Valdemar Lund Jensen (born 28 May 2003) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
F.C. Copenhagen
Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...
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Early career
Born in Sundby, Denmark, Valdemar played with Sundby Boldklub and
AB Tårnby
Amager Boldklub Tårnby (; commonly known as AB Tårnby) is an association football club based in the town of Tårnby, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football league s ...
, before entering the
FC Copenhagen
Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...
youth system, becoming captain of the club's under-19s, and signing his first professional contract on 20 December 2020, tying him to the club until June 2023.
Club career
He made his professional and
Danish Superliga
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debut as a late substitute with Copenhagen, replacing William Bøving in a 3–0 win over
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...
on 31 October 2021. Tipped as a promising prospective first team player, he injured his hip in November that same year, requiring an operation and only allowing a return late in the
season
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On 12 August 2022, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 home loss to
Randers
Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).U16 to
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Playing style
Lund is a left-footed
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
with great passing to start up plays, and with strong heading ability. He is physical and tactically astute, and good at initiating offensive plays.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Copenhagen
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Danish Superliga
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2022–23
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Danish Cup
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The winner will quali ...
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2022–23
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