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Jannik Vestergaard
Personal information
Vestergaard training with Werder Bremen in 2015
Date of birth	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hvidovre, Denmark
Height	1.99 m
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Leicester City
Number	23
Youth career
	Vestia
	Frem
	Copenhagen
	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2011	1899 Hoffenheim II	22
2011–2015	1899 Hoffenheim	71	(4)
2015–2016	Werder Bremen	48	(3)
2016–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach	66	(7)
2018–2021	Southampton	72	(4)
2021–	Leicester City	29	(2)
National team^‡
2010	Denmark U18	4	(1)
2010–2011	Denmark U19	7	(0)
2011	Denmark U20	2	(0)
2011–2015	Denmark U21	28	(4)
2013–	Denmark	37	(2)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:32, 11 December 2023 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:59, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Jannik Vestergaard (born 3 August 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Denmark national team.

Vestergaard played for various Danish and German clubs before joining Southampton in 2018. He also played for various youth levels and debuted for the senior team in 2013.

Early and personal life
Club career
International career
- Youth level
- Senior level
Career statistics
- Club
- International
See also

Early and personal life

Vestergaard was born to a Danish father and a German mother in the Copenhagen suburb of Hvidovre and grew up in Copenhagen.

His German grandfather Hannes Schröers and uncle Jan Schröers were also footballers for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 05 Uerdingen respectively. His cousin Mika Schröers played for Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth teams in 2016.

He has a girlfriend, Pernille, and a dog, Brady.

Club career

Early career

Vestergaard played youth football with Vestia, Frem, Copenhagen and Brøndby. He began his senior career with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He moved to Werder Bremen in January 2015.

On 11 June 2016, Vestergaard joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for a reported transfer of €12 million plus bonuses.

Southampton

Vestergaard moved to English club Southampton on 13 July 2018, signing a four-year contract. On 12 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Burnley in the Premier League. He scored his first goal for the club on 31 August 2019, the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United.

Leicester City

On 12 August 2021 it was announced that Southampton had accepted a transfer offer from Leicester City for Vestergaard. On 13 August 2021, he signed for Leicester City on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.

Vestergaard was demoted to the reserves in March 2023 after giving an interview critical of manager Brendan Rodgers; Rodgers was sacked by the club a month later after a poor run of results.

International career

Youth level

Besides Denmark, Vestergaard was also eligible to represent Germany through his German mother.

Vestergaard represented the Denmark national youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He received his first call-up to the Denmark senior team in August 2013, describing it as his "dream" to play for the country, and he made his debut later that month in a match against Poland. His first goal for Denmark came in his first competitive game, against Sweden in the European Championship play-off return leg on 17 November 2015.

He represented the Denmark U21 team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Czech Republic, and scored in a 2–1 defeat of the host nation in the opening match at the Eden Arena in Prague.

Senior level

Vestergaard was a member of Denmark's squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but did not make any appearances in the tournament.

In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1899 Hoffenheim	2010–11	Bundesliga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2011–12	Bundesliga	23	2	3	0	—		—		26	2
	2012–13	Bundesliga	16	0	1	0	—		2	0	19	0
	2013–14	Bundesliga	25	1	4	0	—		—		29	1
	2014–15	Bundesliga	6	1	1	1	—		—		7	2
	Total		71	4	9	1	0	0	2	0	82	5
Werder Bremen	2014–15	Bundesliga	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	2015–16	Bundesliga	33	2	5	1	—		—		38	3
	Total		48	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	54	4
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2016–17	Bundesliga	34	4	5	0	—		10	0	49	4
	2017–18	Bundesliga	32	3	2	0	—		0	0	34	3
	Total		66	7	7	0	0	0	10	0	83	7
Southampton	2018–19	Premier League	23	0	2	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2019–20	Premier League	19	1	2	0	0	0	—		21	1
	2020–21	Premier League	30	3	2	0	0	0	—		32	3
	Total		72	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	79	4
Leicester City	2021–22	Premier League	10	0	1	0	3	0	6	0	20	0
	2022–23	Premier League	0	0	1	0	2	0	—		3	0
	2023–24	Championship	19	1	0	0	0	0	—		19	1
	Total		29	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	42	1
Career total			286	19	30	2	5	0	18	0	339	21

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2013	1	0
	2014	1	0
	2015	3	1
	2016	7	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	11	0
	2022	3	1
	2023	2	0
Total		37	2

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vestergaard goal.

List of international goals scored by Jannik Vestergaard
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2015	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	2–2	2–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
2	26 March 2022	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	2–4	Friendly

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