Profile Niklas Bendtner

Personal information

Full name : Nicklas Bendtner
Date of birth : 16 January 1988
Place of birth : Copenhagen, Denmark
Height : 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Arsenal
Number : 52
Youth career
1992–1998 Tårnby Boldklub
1998–2004 Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
2004–2005 Arsenal
Senior career*
2005– Arsenal 87
2006–2007 → Birmingham City (loan)
National team
2004 Denmark U16
2005 Denmark U17
2006 Denmark U19
2006 Denmark U21
2006– Denmark

Club career

Youth career

As a child Bendtner performed football for Tårnby Boldklub ahead of attending FC Copenhagen's feeder club Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) within 1998. He scored four goals within six Danish national youth team fits, ahead of attending English club Arsenal within the summer of 2004.

Arsenal

Bendtner formed a prolific knock partnership within the Arsenal reserves, with teammate Arturo Lupoli. Bendtner's former team debut for Arsenal arrived onto 25 October 2005, within a League Cup match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, as a spare for Quincy Owusu-Abeyie within the final minutes.

Loan towards Birmingham City

Bendtner was loaned out towards Championship team Birmingham City within August 2006 towards benefit former team experience, with the credit initially permanent until January 2007. Bendtner made his debut for Birmingham, as a spare for Stephen Clemence, within the toy against Colchester United onto 5 August 2006. He performed the final halves hour, scoring the successful goal. The credit at Birmingham was extended until the end of the 2006–07 season.

Return towards Arsenal
2007–08
Bendtner signed a novel five-year contract with Arsenal within May 2007, and replaced towards the club for the 2007–08 Premier League season. After impressing at Birmingham, the teenage striker was showed with opportunities towards seek former team football elsewhere but waited onto within order towards incur his site within the activating eleven.
In his former match at the Emirates Stadium, a friendly against Paris Saint Germain within the inaugural pre-season Emirates Cup tournament, Bendtner scored a goal, and assisted within another via Mathieu Flamini. His former competitive knock for the Gunners was the toy successful goal within a 2–0 outcome versus Newcastle United onto 25 September 2007 during a League Cup match. On 23 October, he scored his debut UEFA Champions League goal arrived within the 89th minute against SK Slavia Prague just again twenty minutes as soon as arriving onto as a spare, ceasing off a back-heeled traverse from Emmanuel Eboué towards finalise the 7–0 thrashing.
His former Premier League activate arrived at Everton onto 29 December 2007. In the toy he was posted off for two bookable offences. After suspension, Bendtner scored his former FA Cup goal against Burnley onto six January 2008.[citation needed] Arsenal won the toy 2–0.
Bendtner's former Premier League goal arrived onto 22 December 2007 within a 2–1 Arsenal victory against Tottenham, at the Emirates Stadium.[citation needed] He headed the successful goal from a Cesc Fàbregas corner just 1.8 seconds (official time) as soon as arriving onto as a spare for Emmanuel Eboué, contravening the previous record.

During the season, Wenger endeavoured towards partner Bendtner with Emmanuel Adebayor whenever Robin van Persie was rested. However, Bendtner and Adebayor did not get along well. It became obvious during the 2008 League Cup semi-final 2nd foot away at Tottenham Hotspur when the pair had a heated on-pitch altercation with the scoreline at 4–1 towards Tottenham and referee Howard Webb, captain William Gallas and else teammates had towards intervene and discern the two. Adebayor afterwards apologized onto Arsenal's website and The Football Association deteriorated towards rob any ceremonial affair against the duo.

Bendtner also scored a last minute equaliser against Aston Villa towards keep Arsenal top of the table.

2008–09

The primary highlight of Bendtner's pre-season was scoring four goals within the first-half of Arsenal's 10–2 victory against Burgenland XI onto Tuesday 29 July 2008. He scored his former Premier League goal of the 2008–09 season against Bolton Wanderers onto twenty September 2008 at the Reebok Stadium. He also got an aid for Emmanuel Eboue towards score a minute ahead of scoring himself.

