Full name Thomas Joseph Delaney 1993–2008 Copenhagen Weight 71 kg Number 8 Height 1.82 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Thomas Delaney | |
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Date of birth (1991-09-03) 3 September 1991 (age 24) Current teams Denmark national football team (Midfielder), F.C. Copenhagen (#8 / Midfielder) Similar People Nicolai Jorgensen, Mathias Jorgensen, Youssef Toutouh, William Kvist, Andreas Cornelius | ||
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
Thomas Delaney - Footballer Drawings
Thomas Joseph Delaney (born 3 September 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga side SV Werder Bremen and the Danish national team.
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- Thomas Delaney Footballer Drawings
- FC Copenhagen
- Werder Bremen
- International career
- International goals
- Personal life
- Club
- Individual
- References
F.C. Copenhagen
He started playing youth football at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK).
Delaney made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen in an unofficial friendly in August 2008. After playing the first half of the 2008–09 season in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad in the Danish Cup 2008-09. He made his official debut in the first leg of the semi-finals against Nordvest FC, where he substituted Hjalte Nørregaard in the middle of second half. In the return leg two weeks later Delaney was among the starting eleven playing the first 60 minutes before he was substituted with Şaban Özdoğan.
In the summer break 2009, he was promoted to the first team squad together with Özdoğan. He scored on his international debut, playing the full match in Champions League qualification against FK Mogren. His first Superliga match was on 9 August 2009 against SønderjyskE replacing Atiba Hutchinson at the end of the match.
On 6 July 2013, Delaney extended his contract with the club to 2015. At the same time, he got jersey number 8. In the following season, he became a regular starter in his favorite position, including UEFA Champions League matches against Juventus F.C., Real Madrid and Galatasaray. On 23 January 2014, he again extended his contract, until 2017. At the same time, he was officially named vice-captain of the team. Half a year later, Delaney was promoted to club captain.
On 16 May 2015 he was named Man of the Match as his side won the Danish cup final 3–2 after extra-time against fellow Superliga side FC Vestsjælland.
On 27 September 2016, Delaney contributed to a comfortable 4–0 victory for his side with a left-footed half-volley from 30 yards against Belgian side Club Brugge KV in the UEFA Champions League. The goal came third in the vote for goal of the season in the UEFA Champions League
Werder Bremen
On 17 August 2016, Werder Bremen announced Delaney would be joining the club in January 2017. On 18 February 2017, he scored his first goal for the club, a free kick, in Werder Bremen's 2–0 win away to Mainz 05 before being stretchered off the pitch with a suspected concussion. It was the club's first win of the new year following four straight defeats.
On 1 April 2017, Delaney scored a hat-trick, the first of his career, in Werder Bremen’s 5–2 win away against Freiburg.
International career
Delaney made his debut for the Danish under-18 national team in October 2008, and went on to play three matches in total. He played 11 games for the Danish U-19 national team.
On 11 August 2010, he made his debut for the Danish U-21 national team in a friendly against the Italian U-21 national team.
Delaney made his debut for the senior national team on 15 October 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta.
International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.Personal life
Delaney's paternal great grandfather moved from Ireland to the United States due to the Great Famine. Delaney himself, however, was born in Denmark and spent his entire upbringing there. His father was also born in Denmark but has American citizenship due to his father (Thomas Delaney's paternal grandfather) being born in the United States.