2008/09 season until 1 January 2010. Friis was in negotiations with Viborg in November about a new contract, but due to the financial crisis, they couldn't offer him as much as he wanted, even if they wanted to. So his contract expired but 28 days later, he signed a new contract with the club for 6 months. Friis' contract was extended once again after the 6 months, this time until 2012. He played his first game for Randers on 25 August 2010 in a

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game against

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, which they won 4-1. The first choice,

David Ousted David Ousted Hansen (born 1 February 1985) is a retired Danish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played with SønderjyskE and Randers in the Danish Superliga, before moving to the Major League Soccer in 2013 where he went on to represe ...

, got injured with 4 league games left. Friis played the last 4 games and did very well. In the beginning of the 2012/13, Friis got injured and was operated in his knee. Friis wanted to be the first choice and he considered a move away. He didn't play a single game in the 2012/13 season. Friis was on the bench for the first 10 games of the season in the following season, but played the rest of the league games.

Viborg

On 16 July 2014 Viborg FF announced, that they had signed Friis from Randers. After Viborg was relegated to the

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for the 2017/18 season, he left the club together with 5 teammates.

Silkeborg

Friis signed a two-year contract with

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club

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 ...

Vendsyssel

On 8 July 2019, Friis signed with

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

. On 22 August 2021, 33-year old Friis confirmed, that he had been forced to retire due to persistent knee problems.33-årige Peter Friis tvunget til karrierestop
bold.dk, 22 August 2021

References

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Danish Superliga statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Peter Friis 1988 births Living people Danish men's footballers Randers FC players Viborg FF players Silkeborg IF players Vendsyssel FF players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Men's association football goalkeepers Men's association football defenders IF Midtdjurs players