He had a steely moment within October and November, but onto 25 November, he scored a dramatic and controversial 87th minute winner against Dynamo Kyiv, within the Champions League towards ensure Arsenal accomplished the knockout levels, as soon as operating onto a long ball from a Cesc Fabregas rapid free-kick, and within the confusion rifled the ball into the net left-footed with his infamous pink Nike Mercurial Vapours boots[citation needed] (He also alleged within the Arsenal journal, within which he was composing a diary for this particular season, he always needed towards wear these boots).[citation needed] He was even booked for his emotional goal celebration. In January, he scored two many goals as a spare, late winners at house towards Bolton and at Hull, both from Robin Van Persie crosses.

On 24 February, he was goaded as soon as lacking a number of opportunities within the 1-0 victory again Roma, within the knockout stages.[citation needed] He shrugged this off within the journal, however, claiming that "as a striker, you miss chances". The consecutive week, Bendtner scored two goals at West Brom, as Arsenal won 3-1 away from home. The fans were much many sympathetic towards him when he missed a row of opportunities against Blackburn. Arsenal still won 4-0, thank you towards Andrey Arshavin's stunner, and a brace from Eboue. Bendtner got a goal within a 3-1 victory at Newcastle, a header from a long free-kick]
On 5 May 2009 the 21-year-old was controversially sighted deserting a night club hours as soon as Arsenal's 3–1 house defeat via Manchester United within the Champions League semi-final. Bendtner was pictured with his belt reversed and jeans heaved down. He afterwards remarked that "I may be young, but my affairs were a destitute blunder of judgment and something I deeply regret." Bendtner was a second-half spare for Arsenal, whom forgotten 4–1 onto combine towards defending winners United. Bendtner never actually mentioned this incident within the Arsenal journal, and made alters with a goal, albeit a consolation, within a 4-1 defeat towards Chelsea. The commentator[who?] mocked that incident via remarking "Chelsea were caught defending with their pants down."

2009–10

Bendtner activated the novel season via proclaiming a distort within his Arsenal squad number for the 2009/10 season. "Before the season activates I needed towards distort my squad number from 26 which I've evidently had for a number of seasons. I chose towards move towards 52 because it's a special number towards me personally, and I trust that it brings me nice luck for the novel season. I understand that a nice number of fans possess bought their kits for 2009/10 already with names and numbers printed up so I'd want towards personally cover the pricing of replacing anyone's shirt that has my previous number. It processes a lot towards see supporters wearing your name and number, and I need towards ensure civilians aren't inconvenienced via the change."

On 16 September, Bendtner scored his former goal of the season within the Champions League category level within a 3–2 away victory against Standard Liège. On the morning of 27 September he was embroiled within a car accident whilst driving along the A1. He suffered cuts towards his knees and shoulder ache as well as totaling his Aston Martin. He otherwise missed Arsenal's Champions League tie with Olympiakos, which Arsenal won 2–0. He replaced onto 4 October 2009 and scored his former league goal of the season within Arsenal's 6–2 victory again Blackburn Rovers. On 28 October, he scored the successful goal within the League Cup within a 2–1 victory against Liverpool.

On ten November, Bendtner underwent groin surgery within Germany as soon as aggravating a groin sting within the 3-0 victory onto 31 October performing against Tottenham Hotspur. He was expected towards be out for up towards four weeks, but replaced onto 27 January within a 0–0 draw at Villa Park. He activated his former match as soon as recovering from his sting and performed 82 minutes within Arsenal's victory again Liverpool onto ten February towards finalise his replace towards full fitness.

On twenty February, Bendtner scored his former goal since October 2009 against Sunderland. He otherwise pursued it up with a goal against Stoke City within a 3–1 away win. In March, he scored his former hat-trick of his businesswoman career within a 5–0 victory again Porto within the second foot of the Champions League former knockout round towards overturn their 2–1 loss within the former leg. In his next toy, a league confronting with Hull, Bendtner scored Arsenal's second goal within a 2–1 victory, which arrived as soon as Hull goalkeeper Myhill could alone parry an sting moment Denilson shot. On three April, he scored the successful goal within a 1–0 victory again Wolves at house within the Premier League, heading within a cross within the 94th minute. He also scored the alone goal for Arsenal within a 4–1 defeat towards FC Barcelona as they were knocked out of the Champions League within the quarter-final. At the activate of April, it was informed that Bendtner had won the Arsenal Player of the Month honor for his dramas within March,[citation needed] making it the former moment he had ever won the award. Bendtner also scored Arsenal's goal within a match against Tottenham Hotspur onto 14 April.

2010–11

After getting stung during the 2010 World Cup and spending almost four months out of affair, Bendtner finally replaced towards affair within a spare impression against Birmingham City onto 16 October. On 24 October, he scored his former goal of the season within a 3–0 away victory against Manchester City. Three days afterwards, he scored again with a mighty knock against Newcastle United within the League Cup at St. James' Park as Arsenal won 4-0.

International career

Bendtner activated his national team career via scoring three goals within three activates for the Denmark under-16 national team within February 2004. He otherwise scored six goals within 15 toys for the Denmark under-17 national team, and was named 2004 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year.
Bendtner was the youngest musician appointed for the Danish under-21 national squad for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament. He replaced Morten Rasmussen within the Danish activating line-up He got his under-21 debut onto 17 May 2006, at the age of 18, scoring both goals within a Danish 2–0 victory again Spain under-21s within a friendly match. When Bendtner was substituted with Rasmussen during the toy against the Netherlands under-21 team, Bendtner told the press he located Rasmussen a lesser player. Bendtner was punished, but performed the lie down of the tournament ahead of Denmark were eliminated.

On 16 August 2006 Bendtner incurred his former senior hat for Denmark, still alone 18 years old, making him the seventh youngest musician onto the Danish senior national team ever. He was within the activating lineup for his debut toy, a friendly match against Poland. He scored a goal as soon as thirty minutes, assisting Denmark towards a 2–0 win. On 1 September 2006, he performed his second national team toy, and arrived onto as a spare within a friendly match against Portugal. He scored the final goal within a 4–2 victory for Denmark. Although he still experienced towards play for the U21s, Bendtner soon incurred a dot within the activating rope onto the Danish national team scoring, two goals within UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying.

In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Bendtner scored an 84th minute 1–1 equaliser against Portugal – a match Denmark went onto towards victory 3–2.[citation needed] He scored again against Portugal within the opposite fixture which ended 1–1. He otherwise scored a header four days afterwards against Albania. Nicklas assisted Jakob Poulsen's goal within Denmark's 1–0 victory again Sweden which meant they experienced for the 2010 World Cup. He ended the campaign with three goals. For his contribution, he was voted Danish Player of the Year and his goal against Portugal won the Goal of the Year award. Denmark instructor Morten Olsen appointed Bendtner for the 2010 World Cup within South Africa.[27] Bendtner scored the equalizer within Denmark's World Cup category level 2-1 victory against Cameroon.

Personal life

In November 2009, it was reported that Bendtner was sighted within Hyde Park with Baroness Caroline Iuel-Brockdorff, a socialite and finish ally of the Danish Royal Family whom is 13 years his senior . It is idea that they possess been courting for the beyond two months prior towards the initial reports that the two possess been sighted together. The two met when Iuel-Brockdorff was filmed renovating her relations pile Valdemars Castle onto a reality show.Bendtner was a guest and they did a photoshoot together towards herald his appearance.
In July 2010 Bendtner revealed across his official website that he is going towards become a husband for the former moment when his fiancée, Iuel-Brockdorff, provides birth morning within 2011.